If you make money from renting out your property to others, HM Revenue and Customs considers you as a landlord, even if you don’t think you are. As such, expat landlords will need to fill in an annual Self-Assessment tax return form (which tells HMRC how much Income Tax you’ll owe on your earnings)...

If you are classed as self-employed or have a source of untaxed income, you will be required to complete a Self Assessment. However, this criteria is vague and many are left confused as to whether they actually need to file the tax return or not.  Written exclusively for Expat Network by Mike Parks of  GoSimpleTax...

Overseas property expert, Simon Conn, has reached out to his peers to comment on the importance of a Power of Attorney when protecting property and assets abroad, especially with Covid-19 ever present. Written by Simon Conn of Simon Conn Overseas Property and Finance With Brexit looming and the UK in its second official lockdown,...

A new study has looked at the factors that are relevant to expats planning to move abroad to identify the best and worst cities for people to move to.  Here we look at the best and the worst according to the study. With travel restrictions in place for most of the past year, the majority...

With the current Covid crisis many banks are offering mortgage payment holidays in accordance with UK government policy.  However, the consequences for buy to let investors need to be considered to ensure it does not impact your credit for future investments. As England moves into its latest full lockdown and banks once again offer...

When you have a vacant apartment, it costs you money every day it sits unoccupied. That is why it is so important to decrease that time between paying tenants to the bare minimum. Rightfully you may wonder how you can market your property during difficult economic times and a crisis like COVID-19? Written exclusively for...

You’re proud of your ethnic heritage. Why not bring elements of your culture into your home as a celebration of all that is uniquely you? With a bit of planning and some lucky finds, you can create an environment that feels like home, even if home base is miles or continents away. Introducing culture to...

Alexis O’Reilly is a Health and Wellness Coach who moved from Columbus, Ohio to Costa Rica. Here she tells her story about the move and her interest in plant medicine and the healing properties of plants. Written exclusively for Expat Network by Alexis O’Reilly My professional career began in Product Development in New York...

Just one month after the UK government effectively put large parts of the UK property market into a form of hibernation, evidence is emerging that many specialist UK expat mortgage lenders are finding ingenious ways of keeping expat house purchases moving and delivering completions. Written for Expat Network by Guy Stephenson of Offshoreonline With much...

Skipton International, the UK Buy to Let mortgage lender for overseas residents, has returned to the remortgage market. Due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing physical property valuations, Skipton International had previously stopped accepting mortgage applications. With a limited number of mortgage providers offering Buy to Let mortgages to British Expats and Foreign nationals, this is...

What will happen to the UK Buy To Let market as we come out of lockdown?  Expat Mortgage broker, OffshoreOnline argue that expats in areas that recover more quickly from the pandemic will be well placed to take advantage of the later recovery of the UK economy. With much of the UK buy to...

With the latest Budget fresh in everyone’s minds, it’s easy to lose track of the changes actually impacting landlords today.  For landlords who don’t have the time to keep abreast of every update to legislation, it’s hard to keep up and remain compliant. That’s why we’ve asked Mike Parkes from GoSimpleTax to weigh in on...