As Scotland's largest city, Glasgow is renowned for its vibrant social scene, boasts first-class designer shopping and, in cultural terms, the city can hold its own thanks to its impressive architecture, the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art.  

It's also home to thousands of students who attend it's top Universities - Glasgow and Strathclyde - as well as the world-renowned Glasgow College of Art and numerous other learning institutions eg Glasgow Metropolitan College, Stow, Anniesland and The College of Nautical Studies. The city is also within easy train travelling distance of Reid Kerr (Paisley) and James Watt (Greenock and Kilwinning) - not to mention the newer West of Scotland University (with popular campuses in both Paisley and Ayr).

As a Clear Property Investment client, investing in a city with a high population of students must be a bit of a magnet. With thousand of young people seeking accommodation every Summer, there very often tends to be fewer properties than there are potential tenants.

But of course it's not just students who make up the prospective tenant market. Glasgow also attracts thousands of young, ambitious career types. And as home to huge international companies such as BT, Barclays Wealth, Dell, esure, JP Morgan, Lloyds TSB, Morgan Stanley, O2, Response Handling, and Direct Line - it's not difficult to see why. It's also Scotland's media capital with the HQ of STV and the BBC as well as every national newspaper with the exception of the P&J (Aberdeen) and Scotsman (Edinburgh).

Meanwhile, there's been major regeneration of the Clyde Waterfront, the new International Financial Services District and the various business parks outwith the city. This is coupled with the fact various new projects have already begun such as Clyde Gateway, Nova Technology Park and the Collegelands development. Huge development is also ongoing in the city's East side with the forthcoming Commonweath Games. The completion of the M74 is also expected to bring more business and employees to the area, improve transport links and reduce car traffic in the city centre.

The city's largest employment arena is in the service industry, with the public sector, like many areas, making up the bulk of jobs. The business and financial sector comes a close second.

In terms of leisure, the coast is never more than a 30 minute train journey away - a big attraction for families moving to the area. There's also numerous opportunities for a fun-day-out for four or more including the Science Centre, Pollock Park, Xscape, Mugdock Country Park, The Time Capsule (nearby Coatbridge) and Museum of Transport.

Glasgow boasts a number of multi-bedroomed Victorian tenements and small, flash, executive pads. And our staff here at Clear Property Investment can happily point you in their direction.

So what are you waiting for? Get investing by giving us a call or popping in to any of our offices throughout Scotland. 

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