Green open spaces – such as Hilly Fields Park in Lewisham, seen here – are one key to London’s attractiveness with international buyers, with Hongkongers now leading the way. Photo: iStock
How Hongkongers became the biggest foreign homeowners in London and where they are buying – including boroughs along the Thames such as Barking and Dagenham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich
- Property firm CBRE says house prices in Barking and Dagenham are 35 per cent lower than the London average, plus there are many parks and green open spaces to enjoy
- New developments in the area include Fresh Wharf and Beam Park, then there’s One Park Drive in Tower Hamlets and Greenwich Millennium Village closer to Canary Wharf
Green open spaces – such as Hilly Fields Park in Lewisham, seen here – are one key to London’s attractiveness with international buyers, with Hongkongers now leading the way. Photo: iStock