Brexit has increased overseas investors' appetite for the West End due to price adjustment, and the hung parliament and a hit in the currency markets have only made it more appealing, according to an expert panel at the London Real Estate Forum.
Panellists were
Darren Rogers, Partner, Ashurst
Marcus Geddes, Head of Property, LandSec
Cllr Daniel Astaire, Cabinet Member for Planning & Public Realm, Westminster City Council
Anna Bond, Director of Development, London Estate Development, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland
Jace Tyrrell, CEO, New West End Company
Rosemarie Jones, Deputy Surveyor, Church Commissioners and Chair, WPA Housing Committee (Chair)