Imperial Exchange, Liverpool L2. Apartments from £198,000.
Liverpool's best located new launch. Now selling.
Imperial Exchange is a landmark conversion of the former Imperial Court building on Exchange Street East, 95 apartments at the centre of Liverpool's commercial district. Approved for short lets and long lets, 999 year leases, zero ground rent. Prices from £198,000, released to Verta clients first.
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Imperial Exchange: a landmark conversion in the L2 commercial core.
Imperial Exchange is the ten storey former HMRC building known as Imperial Court, on Exchange Street East inside the Castle Street conservation area, now consented for 95 apartments. The structure already stands, so this is a fit out and facade programme rather than a ground up build, with materially lower construction risk and a shorter timeline.
CGI · Entrance lobbyWhy Imperial Exchange: no other launch in Liverpool holds this address.
Exchange Street East is where professional tenants and short let guests actually want to stay. The business district is on the doorstep, the Cavern Quarter and Liverpool ONE are a short walk, the waterfront is minutes away. For short let operation, walkability to nightlife, dining and transport is the single largest driver of nightly rate and occupancy, and this location has all three.
- Dual use permission. Switch between short lets and long lets as the market moves. A consent that is increasingly hard to obtain in UK city centres.
- Lower construction risk. The heavy structural work is done. What remains is internal fit out and facade modernisation.
- Mortgageable. 30% deposit, from £59,400 on the entry price.
- Fully managed. Guest handling, cleaning, dynamic pricing and compliance handled for you on short let operation.
- Hotel standard amenities. A 1,000 sq ft gym, co working, residents lounge, studios and games room, the facilities that hold occupancy year round.
Imperial Exchange in the press: a scheme on the public record.
Imperial Exchange was covered by the Liverpool Echo as it cleared planning. Independent confirmation of the building, the scale and the timeline. Not an off market claim you have to take on trust.
The building sat empty for more than five years after government staff moved out, a prime L2 building waiting for the right scheme. Now consented for conversion to 95 apartments across 85,000 sq ft, with no external alteration to the existing structure, and part of a wider shift across Liverpool's commercial core where demand for city centre homes is outstripping office use.
- 95 apartments: 64 one bed and 31 two bed, across floors one to nine
- Full planning granted by Liverpool City Council, Castle Street conservation area
- Basement parking, cycle storage, gym and retained ground floor retail
- Public, verifiable and on record before you commit to anything
Liverpool is the UK's No.1 city for house price growth.
Not a claim, a published ranking. The Zoopla House Price Index tracks annual price change across 19 UK cities. Liverpool sits first, more than three times the UK average, while London is in negative territory.
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One of the largest waterfront regeneration projects in Europe.
Liverpool Waters is transforming 148 acres of historic northern docklands, 2.3km of waterfront running north from Pier Head, into five new neighbourhoods of homes, offices, hotels, leisure and a new central park. Everton's stadium at Bramley Moore Dock anchors the northern end and has already brought match day crowds, hospitality and new transport links to the docks.
Add Paddington Village and the Knowledge Quarter, the proposed Central Gateway transport hub and continued investment in the Merseyrail network, and Imperial Exchange sits inside one of the most active regeneration stories in the UK.
Imperial Exchange returns: two taps, one number.
Pick the apartment and how you'll let it. Everything else is fixed on Verta's standard assumptions: 30% deposit, 15% uplift during the build, then 6% a year capital growth after completion in line with Savills' forecasts.
Imperial Exchange apartments: built to be let, and to be lived in.
Open plan layouts, maximised natural light, integrated kitchens and a neutral specification designed for durability and rental appeal. Most city centre conversions offer a token lounge and little else. This one comes with the facilities that justify a higher nightly rate and keep long term tenants renewing.
- Gym, over 1,000 sq ftA properly sized residents' gym. Removes the day pass for guests and the membership for tenants.
- Co working spacesDedicated workspace inside the business district. Captures corporate and extended stay bookings.
- Residents' loungeShared social space that gives groups a reason to book the building rather than a hotel.
- Music and recording studiosA genuine point of difference, and a fitting one in Liverpool.
- Short let key lockersSelf check in infrastructure built into the building for short let operators.
