{"id":459671,"date":"2025-09-29T05:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459671\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T05:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:51:11","slug":"london-tops-european-growth-index-as-liverpool-moves-up-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459671\/","title":{"rendered":"London tops European growth index as Liverpool moves up ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tMonday 29 September 2025 6:06 am<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSunday 28 September 2025 10:19 pm\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tX\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on LinkedIn\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWhatsApp\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on WhatsApp\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Email\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img width=\"742\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1239759237-1.webp\" class=\"media \" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"  \/>\t\tCity of London\t<\/p>\n<p>London has held on to its spot at the top of a closely watched index of European cities as other UK destinations move up the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>The capital has once again ranked number one on the 15th edition of the European Cities Growth Index (ECGI), an annual review of demand for property put together by global real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management.<\/p>\n<p>While London stood out \u2013 ranking first once again \u2013 thanks to its outsized expected total employment growth, Paris was close behind and has the highest \u2018human capital\u2019 score of any European city.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the Manchester-Liverpool conurbation and Bristol rose by 14 and 4 places respectively, to positions 19 and 27, as a result of the projected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/defence-spending-will-generate-85000-jobs-by-2035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impact of defence spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Europe, Warsaw moved into the top 10 for the first time since 2010 due to a strong growth outlook, Germany had the most city regions categorized as \u2018strong\u2019 and \u2018very strong\u2019, at 15, eclipsing the UK\u2019s 12.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Mahoney, Europe Head of Research and Strategy at LaSalle, said: \u201cWith growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/defence-stocks-rise-as-europes-tensions-with-russia-escalate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">geopolitical tensions<\/a>, European governments are allocating greater spending for defence, which is expected to create winners in those city regions that have traditionally been the home of military production sites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rising tensions and rising temperatures<\/p>\n<p>Climate change continued to influence the outlook for European real estate markets, La Salle said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating climate risk and energy security in its metrics, the index found that the increase in extreme heat days and wildfire is expected to acutely impact southern parts of Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Madrid, however, remained in eighth place in this year\u2019s ECGI ranking, helped by the major economic tailwind of some of Europe\u2019s lowest electricity prices due to solar power, as well as a strong GDP and job growth path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefence spending and climate adaptation are poised to shape Europe\u2019s urban hierarchy as never before, and it\u2019s crucial to incorporate these factors alongside traditional drivers of real estate demand in any city economic league table,\u201d Mahoney said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/london-fails-to-reach-podium-in-list-of-top-sport-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London fails to reach podium in list of top sport cities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tSimilarly tagged content: <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSections\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tCategories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeople &amp; 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