{"id":3142,"date":"2017-08-11T08:51:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2017-08-11T08:51:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:51:15","slug":"foreign-investors-show-confidence-uk-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/2017\/08\/11\/foreign-investors-show-confidence-uk-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign investors show confidence in UK property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>According to a leading estate agent, foreign investors have shown their massive support for Britain\u2019s economy &#8211; and its property &#8211; by investing a mind blowing \u00a37bn in commercial property.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The estate agent revealed that they dealt with a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/11\/15\/asian-investors-are-pouring-cash-into-london-commercial-property\/\">commercial property deals<\/a> in and around London during the first half of 2017 and realised that 78% of buyers came from overseas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"o00pV0poVX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2016\/05\/27\/manchester-attracts-largest-number-of-foreign-investments-in-a-decade\/\">Manchester attracts largest number of foreign investments in a decade<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Manchester attracts largest number of foreign investments in a decade&#8221; &#8212; BuyAssociation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2016\/05\/27\/manchester-attracts-largest-number-of-foreign-investments-in-a-decade\/embed\/#?secret=UXsx8W2Xoj#?secret=o00pV0poVX\" data-secret=\"o00pV0poVX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Executives explained that, while Brexit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/02\/28\/brexits-weakening-pound-foreign-property-investors-dream\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">made the country\u2019s future slightly less certain<\/a>, the UK is still seen as a secure place to store your money.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest successes included the sale of one of London\u2019s most famous buildings, the \u201cCheesegrater\u201d, which went for \u00a31.2bn to a firm based in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>In London\u2019s West End and St James\u2019s Square alone there were ten deals worth \u00a3100m or more. Chinese investors bought three properties worth \u00a3523 in the capital single handedly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TmjDUMTqDL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/04\/18\/londons-commercial-property-sector-attracts-record-investment-first-quarter\/\">London\u2019s commercial property sector attracts record investment in first quarter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;London\u2019s commercial property sector attracts record investment in first quarter&#8221; &#8212; BuyAssociation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/04\/18\/londons-commercial-property-sector-attracts-record-investment-first-quarter\/embed\/#?secret=pq3SdEpel6#?secret=TmjDUMTqDL\" data-secret=\"TmjDUMTqDL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The estate agent also explained that the company\u2019s biggest growth came &#8211; somewhat unsurprisingly &#8211; from Asia, as revenue from there climbed up by 26%, to \u00a3263.5m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only region that beats Asia in sales is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/02\/13\/overseas-registered-companies-33-bn-london-property\/\">UK itself<\/a>, as the agent saw a revenue of \u00a3274.2m from investments coming from their home country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a leading estate agent, foreign investors have shown their massive support for Britain\u2019s economy &#8211; and its property &#8211; by investing a mind blowing \u00a37bn in commercial property. 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