Remote homebuying is nothing new in London

The coronavirus pandemic will likely spur a long-term shift toward remote working, but could it also popularize remote homebuying? If so, London agents are well-prepared, according to the Wall Street Journal. Remote buying has been a practice in the U.K. capital for years — around 3,600 of the 28,000 new homes built in London between 2014 and 2016 were sold to overseas buyers. In years past, overseas buyers often flew in to see a property

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/05/16/remote-homebuying-is-nothing-new-in-london/