Australia

Why Singapore investors look at Australia

Australia draws a particular kind of Singapore buyer: the family thinking five or ten years ahead, often with a child who will study in Melbourne or Sydney, or a quiet plan to relocate. Strong, sustained migration underpins long-run housing demand, the rule of law is familiar, and the lifestyle pull is real — which also makes these homes easy to let or to live in yourself later.

Foreign buyers in Australia generally purchase new dwellings or off-the-plan apartments, and every purchase needs approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). We handle that application with you, flag the foreign-buyer duty surcharges that vary by state — Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland each differ — and make sure the development you are looking at is one foreigners are actually allowed to buy into.

We are candid that gross yields in Australia tend to run a touch lower than the UK, and that AUD has been a volatile currency against the Singapore dollar. The case for Australia is usually growth and lifestyle over raw income. We will say so plainly, and steer you elsewhere if pure yield is what you are after.

What makes it work

• Strong migration supports long-run capital growth
• Familiar legal system and high build quality
• Natural fit for a child studying or a future relocation
• New-build stock is purpose-suited to foreign buyers