UK Real Estate – Key legal considerations for overseas investors

As the United Kingdom enters 2021 having exited the European Union with a negotiated trade deal and successfully embarked on a fast and strong rollout of vaccines against COVID-19, many market commentators are predicting an increase in investment in UK commercial and residential real estate during the next 12 months.

In light of these predictions, we look at some of the main legal issues overseas investors should be aware of when investing in real estate in England and Wales, including:

• legal ownership of real estate;
• investment structuring; and
• being ‘transaction ready'.

We also briefly consider what the hot topics in UK real estate might be for 2021. Click below to download the full article.

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