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Silk
The Silk Works, a former historic textiles factory, has been transformed into 58 well-designed stylish one and two-bedroom apartme...
Coventry in Warwickshire is the fastest expanding city in the country outside Greater London, according to ONS figures. The current population is 377,000 but it could rise to 417,000 in the next decade. Coventry is also popular with those who commute to Birmingham. There are up to seven trains an hour to Birmingham, with the fastest journey being 20 minutes. Upcoming schemes include expanding the new business district at Friargate and relaunching the huge City Centre South retail and leisure development £80 million has been spent on improving the city centre shopping areas and public spaces while Coventry’s historic buildings are being restored. Nominated as the UK City of Culture 2021. UK City of Culture could grow tourism by a third and put over £1 billion into he Coventry economy. Coventry Gateway scheme is a £140 million SEGRO project to develop 3.7 million sq.ft. of industrial and warehousing units and would ultimately provide up to 14,000 jobs for the area. Rental yields of up to 5.9% are achievable in Coventry
Coventry benefits from a great location right in the centre of the UK. It is close to the M6, M6 Toll, M69, M45, and M42, plus the A45 and A46. There are regular train services to Birmingham, London, and many other places from Coventry. Coventry railway station is being expanded and a futuristic new tram system, the VLR or Very Light Rail, is being planned which could transform transport around the town. Birmingham Airport is close by and the future HS2 high-speed railway network will have a station at Birmingham Interchange not far from Coventry.
