Clients’ Questions Answered: Brexit & residential property markets
The status of UK residents looking to live or purchase a residential property in the European Union changes on 1st January 2021 as the UK’s transition period comes to an end. As negotiations go right down to the wire, Knight Frank’s Kate Everett-Allen explores some of the more pressing questions being asked by clients with second homes in the EU and those looking to relocate on a permanent basis...
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