West End Leeds
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About Leeds
• Leeds is one of the UK's oldest Cities. In November 2007 it officially celebrated its 800th birthday
• Originally the City was known as Loidis
• People from Leeds are traditionally known as Loiners
• The City has been recognised for its business and leisure offering with awards such as:
Number One city in Europe that offers value for money office space, Cushman and Wakefield report, 2008
"Leeds is England's number one centre for financial services outside London.” Lord Mayor of the City of London
"Britain’s financial services sector, led by the international financial markets of London and other important financial clusters such as Leeds…” Chancellor of the Exchequer
The UK’s best shopping destination Rough Guide to Britain, 2006
A go ahead city which is good for business, good for shopping and entertainment, and a good place to live in URBED, 2002
The Best Place in Britain to Live
The Urban Behaviours Study, 2004
Top 30 European business location
Cushman & Wakefield European Cities Monitor 2006
Leeds surpasses major European cities including Zurich, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid and Barcelona for best office rents, standing currently at number 11 in the world.
Global 50 Index, CB Richard Ellis, 2006
Present
• Leeds is recognised as the regional capital of Yorkshire and the Humber
• Leeds is recognised as England’s leading financial services centre outside London and a top 30 European business location
• It is the UK’s fastest growing city with the 2nd largest employment total outside London
• Leeds has attracted over £5bn of commercial investment and development
• Leeds is one of the UK’s most important financial centres outside London with over 30 national and international banks. It is also recognised as the top legal centre outside London
• The estimated value of the city’s economy stood at £13.9 billion in 2006 and is projected to grow by a third in the next 10 years
• Leeds has one of the most diverse economies of all the UK’s employment centres and is the major employment centre in the region
• Around 457,400 people work in the Leeds and the city is expected to provide nearly a quarter of employment growth in the region over the next 10 years
• There are over 120,500 degree students at Leeds two internationally acclaimed universities
• Over two-thirds of the Leeds district is covered with green belt land and the city centre is less than 20 miles from the Yorkshire Dales National Park
• The city is a major visitor destination, with the tourism industry supporting in excess of 10,000 full time jobs
Future
• Employment in Leeds is expected to grow 45% in the next 10 years
• £3.2 billion was invested in Leeds in the last decade and large scale development projects worth £7.2 billion are under construction and in the pipeline
Fast Fact...
The development of West End Leeds is supported by Leeds city council.