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Bezier, London EC2 October 2010. Why London?. Why London?. – One of the Worlds great cities – World financial centre – Sophisticated, dynamic and safe – Gateway to Europe and the World – Easy to buy, sell and let – Welcomes international buyers. Why London? University City.
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Why London? – One of the Worlds great cities – World financial centre – Sophisticated, dynamic and safe – Gateway to Europe and the World – Easy to buy, sell and let – Welcomes international buyers
Why London? University City – Highest concentration of universities in the world – 40 Universities / institutes of higher education – Over 400,000 students – Worlds top colleges University College London (4) Imperial College (5) London School of Economics (6) Kings College (23)
Why London? One of the World’s great medical centre’s – Over 50 hospitals – Harley Street consultants – Worlds top hospitals Great Ormond Street Royal London Infirmary Guys Hospital Moorfield Eye Hospital
Why London? ‘The Square Mile’ – Top Global financial centre – 320,000 people employed – Largest concentration of ‘high earners’ – Centre of the legal profession
Why London now? – Safe haven status – Lack of good quality stock
Why London now? Prices have stabilised UK house price forecastSource: Knight Frank Residential Research
Why London now? Strong rental demand Cumulative households and completions, LondonSource: Communities & Local Government (CLG)
Why London now? Strong rental demand YieldsSource: Knight Frank Residential Research
Why London now? Solid investment opportunity Historic total returns by assetSource: Investment Property Databank & Knight Frank Residential Research
Why London now? Solid investment opportunity Historic patterns of total returns (national level)Source: Investment Property Databank
Why London now? Olympic effect Potential impact of the Olympics on house price growthSource: NSW Department of Housing, the Real Estate Institute of Australia, the Bank of Greece, the US Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the Bank of Spain, the Centre d'Estudis Olympic