The Rent and Yield
Strategies
Buy to let / rental yield
Off-plan and pre-construction
Renovation and resale
REITs and listed property
office
retail
industrial
Serviced apartments and co-living
Student housing
Land banking
Markets
Tokyo
Osaka
Seoul
Hong Kong
Taipei
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok
Jakarta
Ho Chi Minh City
Manila
Phnom Penh
Mumbai
Bengaluru
Delhi NCR
Pune
Hyderabad
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Riyadh
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Auckland
Fukuoka
Sapporo
Nagoya
Malaysia: Penang and Johor Bahru
Thailand: Phuket and Chiang Mai
Vietnam: Hanoi and Da Nang
Philippines: Cebu
Indonesia: Denpasar and Bali
Chennai
Gurugram and Ahmedabad
Sharjah
Doha and Muscat
Perth
Adelaide
Wellington and Christchurch
Taipei
Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville
The numbers
Gross vs net yield
Cap rate
Cash on cash return
Financing and mortgage access for foreigners
Loan to value limits
Stamp duty and transaction taxes
Total cost of acquisition
Currency risk on rental income
Net yield after service charge, tax and management
Vacancy assumptions and why gross yields overstate
Break-even occupancy
Rent to price ratio and price to income ratio
Total transaction cost as a share of purchase price
Annual holding cost per property
Exit cost and agent commission by market
Why yields are measured differently in different markets
Rules for foreigners
Ownership restrictions by country
Freehold vs leasehold vs strata
Foreign buyer stamp duty and surcharges
Approval requirements
Repatriating rental income and sale proceeds
Inheritance rules
Visa and residency links to property purchase
Condominium foreign ownership quotas
Minimum purchase price thresholds for foreign buyers
Land ownership bans and why nominee structures are illegal
Agricultural, coastal and border land restrictions
Buying through a locally incorporated company
Long lease structures as an alternative to freehold
FIRB in Australia
land dealings approval in Singapore
Hak Pakai in Indonesia
Residency-linked purchase programmes and their conditions
Managing
Letting agents and management fees
Finding and vetting tenants
Tenancy law by country
Maintenance and sinking funds
Service charges and strata fees
Vacancy and void periods
Exit: selling as a foreign owner
Furnishing and turnkey packages
Short term letting licences and city-level bans
Property management fee structures compared
Utilities, internet and account setup for a non-resident owner
Landlord insurance and what it excludes
Renovation permits inside strata buildings
Remote inspections and reporting
Handover, snagging and defect liability periods
Tenancy deposit rules and where the money is held
News
Taxes
Rental income tax rates for non-residents by country
Withholding tax on rent and who must deduct it
Capital gains tax on disposal and holding period rules
Annual property and holding taxes
Stamp duty and transfer tax tiers
Foreign buyer surcharges and additional duties
VAT and GST on new build purchases
Double taxation treaties and how relief is claimed
Tax residency and when a rental makes you resident
Inheritance and estate tax exposure on foreign property
Filing obligations, deadlines and penalties
Financing
Which countries lend to non-residents at all
Loan to value caps for foreign buyers
Fixed and floating rates by market
Developer financing on off-plan purchases
Borrowing in the property's currency versus your own
Refinancing and early repayment penalties
Buying through a company or trust and what it costs
Proof of funds and source of wealth checks
Opening a local bank account as a foreigner
Remitting the deposit and the completion payment
Taxes
Every taxes we cover.
Japan
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Philippines
Uae
India
Australia
New Zealand
Hong Kong
South Korea
Cambodia
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