https://www.scmp.com/rss/318770/feed Mark Collins is the chairman of residential UK at CBRE Group en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chinese buyers surged to prominence in the London market in late 2015, showing particular interest in the West End’s Covent Garden, Aldwych and Soho areas. These parts of London sit between the City financial district and the prime enclaves of Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge. Overall in the West End, according to our West End residential, Our Patch, Our View Q3 2015 report, we saw sales activity up 78 per cent compared with the previous quarter. This can be explained by the hiatus in London... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1899075/why-chinese-property-buyers-are-flocking-londons-west-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1899075/why-chinese-property-buyers-are-flocking-londons-west-end?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jan 2016 07:42:54 +0000 Britain is gripped by election fever, with the widest field in living memory captivating an electorate who had become disillusioned by politics and politicians. The Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party, Scottish National Party, Greens and Welsh Nationalists are all winning votes at the expense of the traditional big guns, the Conservative and Labour parties. But judging by the mood among Hong Kong buyers of London residential property, the election matters not a jot. Because far from the... https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/1772969/uk-election-no-distraction-hong-kong-homebuyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/1772969/uk-election-no-distraction-hong-kong-homebuyers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:30:30 +0000