Hong Kong residents buy US$1.3 billion worth of homes in London after UK opened path to citizenship in July

• Hong Kong residents bought 1,932 units or 4 per cent of London homes worth £959 million (US$1.3 billion) since last July, estimates from Benham and Reeves show
• Hongkongers accounted for 8.5 per cent of home purchases by foreigners in prime central London last year, the second largest group alongside the Chinese and Americans