French buyers are gobbling up prime London real estate

French buyers are flocking to London for home purchases. In the first nine months of the year, 11 percent of overseas buyers in prime London neighborhoods were from France, Bloomberg News reported. Last year, French nationals made up just 2 percent of overseas buyers. The shift comes in part as the pandemic has complicated travel, and thus potential buyers’ ability to look in far-flung locales. The volatility of the British pound also makes London properties

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/10/24/french-buyers-are-gobbling-up-prime-london-real-estate/