London

London is a capital-growth and safe-haven play rather than a high-yield one — JLL projects around 21.6% price growth over five years, driven by chronic undersupply against an 88,000-home annual need. If you're after strong day-one cash flow, a regional city will outperform; if you want liquidity, currency stability and long-term capital preservation, London remains the deepest and most liquid property market in the UK.

Gross yields typically run 3–6%, well below regional cities like Liverpool or Glasgow. That's the trade-off for London's liquidity and world-city status — investors here are usually optimising for capital growth and resilience, not headline income. Run your own numbers on our yield calculator.

The biggest active regeneration is concentrated around Old Oak Common (the HS2 super-hub, £26bn), Nine Elms/Battersea (unlocked by the Northern Line Extension), Canada Water (British Land's 53-acre new town centre) and Stratford/East Bank (the Olympic-legacy culture and education quarter). Each has a different risk/timeline profile — we'll talk you through which fits your goal.

Some of it is already priced in, but Savills research shows properties near Elizabeth Line stations are still outperforming the wider market by around 7 percentage points — and several stretches of the line are still maturing as an investment case, not fully built out yet. It's not a one-off spike; it's an ongoing effect as the areas around newer stations continue to develop.

No. Most of our overseas clients complete their London purchases entirely remotely — sourcing, due diligence, conveyancing, financing and management can all be handled without a flight. See our guide for overseas investors.

London’s average gross yield (around 5.1%, Zoopla) is lower than the regional cities on this site — that’s the trade-off for a global safe-haven capital with chronic undersupply and the strongest liquidity in the country. It’s a capital-growth and wealth-preservation play first, income second; if yield is your priority, a city like Liverpool or Glasgow will outperform London on that specific metric.

Non-UK residents pay a 2% Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge on top of all other applicable rates, which stacks with the standard 5-percentage-point surcharge on additional/buy-to-let properties — so a non-resident buying a second property here pays 7 percentage points above the standard residential rate (GOV.UK; Deloitte TaxScape, current 2025/26 rates). We’ll model the exact figure for any specific property before you commit, and our stamp duty calculator gives you a fast estimate.