Chinese investors – will there be a drop in buying after the stamp duty holiday?
The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end of June, before applying to lower-priced properties until September 30 2021 – triggered significant activity last year among Chinese residential buyers in the UK. Such activity has continued through into this year, with Chinese […]
Chinese investment in UK assets estimated to be £135bn
Chinese investment in UK assets like businesses, infrastructure and property has reached an estimated £135bn – almost double what was previously thought. About £44bn of this investment has come from state-owned firms, with many of the purchases happening over the past two years. An investigation from the Sunday Times found that Chinese and Hong Kong […]