Fulham

Yes. There is no legal restriction on foreign nationals buying a home in England in their own name. Flats are normally sold leasehold, a long lease from the freeholder; at King's Road Park the leases run for 999 years. On most new leases granted since 30 June 2022 the ground rent is a peppercorn, which in practice means nothing. New homes come with a 10-year building warranty. Your solicitor will carry out identity and source-of-funds checks before exchange, and the owner's name and the price become public on the Land Registry title once the purchase is registered.

No. The UK has no visa or residence route linked to buying property, and owning a flat gives no right to live in the country. Visas are based on work, study, family or setting up a business. Spending a lot of time in the UK can, however, make you UK resident for tax, so take tax advice before planning long stays.

Very well. The District line runs through the middle of the district, with stations at West Brompton, Fulham Broadway, Parsons Green and Putney Bridge, and Earl's Court a stop or two north for the Piccadilly line to Heathrow. Imperial Wharf, in Sands End, is on the London Overground, about five minutes from Clapham Junction. The West End is roughly 25 minutes by Tube with one change, and Heathrow is about 35 to 45 minutes by car outside the rush hour.

Mostly in Sands End, the southern and eastern edge of Fulham along the river, where the gasworks, a power station and wharves used to be. Imperial Wharf and Chelsea Harbour were built on that land, and the former Fulham gasworks is now King's Road Park: around 1,800 homes by Berkeley, six acres of park and squares, and the restored Grade II* gasholder at the centre, the oldest of its kind still standing. The rest of Fulham is largely Victorian and Edwardian terraces, where new flats are rare.

On completion you pay Stamp Duty Land Tax. A buyer who has not spent 183 days in the UK in the 12 months before the purchase pays a 2% non-resident surcharge on top of the normal rates, and a further 5% applies if you will own another home anywhere in the world after the purchase. The 2% can be reclaimed if you then spend enough time in the UK. Once you own the flat there is council tax and the building's service charge. Rental income is taxable in the UK, and so is a gain when you sell. Get advice from a UK tax adviser on your own position.

Only within tight limits. In Greater London a home can be let for short stays for up to 90 nights a year in total without planning permission, and only by someone who pays the council tax on it. Many new-build leases and buy-to-let mortgages rule out short lets altogether. Ordinary lets to tenants are allowed, under the rules for the private rented sector, which changed with the Renters' Rights Act 2025.