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Economy & Employment Liverpool is one of the best-connected cities in Europe and home to multinationals including Barclays Wealth, Maersk, Novartis, Unilever, Jaguar Land Rover and Sony. There are over 6,900 businesses employing over 60,000 skilled people in the business services sector across the City Region; Liverpool is home to the largest national grouping of medicine, veterinary science and tropical medicine services in the country. There are up to 10,000 employees working in the Life Sciences sector alone, with revenue in excess of £1.7 billion per annum, contributing over £170 million per annum in GVA to the local economy. An estimated 23,000 skilled people are employed in the creative and digital sector. Legal services skills are strong, with a Law School and one of the oldest and largest regional Law Societies. With historic links to the maritime industry, insurance continues to be a major presence in the city. Liverpool has also been quick to gain a strong reputation as a centre of excellence for outsourcing, delivering operations for Bosch, Capita and Arvato. Investment Over the last decade, the city has attracted over £5 billion of investment in property, infrastructure and services. It has remapped its core to create the UK’s most successful new shopping and leisure destination in a generation, reshaped the river to make room for the world’s largest super tankers, and reinvented its waterfront to make way for the transformational projects such as ACC Liverpool and the proposed Liverpool Waters development. The £335 million investment in the Royal Liverpool Hospital will form the centre of the Liverpool Health Campus, a hub for new therapies, diagnostics, and life science technologies. The £190 million state-of-the-art Alder Hey Childrens’ Hospital will be a world leader in healthcare and research, and the University of Liverpool’s £20 million Bio-Innovation Hub will create laboratory space and a Bio-Bank. The University of Liverpool is also collaborating with Unilever to create the £65 million Materials Innovation Factory, a new centre for groundbreaking product research and development, and with Liverpool John Moores University to create Sensor City, a global hub for sensor technologies. Transport Connectivity Air: John Lennon Airport is located within 15 minutes of Liverpool City Centre and is on of the UK’s top 10 airports, transporting 5.3 million passengers annually to 60 destinations. For long-haul destinations Manchester Airport can be easily reached by train and connects to 200 destinations. Rail: Currently trains run direct to Manchester in 32 minutes and daily (27 train services) to London in 2 hours. Birmingham is 1-hour 26 mins. Road: The M62 runs east through Liverpool towards Manchester. Bus: Most places in Merseyside can be reached by public transport. This includes hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, areas of employment, shopping centres, parks and gardens and tourist attractions. Cycle: Liverpool is developing a comprehensive cycle network and The Bike and Go hire scheme is available at Central and South Parkway stations. An additional 24 cycle parking spaces are available at the Pier Head ferry terminal. Halewood to Aintree makes up a 13-mile trip called the ‘Liverpool Loop Line’ – a green corridor through an urban environment - that makes up part of the Trans Pennine Trail route 62. Education Liverpool has an average student population of around 53,000. Around 234,000 people of working age are educated to degree level. The city’s universities have significant research expertise which is ranked at a high international standard, including the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, the existing Royal Liverpool University Teaching Hospital (being replaced with a new £424m hospital building and Health Campus), and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Shops & Leisure Liverpool’s shopping is world class and one of the busiest shopping areas outside of London. Shoppers are spoilt for choice between gleaming new city centre shopping areas, such as Liverpool ONE, and boutique arcades, bohemian streets and farmers markets. There are lots of award-winning beaches and coastal walks nearby, plus stunning parks, gardens and countryside. The city has several theatres, two Premier League football teams and two very different cathedrals – one Catholic and one Protestant. Liverpool has one of the most impressive collections of museums in Europe, with the Museum of Liverpool, dedicated to the history of the city. Many museums and galleries are located around the Albert Dock, such as the Merseyside Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum. The St George’s Quarter, close to Lime Street station, is home to the World Museum and the Walker Art Gallery. Nearby in Wirral, there is also the Port Sunlight Museum and Gardens. All of this makes Liverpool an ideal property crowdfunded investment, if you’re looking for a property, in a major city, to add to your portfolio. Why not check out our new off-plan investment opportunity in Liverpool – X1 The Terrace - and invest from as little as £500.
