“For these people, as well as investors, they will need to get the approval of the FIRB (the Foreign Investment Review Board), and they are limited to certain new-build properties.
“The application costs A$5,600 (£3,019) for a property costing up to $1million (£539,000).”
Potential British expats without residency will need to look at the extra costs carefully if they want to purchase a property in Australia.
However, Christopher said moving to Australia could become easier for non-residents depending on a new deal with the UK.
