Middle East buyers eyeing up prime central London properties have been warned they are in danger of missing the bottom of the market as they hold out for a bargain.

The UK’s sluggish economy and London’s tarnished reputation as a safe place to live have convinced some there will be a fire sale of properties but calling the bottom of the market is dividing watchers in the city.

US buyers accounted for 22 per cent of sales in 2025 Property consultancy Black Brick

Americans seeking to invest outside the US are snapping up the available luxury properties, a report found. Tom Ford and George Lucas are among high-profile Americans to have bought super-prime properties in London recently.

Value in Vogue, a report by property search and acquisition consultancy Black Brick, examined the themes that defined the property market in 2025 and what to expect this year.

US buyers accounted for 22 per cent of Black Brick sales last year, second only to British buyers. This compares with less than five per cent of buyers in 2014, when the market was at its highest and b

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