Sorry for the repeat thread, but can anyone recommend a broker or company to get a mortgage for a UK property (Buy to let) please? All my earnings are in Switzerland and i'm bank with UBS here.
Thanks
Kam
Hi
I think your best bet is UK banks / lenders. Few lenders are willing to consider cross border due to lack of market knowledge and potential issues regarding perfecting security. There may be some off shore banks / brokers who can help.
Also remember that when you have a UK property, then you will be taxed of any income in UK too.
I looked into this recently. I couldn't find any British lenders who would lend to me while I am based in CH, not even to switch an existing loan.
No Swiss bank would lend on a UK property - why would they.
We used a broker to get one with Bank of Scotland. Cost us a bit more, but saved a lot of hassle as no one would touch us.
The person we dealt with was Jolian Pollock (tel +44 20 8566 7711). This was from a long time ago.
The address:
3-4 Abbey Parade
Hanger Lane
Ealing, London W5 1EE
To be honest I have no idea if the company is still around...
Good luck
Just gone through all this... got a new Buy to Let mortgage on a UK property
Give John a call .. if he can help he will (tell him Tim in Basel recommended him !)
I have a mortgage with the Abbey National. Try them
Abbey National has become Satander recently.
I spend a substancial amount of time in the Uk at the moment and I don't recommend touching property in the UK for a while, especially if you are boring money on it; I think there are more repercussions to come and expect sterling to fall further against the Swiss Franc.
Well I think property is crap in general for a number of reasons but I bought this property for someone else. And I think my local Kiosk is now owned by Santander now too.
I would agree that property is crap at the moment in Western Europe and USA for sure and I think wil be for another three years.
You can only make money renting if you manage and maintain the property yourself. as soon as you use agents, you will never make a bean.
I certainly wouldn't sell but if you want to buy; I have a property to sell in the UK if anyone is interested.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...y-7296966.html
I only have a small mortgage on the property and wonder if I am better of keeping it because not sure if I sold it whether the money would be safe in the bank with the state of the banks.
And those reasons are ?
Just as I might be buying a UK property !
House prices up by 10% last month ... seems better than the stock market TBH, esp as the Euro issue escalates.
The GBP dropping further against the CHF ... maybe, but the alledged exposure of the CHF to the Greek /Spanish / Portugal issue is meant to be impressive
PS UK mortgage and buy to let ... it's a toughy unless you put down 25 - 40%. Even with the internationals
How is the CHF exposed to the Greek / Spanish/ Portugal issue more than the UK or anyone else......I don't understand this statement?
Dunno - but the Daily Telegraph was quite adamant.
I guess it depends on what bets they have placed.
The Uk isn't in the Euro ... so whilst aligned to it, and somewhat undervalued, is being look abit more favourably on! Depends if Gordo gets in ....
Personally, I think the Euro will fall due to Greece, Portugal, Ireland etc. ; then sterling will fall when the state of the country is disclosed after the election.
That is why I am stating; hold on to your Swiss Francs; even the Swiss government have been selling the Swiss Franc and buying Euros to lower the value of the Swiss Franc so that gives you an idea how strong it is.
Yes ... you are correct. If you are paid in CHF buying in the UK is a greater risk
But the CHF is highly over valued at the moment.
Yeah, I thought that was what you said.
Remember this post:
Today GB£1 = Euros 1.15
Today GB£1 = CHF 1.65
And lets see in a couple of months time.
I think it's going to be about the same in a couple of months.
You could well be correct; I don't think there will be drastic moves but I expect the Swiss Franc to be up against both the Euro and Sterling.
Unfortunately I don't have much cash of any denomination.
I was also wondering where I could switch my mortgage from Sterling to CHF. seems like the sensible thing to do as my income is in CHF also I think as the franc is strong it is a good time to switch as my Chf debt becomes smaller. If exchange rates stregthen i benefit again....but there again whatdoiknow
Haven't you got that wrong?
If your income is in CHF and you expect other currencies (Euro and Sterling) to fall; then you are better off having your loans in non CHF currenices because the Loan surely needs less CHFs to pay it off?
I doubt if interest rates in UK will go up over the next three years.