Keel House - Newcastle

The Quayside of Newcastle has attracted worldwide attention for its regeneration over the last few years. It now represents one of the most desirable areas to live and work in the north-east of England.

Several investors in the group have already benefited considerably from investments in Quayside. As the Newcastle side is reaching full development, attention has been turning to the south side of the river where considerable regeneration has already been completed in Gateshead.

For those of you not familiar with the area, what is commonly thought of as Newcastle, is in fact the Tyneside conurbation with local city/town identities closely guarded. Newcastle and Gateshead are twin cities north and south of the River Tyne. Keel House has benefited from these factors, and some of our early off plan investors have now put these on the market for resale.

Chinese investors choose Geordie's Newcastle as investment hub.

Chinese investment funds have been flowing into Newcastle and Gateshead from the most unlikely of places. Figures from Ernst & Young place TYneside as a European investment hotspot in terms of business foreign direct investment.

The strategy over the years of the regional agencies has been to build links with China, building on the north-east's new strengths. Delegations from China have been visiting in increasing numbers, and to date some 50 Chinese North East joint projects have been hatched.

Gateshead has in particular attracted Chinese investment with the aid of the International Business Centre near the river Tyne. The head of the Centre Mr Zhu commented on Tyneside's appeal as being its culture, history and size - neither too small nor large a Town.

From no-go to must see..

Newcastle Upon Tyne goes from industrial dereliction to northern chic with architectural landmarks such as the Baltic flour mill. Since the 90's the councils of Gateshead and Newcastle have endeavoured to put the north-east clearly on the map.

The councils started a catalyst which helped a re-birth of the area, resulting from inward investment from companies entering the area. The Baltic Mill sees 400,000 visitors, and the area plays host to 63 growing foreign businesses. Contempory offices along the Quayside abound, with key features such as the Millennium Bridge, Sage Concert Hall and Baltic Flour Mill.

Newcastle is a leader in stem cell research, leading to a reputation for attracting innovative new companies. A science City is to be built on the site of the Tyne Brown Ale Brewery in the heart of the city centre.

The area is retaining talent due to a list of flagship projects: Expo 2010, 20 developers offering different architectural styles to the locality ; redevelopment of the Ouseburn Valley and City Quadrant in Waterloo Square.