Frater guides

Your situation is specific. So are these guides.

One guide per type of investor, each written with a specialist who works with them every day. The tax, the lending and the practicalities, explained properly.

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Overseas and expat investors

How to Invest in UK Property as an Expat: A Complete Guide

Stamp duty surcharges, tax on rent while you’re abroad, expat mortgages and what happens when you sell.

+7%
stamp duty for most expats
20%
held from rent without NRL1
60 days
to report a sale to HMRC
Written with Expat Tax Solutions

Every guide

01
Overseas and expat investors
02
Athletes

How to approach property investment as a high-level athlete

With a football agent and an athlete financial adviser
Coming soon
03
Established earners and business owners

Buying buy-to-let through your limited company

With a property tax accountant
Coming soon
04
Established earners and business owners

Investing in property as a higher-rate taxpayer

With a tax specialist
Coming soon
05
Buying basics

Buying your first investment property, step by step

Written by the Frater team
Coming soon
Who writes them

We write every guide, with input from specialist partners where it makes sense.

Frater

Areas, deals, yields, the buying process and running costs, from 15 years buying for clients.

Partner

Tax, structuring and the parts of your profession that change the answer, from someone who advises on it daily.

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