Our team of foreign property lawyers advise on all UK legal and tax consequences of purchasing and selling or inheriting overseas properties, particularly properties across Europe and the US. This includes structuring the ownership, cross border estates planning and property transfers on divorce.
Our specialist team assists clients in understanding complex foreign tax, ownership and succession laws, and we are familiar with the differences between common law and Roman law. We liaise with our extensive network of preferred firms to provide local advice and can expertly co-ordinate with the foreign notary or lawyer conducting the transaction. We are experienced in the cultural differences in the jurisdiction which enable us to process the transaction easily and efficiently.
Our experts in cross border estate planning can ensure that the property will devolve to the next generation in accordance with our clients wishes taking into account the complex International Private laws applicable in each jurisdiction. In administering estates on death, we are familiar with the local procedures to ensure that foreign property is transferred to the family efficiently.
Members of our team speak a number of European languages including French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Areas of focus
Our expertise in foreign property structuring includes the following:
- International tax planning.
- Cross border estate planning.
- Transactions.
- Transfer of Foreign property on divorce.
- Transfer of foreign property on death.