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Economy & Employment There are over 109,000 businesses, 1.3 million workers and 95% live and work in the city. After London, Leeds is the biggest legal centre in the UK and there are over 30 national and international banks. Leeds is recognised as a leader in digital health innovation with the UK’s largest concentration of health analysts. The Department of Health, NHS England, Care Quality Commission, the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Public Health England have extensive offices based there. Leeds also has the biggest teaching hospital, in Europe, and is home to the Yorkshire Cancer Centre, the largest of its kind in Europe. Industry leaders BT, Cable and Wireless, Orange and O2 all have bases in the Leeds City Region, alongside the highest concentration of internet service and telecommunications providers, in the UK. Leeds also founded the UK’s first mutual Internet exchange (called IXleeds) and pioneered a vision for low-cost, fast and ubiquitous connectivity wherever a business bases itself in the Leeds City Region. Investment In July 2014, the UK government announced its historic £1bn Local Growth Deal to create tens of thousands of new jobs and accelerate economic growth across the entire city region. Over six years, the Leeds City Region will receive £573 million (the largest allocation to any region) to expand training, housing and infrastructure for continued economic development, plus an extra £420 million over 20 years to deliver the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund, for rail and road improvements. Leeds City Region is committed to funding infrastructure investment projects which will ease the flow of goods and people, within the city region, improving the economy for the long term. As well as business support, skills and energy improvements, the Local Growth Deal - agreed with UK Government - will help fund transport projects designed to improve the connectivity across the region and, more broadly, to connect the principal cities across the north. The new high-speed rail link between Leeds, Birmingham and London (HS2) will unlock much needed capacity and bring a reduced journey time of 82 minutes from Leeds to London, Hs2 is forecast to deliver 19,700 potential new jobs and a single economic corridor that will boost the Leeds City Region economy by £7.8 billion every year. Improved transport will unlock the potential of seven million people across the Leeds City Region, and projects - like HS2 - are engines of economic growth in themselves, worth over £25 billion in lucrative opportunities for businesses in construction, workforce training and infrastructure support services. Transport In partnership with Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield, the Leeds City Region is at the heart of transforming connectivity and unleashing the economic potential of the North. Long-term investment projects like national high-speed rail links HS2 and the northern hub mean faster and more reliable journeys in the future, across a combined economic area of 15 million people. The Leeds City Region’s central position in Britain, coupled with its international airport, road and mainline rail links, offers a conveniently connected platform for any global business. The London capital is only two hours away, via frequent high speed train, and the flight from Leeds-Bradford airport to London Heathrow Terminal 5, five times daily, takes under an hour. Some of the country’s highest-capacity strategic motorways and arterial roads converge here too, like the M62 and M1, providing the Leeds City Region with excellent freight distribution networks, to Europe and the rest of the country, by road as well as rail. Air: Leeds Bradford Airport handles upwards of 3 million passengers a year and offers convenient flights to many destinations across Europe. For long-haul destinations, easy access to Manchester Airport is available, by train. Rail: Currently trains run direct to Manchester in 49 minutes and to London in around 2 hours. Road: The M1 connects Leeds directly with London via Nottingham and Leicester. The M62 runs west through Greater Manchester towards Liverpool. Bus: Leeds has an expansive bus network which serves the city centre and the outlying region. Plans are underway to reinvent the Trolleybus system which was created in Leeds in 1911. This modern reincarnation will function with a park and ride system. Cycle: Leeds is developing a comprehensive cycle network including resurfaced tow paths and a Cycle Superhighway to Bradford. Leeds Interchange hosts one of the UK’s first cycle hubs, designed to encourage visitors to view the city using pedal power. Education Leeds has the largest and fastest growing workforce, in the UK, with over 31% of the working population educated to degree level. In addition to top-ranking independent schools like those in Wakefield, Harrogate and York, the Leeds City Region has 14 further education colleges, nine higher education institutions, and well-respected colleges of art, design and music. Three universities can be found in Leeds: The