Chinese investors target UK property market

[Nicholas Wallwork]

In what could be a major development for the UK property market, last week’s trade mission by Boris Johnson and Chancellor George Osborne seems to have attracted the attention of Chinese investors. This comes at a time when more Chinese investors have been signed up to the ongoing ABP’s Docklands regeneration project which is one [...]

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[Nick Bennett]

Surely one can only see it as an inevitable happening.

To be brutally frank, there are many other attractions and incentives 'on offer' for the investor within such promotion, whilst there are also repercussive impacts on the investee, some favourable and some not so gladly received.

One has only to look at more recent history and the upsurges of overseas investor money from 'cash rich entrepreneurs' of such countries as those in the Middle East and the former Eastern Block states to name but a few just see the how and why.

Whilst the British Banking community is keen to emphasise that the sourcing of all funds should be carefully scrutinised, the reality is that this is often not feasible or indeed desirable in order to expand and secure a wider client base.

 

[MikeOllington]

“While there has always been genuine interest from Chinese investors toward UK property there is no doubt that interest has increased in light of the trade mission and ongoing relationship between China and the UK”.

Although there is often criticism in some of the Press whenever David Cameron goes on one of his trade missions (and human rights comes to the fore),there is no doubt that they are profitable for the UK economy.

The UK isn’t the only pie China’s investors are after but our links to China are extremely valuable and simplified immigration policies will only serve to cement the relationship between the two countries further