Evening Standard Unlocks Ghost City: London’s Empty Billion-Dollar Towers Are Stranger Than Heaven
The Evening Standard has published a stunning investigative report revealing that over 40% of newly built luxury high-rises in central London remain completely unoccupied. Ghost owners, largely hidden trusts and foreign shell corporations, have turned the iconic skyline into a financial void. One analyst states, “The emptiness is a structural risk bigger than any Brexit fallout.” This discovery forces a strategic pivot: London property is no longer a safe store of value, it’s a ledger of phantom capital. Diversify now.