- Laundry, games room, yoga studioPlus ground floor commercial and restaurant space keeping the frontage active.
Imperial Exchange location: everything a guest or tenant wants, on foot.
Exchange Street East runs between Dale Street and the Town Hall, at the exact centre of the city's financial district. Step out of the door and you are two minutes from Castle Street's bars and restaurants, three from Moorfields station and under ten from the Three Graces and the waterfront.
- 2MINTown Hall and Castle StreetThe business district, on the doorstep
- 3MINMoorfields StationMerseyrail, Wirral and Northern lines
- 6MINCavern Quarter and Mathew StreetNightlife, dining, the weekend market
- 8MINLiverpool ONE and Pier Head170+ shops, bars and restaurants, the Three Graces
- 10MINLiverpool Lime StreetNational rail, London in around 2h 15m
- 15MINLiverpool Waters and Princes Dock£5.5bn regeneration, Everton stadium beyond
Imperial Exchange prices: one and two bed apartments.
The lowest priced apartments currently available in each type. Further units and higher floors are released in phases at rising prices. Enquire on a unit and the team will confirm availability, floor plan and payment terms.
Prices are gross and subject to availability and contract. Parking spaces available separately. Deposits shown at 30%.
You buy on the deposit. Growth accrues on the whole asset.
Early buyers purchase at launch rates, below later release phases and below the completed product. Combine that early pricing with Liverpool's market momentum and the leverage of a pre construction purchase, and a modest uplift on the asset becomes a meaningful return on the cash you actually put in.
The arithmetic on the £198,000 entry apartment with a 30% deposit, before the first night of rental income.
£29,700 ÷ £59,40050%
Illustrative, not a forecast or a guarantee. Excludes acquisition costs which increase cash invested and reduce the percentage return. Values can fall as well as rise and a fall would be magnified by the same leverage.
An established North West developer.
Imperial Exchange is delivered by an independent North West developer and consultancy with a track record across residential, heritage and mixed use schemes in Liverpool and Greater Manchester, and 800+ residential and hospitality units progressing across its Liverpool pipeline. The team is already on site with a second Liverpool conversion.
Full developer due diligence, company details and the build programme are included in the investment pack.
- Listed building, LeighConverted into 33 luxury apartments, 2023 to 24, sold outCompleted
- Townhouses, HydeSix contemporary townhouses on a former mining site, completed and soldCompleted
- Grade II listed hotel, LiverpoolConversion to c.160 hotel rooms with rooftop bar, planning securedOn site
- Mixed use scheme, Liverpool650 apartment residential led schemeIn planning
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Before you enquire.
How much cash do I need to reserve a unit at Imperial Exchange?
A reservation fee secures the unit, then a 30% deposit on exchange. On the £198,000 entry apartment that is £59,400. Payment terms and the reservation fee are confirmed in the pack. Units are mortgageable and Verta can introduce a broker who works on this development.
Can I run an Imperial Exchange apartment as a short let?
Yes. Imperial Exchange is consented for both short term letting and traditional assured shorthold tenancies. You can operate it Airbnb style through a management company, let it to a long term tenant, or switch between the two as the market moves.
What does Verta charge me?
Nothing. Verta is paid by the developer, so the price you pay is the developer's price and there are no sourcing or introduction fees on your side. We stay with you through the purchase, build updates, furnishing and letting.
Are the yield figures guaranteed?
No. The short let income forecast is prepared by a specialist short let operator from current data and historic performance. Short lets do not offer fixed monthly returns and income will vary with occupancy, seasonality and nightly rate. The 6% gross long let figure is the developer's projection. Capital growth is not guaranteed and values can fall as well as rise.
Why a conversion rather than a new build?
The building has stood on Exchange Street East for decades, so the structural risk that derails ground up schemes is largely removed. What remains is internal fit out and facade modernisation, which is faster and more predictable. Estimated completion is Q4 2028.
I'm overseas. Can I buy at Imperial Exchange?
Yes. A large share of Verta's clients are based in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE and Europe. We handle the process remotely, including solicitor and broker introductions and company setup where that suits your tax position. The team is available on WhatsApp across time zones.
Imperial Exchange, Liverpool. Prices from £198,000. Position in the queue decides the unit you get.
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