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Hong Kong’s ‘$15bn Building King’ sets sights on London amid Brexit opportunities

‘The King of Retail’; ‘HK$15 Billion Building King’; ‘The Undefeated’: Depending on who you ask in Hong Kong, prolific real estate investor Lai Wing-To goes by various nicknames. And now the high net worth investor is looking to ramp up his spending on London’s prime real estate. CoStar News catches up with him during his latest trip to the UK capital.
Lai Wing-To pictured with his latest and largest acquisition in London
Lai Wing-To pictured with his latest and largest acquisition in London
By James Buckley
February 25, 2019 | 3:52 P.M.

However you refer to him, the synonyms are well earned. From humble beginnings in the 1980s, running a small jewellery shop in Hong Kong, Lai has amassed a property portfolio in the autonomous territory worth 15 billion Hong Kong dollars (£1.46bn).

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