According to the survey, global appetite for both London residential and commercial real estate assets has risen in the last 12 months with overseas investors (both institutional and individual) contributing almost 90% in recent commercial asset transactions.
Further, 86% of HNWI has also preferred London as their top investment city already having strong ties to the UK whether through second homes, children’s education or expansion of existing investment portfolio.
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71% of the survey respondents said that they were planning investment activity in the next three to six months in their first choice target city, which they said will be outside their domestic market. The figure is two-thirds higher than that of 2011.
The Middle Eastern investors interviewed, particularly the HNWI from Dubai and Manama also identified London as their first choice city.
The growing demand pressure on the scarce asset class is cited to drive values up further. 57% of HNWI surveyed cited strong capital growth as the primary appeal.
The survey was conducted by Cluttons in association with VPC Asia Pacific, as it launches the Cluttons International Private Capital Survey 2012.
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