Central London remained the number one destination for cross-border investment into commercial property during 2012. Savills witnessed overall transaction volumes last year returning almost to the peak levels of 2006 / 2007.
1% Asia Pacific
6% 3%
Middle East United States
of stock originated from overseas vendors, UK is still the biggest sell group
4% Other
43% 57% 29%
United Kingdom Europe Source: Savills Research - based on transaction volumes 2012 Central
London Sellers Split by Nationality
London is the centre for international capital, language, time zone, quality and availability of product are key
Why is the Central London market proving so attractive to overseas investors?