Why American buyers keep choosing London property
Why US buyers are active in prime London property: the dollar, flat prices since 2014, legal certainty, and what Americans should know before they buy.
Prime central London property market: a buyer’s guide
A buyer’s guide to the prime central London property market: where prices stand, why the best homes sell quietly, what buyers want and how to negotiate well.
Is now a good time to buy property in London?
A buyer-side view on whether now is a good time to buy property in London: prices, rates, currency, stock levels and who the current market favours.
What buyers expect from a £20m+ London home
What a £20m-plus London home has to deliver, where these houses and apartments are, and how a buyer’s adviser secures them before they are marketed.
The London buying process in ten steps
Arbitrage’s ten-step guide to buying property in London: finance and compliance, search, offer, exchange, completion and stamp duty, written for the buyer.
The most expensive mistakes buyers make in London, and how to avoid them
The buying mistakes that cost buyers in London most: arriving unprepared, the wrong survey, underestimating works, overpaying on emotion; how to avoid them.
A practical guide to buying London property from overseas: ownership rules, the process, financing, stamp duty and other taxes, and how to buy well from abroad.
The role of a buying agent in prime central London
What a buying agent actually does in prime central London, from the brief to the keys, why the best stock never reaches the portals, and how the fee is earned.
Buying London property from the United States: a buyer’s guide
How an American buyer purchases a home in London from abroad, what differs from the US system, and why a buyer’s agent on the ground changes the outcome.
Leasehold vs freehold: what a London buyer actually owns
Leasehold and freehold explained for London buyers: what each tenure means, what a lease costs, how reform is changing the rules and what to check first.