Rents in city centres across the UK are booming as the country gets back to normal following the coronavirus pandemic. And rents in cities like Leeds and Manchester are performing particularly well – up by nearly 10% compared to the UK average of +8.3%.   Booming city centres The latest UK Rental Market Report from […]

Manchester’s property market is struggling with a major lack of supply, which is boosting property prices across the city. This is having an especially large impact in Manchester city centre and Salford Quays, where the average property price rose by 22% during 2021.   Unable to meet demand Whereas other major cities have seen the […]

Manchester has once again proven its resilience following the global coronavirus pandemic with an economic growth rate of 8% during 2021 – the second fastest in all of Europe. According to research by commercial real estate agents Avison Young into the economic performance of 30 major European cities, Dublin was the only place with a […]

Manchester City Council has announced its new plan for investing in Manchester property through the creation of its new housing development company, named This City. Launched at the beginning of February, This City aims to accelerate the number of new homes in Manchester, starting with an initial site in Ancoats.   High ambitions The council’s […]

Property website Rightmove has reported on a rising demand for city flats from buyers and tenants. During the autumn of 2021, flats were the most in demand property type within cities as people returned to them following the pandemic. Demand from purchasers could come from both owner occupiers as well as people searching for buy […]

With 2021 fast becoming a distant memory, property experts have been looking at who won the property price north-south divide for the year. New analysis from Yorkshire Building Society looked at house price growth across the country during the previous year. From this, they worked out where the highest performance was and therefore the best […]

Investing into property is becoming one of the most popular ways of financial investment. In the five years to December 2020, the number of UK buy-to-let landlords grew by a massive 49% from 1.8million to 2.7million.   And although people aged 30-50 are more likely to own an investment property than any other group, the […]

The Leeds economy has gained another seal of approval from Knight Frank in their recent report on the country’s urban logistics market. The research shows how the city has gained more investor interest in the space than anywhere else outside of London. This boost to the local economy will help Leeds investments remain a secure […]