London's urban strength, professional organizations have helped us to measure, 20 19 CGPI global urban strength index, London ranks first, and this "first" London has been won for 8 years in a row. The evaluation basis is comprehensive, that is, ranking according to the city's economy, research/development, culture/communication, residence, environment and traffic/access.
Let's take a look at the performance of London one by one:
In terms of economic aggregate, London is one of the most successful and international cities in the world. In Europe as a whole, its economy is one-third larger than that of Paris and Madrid and twice that of Munich. London is a global financial and technological center, and its office hours overlap with countries and regions that account for 99% of global GDP. According to Deloitte's survey, 40% of the world's top companies set their European headquarters in London. Multicultural London has the European headquarters of 336 overseas companies around the world, offering 233 languages. There are 29 financial technology unicorns in the world, including 9 in Silicon Valley and 7 in London. London will be the first in this year at the earliest. The financial technology industry contributes more than 7 billion pounds to the British economy every year.
In terms of economic growth, from 20 1 1 to 20 16, the annual growth rate of 3.7% is unmatched by any European or North American city, which is also reflected in the speed of job creation, with an annual increase of 3% jobs, making London the first in Europe.
In terms of talent pool, according to Deloitte's report, London is a high-tech talent center in Europe and a gathering place for global talents, with 37% of the workforce coming from overseas. With a total population of 8.67 million, London is the largest city in Europe, including 6.5438+0.8 million renters. The population of London is expected to increase to 654.38+million in 2029, which means that the population will increase by 2 million in the next 654.38+02 years.
Education: Among the top universities in the world 100, London has five most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world. International students account for 26% of all students. Among the top 20 universities in Europe, there are 8 universities in Britain and 4 universities in London, which are the cities with the most concentrated top educational resources in Europe and even the world. There are 40 higher education institutions and more than 400,000 students in London.
In terms of environment, London is the greenest city in the world, with 8 large royal parks and 40% urban green area.
In terms of transportation, London enjoys unparalleled transportation advantages in other cities: there are 270 subway stations and 366 railway stations, and the daily passenger capacity of the subway reaches 4.8 million passengers. In 20 18, a new subway line with a total length of 136 km will be completed; 4% of workers commute to work by bike, and 65.438+35 billion passengers come to London Airport every year.
Therefore, London has always been a super attractive investment city and continues to be the focus of investment. In 20 16, the amount of foreign investment attracted by Europe was10.3 times that of Asia and10.8 times that of North America, of which Britain accounted for 25% of Europe and London accounted for 37% of Britain.
London has always been rated as the favorite city of the rich in the world. One-third of the buyers in London's core area come from overseas. Therefore, London real estate is also a very popular city for overseas buyers. It is not uncommon for Li Ka-shing to invest 100 billion pounds in London and Zhang Songqiao to invest100 billion pounds in London. According to statistics, more than half of prime london properties in London were bought by overseas buyers, among which China buyers spent the most time.
Overseas buyers prefer London real estate because the fundamentals of British real estate policy have many advantages. For example, permanent property rights, hardcover with home appliances and no swimming pool, no foreign property tax, low loan interest rate (the lowest interest rate can be 1.69%, only the principal is repaid without interest), and London's transparent and mature real estate transaction system is also very easy to endorse.
Due to the gravity of London, the rigid housing in London has been in short supply. From June 20 18 to June 20 19, about174,000 new properties were added, which is still far below the government's annual target of adding 300,000 new properties. Demand exceeds supply, which is why house prices and rents are also rising every year.
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