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Research - OCTOBER 3, 2019

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London ranked No. 1 for commercial real estate investment potential

by Andrea Zander

For the third consecutive year, London has ranked top in an index of 130 European cities with the best long-term commercial real estate (CRE) investment potential, despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to Savills Investment Management’s Dynamic Cities index.

The U.K. capital was followed by Paris, Cambridge, Berlin and Amsterdam in the 2019 rankings, which are based on the six core categories of infrastructure, interconnection, inclusion, inspiration, innovation and investment.

The analysis notes that although Brexit-related uncertainty has been a cloud over London’s future, the city’s continued attractiveness to business and residents is evident in its tech sector. Since the Referendum vote in 2016, Apple, Facebook and Google have approved plans for new offices in the capital, and last year London attracted more international tech workers than any other city in Europe.

Paris, which came second overall, was noted for its strong arts

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