Since the announcement of the Northern Powerhouse project in 2014, investment in the region’s economy and infrastructure is helping make it a reality and drawing numerous buy-to-let investors into the area. The Northern Powerhouse Rail; a road tunnel beneath the Pennines; the emergence of Leeds as a digital tech hub; and a £1 billion upgrade […]
Since September 2017, 100 Microsoft staff have been working from the £8million Neo development on Charlotte Street in Manchester’s city centre. Located on the seventh floor of the 12-story building – a redevelopment of the former Bank House building led by commercial property firm Bruntwood – Microsoft’s new office forms part of their plan to […]
Argyll Property Partners have named Leeds the best place in England for planning new build developments. In research that explored the likelihood of planning success, value, demand and house price growth, Leeds led the way. Thriving Market The new build sector in Leeds is booming, with such properties worth 40% more than existing properties; a […]
In recent years Leeds has become a key market for private renters. The UK average for privately rented households is 16.5%, but in Leeds this is 21%. The population of Leeds is at almost 2 million – 80% of the overall population of West Yorkshire – and has a working age population set to grow […]
