Guides

What we know

British tax for non-residents, buying structures, moving capital and how a deal actually works.

Jurisdictions

United Kingdom, Spain or the United States: where should a Latin American investor buy?

The three compared line by line: wealth, income, sale, succession, residency and treaties.

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Tax

What tax does a foreign buyer pay on UK property?

The full Stamp Duty scale with both surcharges, the rental income regime, the sale and succession.

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Structures

Should you buy in your own name or through a UK company?

What a company solves, what it does not, and why the answer changed in 2017 and changes again in 2027.

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Holding

Where to set up the holding company: the United Kingdom or the United States?

Dividend withholding, selling subsidiaries, incorporation and compliance. And the property exception almost nobody mentions.

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Costs

What does each intermediary take out of a British purchase?

Agent, developer, solicitor, letting manager and broker: who charges what, when, and on what base.

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Capital

How do you move capital from Latin America to buy in the United Kingdom?

The exchange control framework by jurisdiction, and the source of funds evidence British law firms require.

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Financing

Can a non-resident get a mortgage in the United Kingdom?

Real requirements, typical loan-to-value, and what changes with the buyer’s country of residence.

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Operations

How does a management agreement with a British agent really work?

What it includes, what it does not, how it is billed, what happens with repairs, and how you get out of it.

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Commercial

Can you invest in UK commercial property from Latin America?

A different Stamp Duty without the two foreign buyer surcharges, a different tenancy framework, and VAT, which residential does not have.

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Considerations

What decides the outcome of a British investment made from abroad?

Currency, leasehold, voids, liquidity and tax change: what each one decides and how it is settled before signing.

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