“Quantum leap” of Chinese buyers into global gateway cities expected

"The old order has gone," proclaims JLL. "Whereas 10 years ago there were 100 cities on the investor’s radar, now there are 300, and over 600 routinely enquired about by corporates."

Harrods Estates has signed an agency-wide partnership with Chinese mega-portal Juwai.com, as new figures are released on the scale of Chinese investment into the capital's property market.

46% of potential Chinese buyers of UK property think that demand will rise in the wake of a British exit from the EU, according to a survey by Juwai.