London Luxury-Property Values Dropped in Run-Up to Brexit Vote
ByHome values in London’s best districts fell for the fourth straight quarter because of uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the vote on whether Britain should leave the European Union, according to broker Savills Plc.
Properties in neighborhoods defined as prime central London dropped 1.4 percent in the three months through June, Savills said in a statement on Friday. Values are down 8 percent from their peak in the third quarter of 2014, the company said. The survey was based on data collected during the week before the June 23 referendum.
The U.K.’s decision to quit the EU, which led to a weakening of the pound, has prompted some overseas buyers to re-enter London’s luxury-property market, according to Lucian Cook, the broker’s head of residential research…
London Luxury-Property Values Dropped in Run-Up to Brexit Vote
