10/08/2022
The sun has set on the Commonwealth Games, which broadcast Birmingham on the big screen to an international audience. People all over the world have now seen what we Brummies have always known – that the second city is a vibrant, exciting place to live.
From the library at Centenary Square to the Selfridges building at the Bull Ring, from the beautifully ornate town hall at Victoria Square to the tranquil canals and the iconic Cube building by the Mailbox, Birmingham has never looked better.
Already this worldwide showcase has turned the heads of overseas investors. Since the games started, the phones at the Capital Partner office have been ringing from places like Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, and Gibraltar.
Capital Partner have been operating in the West Midlands for eight years at this point, so Birmingham is our bread and butter, meanwhile this is the first time that some overseas investors have paid close attention to the heartlands of the UK. Now they want our help to source the right property investment for them, and we are more than happy to oblige.
Renovation and regeneration in the city continue apace, with HS2 and the Smithfield regeneration project on the horizon. The Birmingham of ten or twenty years ago is now practically unrecognisable, and will continue to improve as more investment floods into the city.
For these reasons, speed is of the essence. In this business, it pays to get in early before property prices have shot up. Overseas investors don’t want to spend weeks and months doing their homework to decide what to invest in, and where. Far better is to partner up with Capital Partner – we’ve been doing that homework for eight years.
The Commonwealth Games might be over, but it is just the beginning.