Children’s education drives Chinese demand for UK property

"Anyone who can bring their transaction forward to 2020 from next year or even later is doing so," says property portal Juwai, against fears of higher Stamp Duty rates from 2021.

Before the pandemic, only around one in 20 Chinese and Hong Kong home-buyers used to look for a home in England's Home Counties; now it's nearer one in five, according to a new study.

Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Melisa Lawford casts doubt on whether the UK capital will be able to regain its world-wide appeal when travel restrictions lift.