Expat Buy to Let
Our standard acceptability
Acceptable
Criteria definition:
Indicates if we can potentially consider Buy to Let applications from expats.
Policy Notes:
We can accept applications from expatriates from a restricted list of countries, as follows:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kingdom of the Netherlands (The Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao, Saint Maarten), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (including UK Crown Dependencies), and United States.
A note for our packager partners
In addition, the Society has agreed on a policy through our packager partners for lending to ex-pats in Bahrain, China, India, Monaco, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on an exceptional basis.,
Plus China, India, Monaco, & Oman will be subject to the additional requirements below:
•The monthly mortgage payments should be made from a UK bank account from where any rental payments are received.
•Any deposit monies are paid from or evidenced as held within a UK bank account
•Applicants must be working for recognised large organisations that have a UK presence.
Warning Notes:
Please see the Society's ID requirements for UK ex-pats abroad.
Applications for UK ex-pats resident in India, Kuwait, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia can be accepted through authorised packagers only.
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Last updated:
21 August 2018