Domestic and US investors are behind a 28 % increase in central London commercial property investment during fiscal 2019 , which reached £ 3.2bn ( $ 5000 ) and beat the previous figure of £ 3.14bn for the same period , according to Savills . It said UK - based buyers accounted for £ 906 m or 28 % of investments and private ones for £ 1.43bn , or 25 % of the total . Savills cited tight supply in central London 's office sector as the reason for the strong demand .
Domestic and US investors are behind a 28% increase in central London commercial property investment during Q1 2019, which reached £3.2bn ($4.2bn) and beat the 2015 figure of £3.14bn for the same period, according to Savills. It said UK-based buyers accounted for £906m or 28% of investments and US ones for £1.43bn, or 45% of the total. Savills cited tight supply in central London's office sector as the reason for the strong demand.