article_snippet.sent: Mayfair, Kensington and Chelsea have long been the stomping ground of the elite -- and are now welcoming a new wave of African investors.
article_snippet.sent: The Africans who are coming into London now are Africans who The Africans who are coming into London have worked for The Africans who are coming into London money," explains Bimpe Nkontchou, a British-Nigerian wealth manager based in London.
article_snippet.sent: The Africans who are coming into London have grown in industry and are actually part of the exciting story of the African renaissance," she continues.
article_snippet.sent: It's bringing to London the best of the continent.
article_snippet.sent: These investors are having a considerable impact on London's property market and These investors mainly come from just six countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon and Senegal.
article_snippet.sent: Educated in the U.S., UK and different parts of Europe UK and different parts of Europe taste is definitely more modern and clean.
article_snippet.sent: As well as an intelligent investment, many of the African buyers see these houses as a way of maintaining long standing cultural ties with London -- and
article_snippet.sent: Virtually all the transactions are for end use, not rental investment, which indicates that the African buyer market in London has significant room for growth," says Gary Hersham, director at Beauchamp Estates.
article_snippet.sent: African buyers or luxury tenants in London are currently where the Russians and Ukrainians were five years ago.
article_snippet.sent: African buyers or luxury tenants in London have the resources and desire to purchase or rental luxury homes in Prime Central London," Gary Hersham, director at Beauchamp Estates adds.
highlights_snippet.sent: Wealthy Africans are investing in some of London's most upscale real estate .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Property experts say African investment in London is set to grow .