China: Property
Commons · Question 103966 · Tabled 7 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 the UK are owned by the Chinese state.
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.