With foreign investors ready to take a punt on riskier development projects, and the promise of new money from Africa, Latin America and Chinese insurers, London’s property market is more alluring than ever. Jonathon Wilkes says law firms hunting a share of the spoils need a strong overseas network as well as local knowledge
The recent deal struck by a Chinese property developer to redevelop the Royal Albert Docks is just the latest in a line of headline-grabbing, big-ticket property partnerships involving foreign investors in the London real estate market.
