Super-rich renting London homes for £5,000-plus a week amid Brexit worries

Weak pound means overseas tenants able to increase budgets, says Knight FrankMounting uncertainty around Brexit and the global economy has prompted growing numbers of super-rich people to rent rather than buy in London, with demand for lettings at £5,000-plus a week hitting a seven-year high. Knight Frank, the upmarket estate agent, recorded 40 lettings for super-prime properties between April and June, up from 33 a year earlier and the highest second-quarter figure for more than seven yea