Without change there would be no progress. There would also be no innovation, no development and ultimately no future. It is what moves us forward. It is what keeps us going. And yet we have a habit of fighting it every step of the way.
Because change is a scary business. It means betting on the unknown. And when those bets are millions of pounds worth of property investments, then the stakes become very high indeed.
But the biggest risk of all is refusing to adapt. Choosing instead to stay huddled in our comfort zones waiting for the inevitable, and far scarier, alternative: irrelevance.
This has never been truer in London. Second only to New York as a leading global powerhouse, the sixth best city in the world for supporting and nurturing start-ups and home to Europe’s first (and only) Proptech accelerator, no-one can afford to look backwards here in the UK capital.
This does not mean that investing in young companies and tech launches is a risk-free proposition. So this issue of the London Investor Guide is here to help. Armed with everything you need to know about where to splash the cash in the capital this year, we lift the lid on how to tackle a fresh wave of real estate opportunities in a young, volatile sector.
You will find at-a-glance market snapshots, from exclusive analysis of the London boroughs with the highest start-up survival rates (p10) to the five you should be investing in right now (p16).
We also introduce the twenty-something entrepreneurs that every investor should have on speed dial (p24), speak to London’s most futuristic architects (page 28) and delve into the success stories that can stem from owning absolutely nothing (p36).
Welcome to the future. It’s all yours.
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