Jul
17

London Luxury-Home Sales Slump 43% as Brexit Deters Buyers

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London’s best homes are proving a tough sell after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union.

The number of prime properties sold in London in the 12 working days after the referendum fell 43 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to data compiled by researcher Lonres. The number of homes under offer dropped 25 percent.

Home values across the capital were already being hurt before the vote, with prices decreasing 1.4 percent in May, the biggest monthly decline since June 2011, according to data compiled by Acadata Ltd. and LSL Property Services Plc. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ measure of London home-price changes last month fell to its weakest since the financial crisis…

London Luxury-Home Sales Slump 43% as Brexit Deters Buyers

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