London out-primes rest of the world

Last year's last quarter saw prime property investments stumble a bit, according to Clutton's latest Residential Investment Monitor.

An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?

Thanks to some questionable decisions by the French and Swiss governments, London is the centre of the property universe once more - 22% over the next five years is actually looking pretty likely, says…