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China: Property

Commons · Question 103531 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) residential and (b) commercial properties in London are owned by the People's Republic of China.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 15 Jan 2026

The Government does not control the purchase of private property within the United Kingdom, and keeps no central record of purchases made on behalf of individual nation states.