HSBC BUY-TO-LET GUIDE TO THE UK MARKET
2016-03-27
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Migrants coming to the UK will need to have a job paying at least £25,600, qualifications and speak English under a new points-based post-Brexit immigration system. Low-skilled immigration will be made impossible. EU migrants' chances of getting a work visa will be the same as from elsewhere.
The new bespoke immigration route will allow BN(O)s to come to the UK without the current 6 month limit, granting them 5 years limited leave to remain, with the ability to live and work in the UK. After these 5 years, they will be able to apply for settled status and, after a further 12 months with that status, apply for citizenship.
"The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75% after much speculation. Expectations of a strengthening economy, solid employment levels, more consumer spending and the potential for wages to rise have all played a part in the decision." (BBC News)
Higher rental values were recorded in almost every region of the UK, rose by an average of 2.1% in September. The average monthly rental of new tenancy in September was £927 compared to £908 in the same month of last year. Compounded by the fact, the demand for rental properties will remain high.