The widely held view that the drop in the pound is the primary factor propping up demand for UK property among overseas buyers is not wrong – but it is too simplistic. The fall in sterling will have played a role at the margins. But the strength of overseas demand primarily reflects the fact that overseas buyers still believe the UK’s economic and property market fundamentals are sound.
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