The UK-headquartered real estate firm says demand from China has been a factor behind it opening an office in mainland China, its second in Asia.

Select Property Group, the UK-headquartered firm, has launched an office in Shanghai, its second location in Asia following the opening of its Singapore business in April.

The move comes at a time when Select says it has seen an 835 per cent surge in Asian investors buying UK property since 2010. At present, the largest share of its Asian investors are from Greater China and Singapore.

With the expansion the firm is aiming to better attract and support Chinese tenants for its student accommodation business, Vita Student, while studying in the UK, Select said. 

Select was founded in 2004 and has offices across the UK as well as Asia and the Middle East.