London: Regional Guide

The UK’s capital is widely regarded as one of the world’s most exciting cities. In addition to being a major global centre for business, it is a vibrant international hub for media, fashion and the arts. Its population is cosmopolitan and diverse, with people of many different cultures living side by side.

While London’s economy is now predominantly service based, business and finance being the largest sectors, it also has dynamic (though comparatively small) manufacturing and construction industries. Tourism, too, plays a key role. As home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a multitude of other attractions, the city is on the ‘must-see’ list of visitors from around the world. Tourist numbers are set to increase dramatically when London hosts the Olympic Games in 2012.

Types of property

Whatever your taste in property, London is pretty well bound to be able to satisfy it. From new purpose-built apartments to imaginative conversions of period buildings (the fashionable lofts of the former Docklands warehouses and the mews properties of Central London being well-known examples) and large Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian houses, it’s all there.

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