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Home Ownership Property

The expat guide to buying property, mortgages, and the legal aspects of German real estate.

Buying an Apartment: The 'Bostadsrätt' Interest Deduction Changes 2026
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Buying an Apartment: The 'Bostadsrätt' Interest Deduction Changes 2026

The rain against the floor-to-ceiling windows of a mid-century apartment in Stockholm’s Vasastan district does little to...

Buying Property: How 2026 Interest Rates Are Changing the German Market
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Buying Property: How 2026 Interest Rates Are Changing the German Market

Inside a sterile, wood-paneled notary’s office on Berlin’s Friedrichstraße, the silence is heavier than it was three yea...

Buying Real Estate in 2026: VAT Changes for New Developments
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Buying Real Estate in 2026: VAT Changes for New Developments

The morning sun hits the cranes over the Ellinikon project in Athens with a clinical, unforgiving brightness. For the be...

Getting a Mortgage in the UK: 2026 Lenders Willing to Accept Foreign Income
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Getting a Mortgage in the UK: 2026 Lenders Willing to Accept Foreign Income

For Julian Vance, a 42-year-old partner at a leading Singaporean law firm, the transition to London was supposed to be t...

Hemnet: The Place to Look if You Want to Buy Property
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Hemnet: The Place to Look if You Want to Buy Property

Moving to Sweden is an adventure filled with cozy fika, the pursuit of lagom, and breathtaking nature. But amidst the ex...

Purplebricks: Understanding the Online Estate Agent Model
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Purplebricks: Understanding the Online Estate Agent Model

Living abroad is an adventure, but it often comes with a few loose ends from your old life. For many of us, the biggest...

Expat Mortgages in the UK: A 2025 Home-Buying Guide
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Expat Mortgages in the UK: A 2025 Home-Buying Guide

There’s a feeling many of us expats know well. It’s that quiet, persistent pull towards home, a desire for a tangible co...

First-Time Home Buyer's Guide for UK Expats (2025)
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First-Time Home Buyer's Guide for UK Expats (2025)

There’s a unique feeling that settles in after you’ve lived abroad for a while. It’s a quiet hum beneath the surface of...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT): A Guide for Expats Buying Property
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT): A Guide for Expats Buying Property

Navigating the familiar yet distant landscape of your home country from afar is a unique part of the expat journey. For...

The 2025 Swedish Real Estate Dip: Is It Time for Expats to Buy?
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The 2025 Swedish Real Estate Dip: Is It Time for Expats to Buy?

There’s a unique feeling that settles in after your first few years as an expat in Sweden. The initial whirlwind of navi...

Buying a Bostadsrätt: A Guide to Sweden's Housing Co-ops in 2025
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Buying a Bostadsrätt: A Guide to Sweden's Housing Co-ops in 2025

So, you’ve done it. You’ve survived the dark winters, embraced the ritual of fika, and maybe you even have a cherished p...

Expat Mortgages in Sweden: A 2025 Home-Buying Guide
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Expat Mortgages in Sweden: A 2025 Home-Buying Guide

There’s a unique moment in every expat’s journey when a place starts to feel less like a temporary stop and more like… h...