New Property Records Reveal Beijing’s Buy-Up of London’s Financial District

Concern over Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entities ownership of huge property portfolio in UK's finance hub

The City of London's financial district is pictured as people walk along the south side of the River Thames in London, England on March 19, 2021. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Newly released records showing overseas ownership of UK property reveal, for the first time, China’s strengthening grip on London’s financial district.

Documents released under Britain’s brand new register of overseas entities—and analysed by The Epoch Times—reveal how the Chinese regime has ploughed millions into commercial and residential properties in the affluent area using offshore companies.