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Why Choose Birmingham?*► The uk's number 1 investment hotspot (Hometrack report January 18)► One of the youngest and fastest growing cities in Europe with a population of 1.1 million (Visit Birmingham)► HS2 will reduce journey times between Birmingham and London to just 49 minutes (bbc)► Birmingham's most significant development in a generation, Paradise, will introduce 1.8 million sq. Ft of office, retail and leisure space and will be home to pwc's Birmingham office. (Birmingham Mail)► The Arena Central development will expand Birmingham's already thriving financial and professional hub. It will be home to the new hsbc HQ and hmrc, Birmingham's largest commercial pre-let in a decade. (Arena Central)Local Area• Just a short stroll along the canal from Brindley place which offers a plethora of popular restaurants and bars is the city’s popular Mailbox shopping Centre, with its designer retail and selection of canal-side bars and restaurants• The neighboring Arena Central delivers 1.2 million sq. Ft. Of mixed-use development set within a brand new landscaped public realm, and the £700million Paradise developments, which between them will house circa 9,500 staff from hsbc, hmrc and PwC alone by 2020Why Birmingham?• Birmingham is a global city that attracts more than 30 million visitors each year• The uk’s second city, Birmingham is home to the largest business, professional and financial services (bfbs) hub outside London, employing more than 100,000 people• The beating Heart of England, the city has access to 4.3 million people of working age and 20 leading universities producing over 120,000 graduates every year, all within a one-hour drive of the city Centre• Birmingham uniquely offers direct access to all major UK cities in under four hours, and when HS2 arrives in 2026, the Capital will be accessible in just 49 mins; For business, the city is already thriving, attracting £billions in investment into infrastructure, retail, commercial and residential projects• Commonwealth Games in 2020, the largest sporting event in the UK since the 2012 Olympics in London is set to generate an estimated £750 million boost to Birmingham’s economy