Guide
Overview of structuring UK real estate for German fund investors
19 April 2023
The UK continues to be an attractive jurisdiction for many European, American and Asian fund managers acquiring real estate. According to the overseas entity register at UK Companies House, Jersey, Guernsey, and BVI remain popular jurisdictions for holding UK real estate, with over 58,000 companies listed as owning UK real estate from those locations. In a vast majority of cases, these holding companies are facilitating inward investment to the UK from other jurisdictions. This article focuses on German fund managers and the requirements for investing into UK property via real estate holding vehicles, such as Jersey or Guernsey entities.
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Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector. We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services.