Low-maintenance living and cultural riches make London appealing to the new wave of empty-nesters. Once overshadowed by prime locales in Central and West London , the city's South Bank is also becoming a favorite of overseas investors — especially from the Middle East. See the following article from Property Wire for more on this.
London property market
Parents who swapped London for the Home Counties a generation ago in order to raise their children are heading back to the capital city, according to property consultants Cluttons.
With their children having left home for good and prices in some areas of London at a more affordable level than they have been for several years, Cluttons has seen an upturn in middle-age-to-retiree homebuyers looking to return to the buzz of a London lifestyle.