Real estate alternatives

It is worth noting that, as a US citizen domiciled in the UK, ( my investment options are a taxation minefield. )

So, if I have a lot of cash but fear exposure to our local property market through Brexit and wish to avoid the high conveyancing costs of a house purchase and subsequent sale then what are my options?

The simplest sane example that is worth proposing as an alternative course of action is instead to sink the capital into ( a brokerage account through which I buy US-registered UK-reporting index-tracking funds. )

( It seems arguable to me which alternative nets most overall. )

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