Paddington

Yes. There is no legal restriction on foreign nationals buying a home in England in their own name. Flats are almost always leasehold, which means you own the flat for the length of the lease. At Trillium the leases run for 999 years, and most new leases granted since 30 June 2022 carry only a peppercorn ground rent. A company registered outside the UK must first be entered on the Register of Overseas Entities at Companies House.

From Paddington the Elizabeth line reaches Bond Street in about 3 minutes, Tottenham Court Road in about 5, Liverpool Street in about 11 and Canary Wharf in about 18. Oxford Circus is about 8 minutes on the Bakerloo line. For Heathrow, the Heathrow Express runs non-stop every 15 minutes and takes about 15 minutes to Terminals 2 and 3, with about 6 more to Terminal 5; the Elizabeth line is cheaper and takes about half an hour. Times are approximate and longer at busy times.

No. The UK has no visa or residence route linked to buying property, and the Tier 1 Investor visa closed in February 2022. Owning a home and immigration status are separate. Visas are granted for work, study, family or a new business, and a regulated immigration adviser can explain the options.

On completion you pay Stamp Duty Land Tax: if you already own a home anywhere in the world, the rate on every band is 5 points higher, and a buyer who is not UK resident pays another 2 points. Every year the flat carries council tax set by Westminster, which has charged double on furnished second homes since 1 April 2025, plus the building's service charge. Rent is taxed in the UK, usually through the Non-Resident Landlord Scheme. On a sale, a non-resident pays UK capital gains tax and must report within 60 days, and a London flat always falls within UK inheritance tax. A UK tax adviser can look at your own position.

In Greater London a home can be let for short stays for up to 90 nights a year without planning permission; beyond that you need the council's permission. Many leases and buy-to-let mortgages do not allow short lets at all, so read the lease first. Long lets follow the Renters' Rights Act, and tenancies have been periodic since 1 May 2026.

Paddington Basin is the London end of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, opened in 1801 as a wharf where boats unloaded straw, vegetables, cattle, coal and building materials. Plans to fill it in were dropped in 1974, and in 2000 it was drained, cleaned and repaired. Since then the land around it has been rebuilt as Merchant Square and Paddington Central, with offices, flats, cafés and a towpath that leads to Little Venice. Two of its footbridges move: the Rolling Bridge, which curls up to let boats through, and the Fan Bridge, which opens like a Japanese hand fan.

Trillium is a Berkeley development of 556 homes in three towers, The Burton, The Austin and The Ayrton, beside Paddington Green, next to Berkeley's West End Gate. The architects are Squire & Partners. The scheme includes 1.1 acres of new public space, a pedestrianised Newcastle Place and new paths through to Paddington Green. Residents will have a 20-metre pool, a spa with sauna and steam room, a co-working space, a 24-hour concierge and use of the West End Gate gym, and the homes are heated by electricity alone, with no gas. Edgware Road station is a minute's walk away, Paddington Basin about five and Paddington station about eight.