Top-end buyers downsize in London as Dubai, Miami & French Riviera woo world’s wealthiest
Competition from other wealth centres, concerns about a Labour government & taxation worries have led billionaires to spend less & buy smaller homes in PCL this year, reports Beauchamp Estates.
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