Asset Management

Overseas property investors want option to walk away in event of Brexit

Fears that prices would slump if UK voted to leave EU revealed by growing demand for break clauses

Tuesday 3 May 2016 at 17:00

Property investors want Brexit clauses
Property investors want Brexit clauses Photo: iStock

The right to walk away from property deals in the UK if the country votes to leave the European Union is increasingly being demanded by overseas investors.

Indicating fears that a 'leave' vote in the June referendum could hit UK property prices, institutional and private investors are seeking to protect themselves from a fall in the market.