University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Trinity University. Shops & Leisure The Leeds City Region is now a major destination for recreation, with new developments like Leeds’ Trinity, a £350 million retail and leisure development, which is already home to Louis Vuitton, Mulberry and Vivienne Westwood. The internationally-renowned Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle spans the Leeds City Region, including the 122 hectare Yorkshire Sculpture Park, home to pieces by Sir Henry Moore, and one of the finest exhibition sites in the world, according to the Financial Times. The city is less than an hour’s travel from magnificent moorlands, mountains and rivers and is close to three of the UK’s national parks. All of this makes Leeds an ideal property crowdfunded investment, if you’re looking for a property, in a major city, to add to your portfolio. Why not check out our new off-plan investment opportunity in Leeds – X1 Aire - and invest from as little as £500. > With a population of close to 800,000 people, Leeds is the UK’s fourth largest city. > Leeds is recognised as the regional capital of the Yorkshire and the Humber area, where the population total is approximately five million. > In terms of what the city has to offer, Leeds is almost unrivalled: Vast, beautiful parks and green land allow for long walks in the countryside, while a variety of museums, theatres and galleries, such as the Royal Armouries Museum, the Leeds Art Gallery, and the Leeds City Museum, culturally enrich the whole area. > Shopping centres such as the Victoria Quarter, Corn Exchange, the brand new Trinity Leeds as well as its main shopping street Briggate offer one of the best shopping experiences in the UK. > For people in search of entertainment Leeds does not disappoint. Various bars and music venues enable the city to host a range of concerts and shows, including the likes of the bespoke Leeds Carnival (Europe’s oldest West Indian carnival), Leeds International Film Festival (England’s largest film festival outside of London) and Leeds Festival (one of the UK’s biggest and most anticipated music festivals). > With such an eventful calendar, it is no surprise that the city’s three universities – The University of Leeds, Leeds Trinity and Leeds Beckett University – attract around 65,000 students every year, a number that is expected to further increase over time. > Notably, Leeds’ current burgeoning economy and nationwide positive reputation are simply stepping stones in what can only be described as a very bright future. > HS2 speed rail network, set to commence as early as 2017, will further enhance the northern economy by reducing times as well as costs of travelling from South to North, making regional cities, particularly Leeds, better connected. Feature of this investment: > Low Entry as Low as £500 per share for each property (243 shares per property) > Each property is 1-bedroom with a total project cost of £121500, which includes all legal and crowdfunding fees, along with a new furniture pack. > 999 years leasehold > Prime location: East Street, Leeds, LS9 > Ground rent is £300 per annum > Net yields, excluding any capital growth, will be around 4%. > Rental Income paid Quarterly in arrears, direct into your bank account from completion > Designated management company will be X1 Lettings, who will block manage and let the building. Disclaimer:
Investing in property and property crowdfunding involves risks, including loss of capital, lack of income and illiquidity. Investments in property should only be done as part of a diversified portfolio. Corwin Group is exclusively aimed at those investors who understand the risks and make their own investment decisions. You will only be able to invest through Corwin once you have registered and completed a process to identify yourself as a Crowdfunding, Sophisticated or High Net Worth Investor. THE TERRACE AT X1 THE QUARTER, LIVERPOOL, UK > Fourth phase in the award-winning X1 The Quarter development > Winner of 5* Best Residential Development at the International Property Awards 2014 > 101 luxury apartments, ranging from 1-bed apartments to 3-bed apartments > Central location - 5 minute walk to Liverpool’s Albert Dock > Management company already in place (with on-site office) > Perfectly suited to both students and young professionals > X1 The Quarter Phases 1, 2 and 3 fully tenanted Feature of this investment: > Low Entry as Low as £500 per share for each property (243 shares per property) > Each property is 1-bedroom with a total project cost of £121500, which includes all legal and crowdfunding fees, along with a new furniture pack. > Net yields, excluding any capital growth, will be around 4%. > Prime Address: The Terrace at X1 The Quarter, Sefton Street, L8 5RS > Leasehold: 999 years leasehold > Management Company: The designated management company will be X1 Lettings, who will block manage and let the building > Liverpool is one of the strongest rental markets outside of London > Rental Income paid Quarterly in arrears, direct into your bank account from completion Disclaimer:
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