Investment

The UK has long been a popular location in which to buy property, often for investment purposes. UK centres of business and finance such as London are a continued draw for those who are emigrating for work; and the housing and rental markets are both strong, post-financial crisis.

Intense demand for housing in London has pushed house prices up 86% since 2009, when the property market dropped due to the global credit crunch. Until recently this has led to the average overseas-based purchaser being priced out of the UK property market - particularly those looking for a home in London and the South-East region.

However, the aftermath of the Brexit vote has led to small price falls - altough nothing as alarming as those witnessed during the late noughties financial crisis - and this, along with a weak Pound, has opened up the market for thousands more buyers. Recent studies also show that cities outside the South East of England are confident in the ability to buy property and have not been overly affected by the UK's vote to leave the EU in the June Referendum.