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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Ultra-rich are buying up $49 million mansions in London, with ‘Trump unease’ generating a 10% rise in Americans investing in Britain

American couple walking in front of London mansion (Credit: xavierarnau / Getty Images)

Wealthy Americans are swapping U.S. ZIP codes for foreign postcodes, chasing stability as the U.S. grapples with a soaring cost-of-living, political polarization, and economic uncertainty. And now, they’re snapping up prime real estate in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets: London.

The British capital has witnessed a staggering jump in the number of sales valued above £15 million ($20 million)—and it’s largely being driven by Americans with deep pockets, according to luxury real estate company Beauchamp Estates.

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