HSBC BUY-TO-LET GUIDE TO THE UK MARKET
2016-03-27
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The number of applications from China and Hong Kong rose from more than 17,000 last year to 21,000 this year. Student tenants are increasingly an important group for the property market.
Under the new British government plan – which will be put in place when Beijing formally enacts the law – every one of the 3 million Hongkongers who qualify for a British National (Overseas) passport and their dependents could relocate to the United Kingdom to stay and work or study for extendable periods of 12 months, creating a path to citizenship.
According to a recent report, around 5 million UK households, or 21% of the total, are in private rented accommodation. This is set to rise to 5.79 million (or 24%) over the next five years.
* On track for best weekly gains since March
* Trade-weighted sterling hits four-week high
* BoE says rate rise chances have risen
While Brexit has caused GBP to falter, Hong Kong real-estate tycoons have been quick to take advantage of the weakened currency to start building their property empire in the UK