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International property agents are reporting increased interest from overseas investors, following the fall in the value of the pound by up to 10% against the dollar since the Brexit vote. According to Manchester-based advisor Matthew Lavin, of Benoit Properties International, there has been "a surge in interest in buy-to-let property from investors in the Middle East, Hong Kong and other countries with currencies pegged to the dollar". Lavin said: "Over the weekend we sold six apartments in the Produce Exchange in Liverpool to a group of buyers from Saudi Arabia, who had seen the news about the falling pound and seized the opportunity. They saved around $130,000 collectively compared to what they would have spent on Thursday night." In the past seven days, the value of the pound has fluctuated from $1.5 the day before the referendum to $1.31 afterwards, a 31-year low against the dollar. Lavin continued: "One

Produce Exchange

These images show the new-look Produce Exchange - which is to be converted into luxury apartments in an £8m overhaul. More than 100 years old, the glorious building is set to be converted into housing - with features from an old war memorial to perfectly preserved stained glass windows throughout its six floors. <br> Based on Victoria, the Grade II listed building´s top five floors are set to undergo a transformation into luxury accommodation - with a design that mixes both the old and the new. The £8m transformation is a joint project from international Foster Marlon and investors from Sotheby´s Hong Kong. 54 residential apartments are being built across the top five floors of the historic building and are set to be completed before July 2017. Foster Marlon´s director, Uzair Zaidi said he was ´honoured´ to be involved in the development. He said: "Huge demand for this project from international