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London’s landmark

London’s Walkie Talkie building sold for record-breaking £1.3bn

December 25, 2019July 31, 2017 by Editorial Team

Sum paid for City skyscraper by Hong Kong food conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is highest ever for a single UK building

Categories Business, Design, Real Estate Tags architecture, Art and design, Article, Asian investors, building, business, Cheesegrater, commercial property, Culture, Cushman & Wakefield, Fenchurch Street, Fryscraper, investors from China, l skyscraper price, l skyscraper sale London, Land Securities, Leadenhall Building, Lee Kum Kee Health Products Group, London, London capital markets, London skyscraper, London’s landmark, Luxury property, luxury real estate London, Main section, Money, Most Expensive, most expensive UK building, news, Property, Real estate, real estate London, Sarah Butler, Sky Garden, The Guardian, Top stories, UK Business, UK news, Walkie Talkie, Walkie Talkie building

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