Country profiles
Europe
United Kingdom
A rule-of-law market for long-hold family capital and education.
London remains the default second market for Indian family wealth — not for fast growth, but for legal certainty, currency and proximity to schooling and universities.
- Where we look
- London · Oxford · Cambridge · Manchester
- Entry level
- GBP 750k for prime central apartments
- Rental yield
- 3–4% gross in prime central London; higher outside Zone 1
- Foreign ownership
- Freehold and long leasehold both open to foreign buyers
- Residency
- No property-based residency route; ownership is separate from immigration
- Taxes
- Higher stamp duty for overseas buyers; model returns after tax with UK counsel
- Watch out for
- Holding structure decides your tax outcome — decide it before you make an offer.