Savills Spotlight: The World in London 2012

Our latest research busts some myths about the prime London property market, and reaffirms London's status as a key global destination to live and work

Our research report and video busts some myths about the prime London property market. Insights include:

Two-thirds (66%) of prime London's overseas buyers live and work in London, with their property being their main residence.
A wide range of nationalities are buying in the capital; the market has not been dominated by Eurozone countries.
Western Europeans have the biggest market share after UK buyers, accounting for 15% of second hand and 8% of new build sales.
Chinese and Pacific Asian buyers only stand out as a significant buying group (at 31%) in the new build sector.

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World in London video report

For the first time you can watch the research report come alive with our World in London video report, featuring exclusive additional commentary on our key findings.