London and Liverpool impress in ‘investability’ index
London has held on to its crown at the top of a ranking of global cities for their real estate investment appeal.
The city led the table on Swiss Life Asset Managers’ second European Thematic Cities Index, with Zurich and Stockholm in second and third places.
The index ranks 135 European cities against five themes aligned with major trends that Swiss Life says shape a city’s real estate market: dynamism, healthiness, networks, cosmopolitanism and accessibility.
London has held on to its crown at the top of a ranking of global cities for their real estate investment appeal.
The city led the table on Swiss Life Asset Managers’ second European Thematic Cities Index, with Zurich and Stockholm in second and third places.
The index ranks 135 European cities against five themes aligned with major trends that Swiss Life says shape a city’s real estate market: dynamism, healthiness, networks, cosmopolitanism and accessibility.
London placed first for dynamism, networks and cosmopolitanism. Swiss Life said the UK capital “combines an unparalleled concentration of companies, talent as well as business and lifestyle opportunities”.
Amsterdam and Copenhagen rounded out the top five, with spots six to 10 going to Oslo, Basel, Manchester, Bern and Paris.
Other cities in the UK and Ireland to make the top 35 were Dublin (13), Cambridge (16), Edinburgh (17), Bristol (18), Cardiff (24), Belfast (28), Liverpool (29), Newcastle (30), Milton Keynes (33) and Reading (35). The largest gain among those was seen by Liverpool moving up 13 spots from the previous index.
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