Manchester Property News

Barley House on Marriot Street in Stockport is a superb one bedroom fourth floor apartment in a recently converted old office block. The property is modern through out and therefore requires no work to be able to let it out quickly.

In the current market you ...

I was reading the Sunday Papers, as is my want and, when reading the financial pages, it was announced UK inflation had increased to its highest level in a year. Inflation, as calculated by the Government’s Consumer Prices Index, rose by 0.3% over the last ...

In this post credit crunch world of sub terrain low interest and annuity rates the growth of buy to let since 2009 has been phenomenal.  So much so, there has been an evolution in purchase of property in the UK from that of just buying ...

I was having an interesting chat with a gentleman the other day at our office on Bramhall Lane about the local property market, as he was concerned his daughter would never be able to buy her own property, a place in Stockport that she herself ...

With the change in tax rules on second properties this years April Fools Day was no joke for some landlords, as they rushed their buy to let property purchases throughout late March to beat the extra 3% stamp duty George Osborne had imposed on buy to let ...

It’s nearly that time of year again where the team at Peter Anthony compete in the Great Manchester 10K run. This year David, James and Tom will be running to raise money for our designated charity Cancer Research UK. I am sure you will agree ...

An Englishman’s home is his castle but when it comes to the UK the ‘Brit’s are still a nation of homeowners. It is interesting to note that up until the mid to late 1960’s more people rented their home (albeit mostly local council) than owned ...

Prices up, prices down, prices stable… the newspapers are full of good news, bad news and indifferent news about the Brit’s favourite subject after the weather, the price of property! What is happening with within the local area at the moment is always a source ...

I was at lunch the other day with a solicitor friend of mine and we got talking as usual about the current property market in Davenport and how it was doing and I thought I would share it with you.

Firstly you’ll all be aware ...

I was speaking to one of my landlords the other day and we got talking about his first property and that when he bought it in Burnage in the 1960’s he was in his early 20’s. This got me thinking and I looked into the age ...

I don’t know about you, but I find if you read the Daily Mail, there are only three topics that make their blood boil. Bureaucracy from Brussels, House Prices and Immigration. Ignoring the Immigration if I can for this article, but if we as a ...

You find me in a reflective mood today as I want to talk about the future of investing in property parts of South Manchester. The truth is that we have got fat and lethargic, with many people having mistaken the ever rising South Manchester (and ...

Selling your home is a competitive market and this is why you need to do what you can to ensure that your home stands out from the rest. Here are some tips to bear in mind when looking to make your home be the one ...

Most people agree that Manchester is a great city to live in and that there are many reasons to invest in the city. However, if you are looking for 10 reasons to buy a property in Manchester, look no further.

There is a good buy ...

In the wake of every budget, people and businesses need to review what has been said, what will change and what impact it will have on them. This is definitely the case for landlords, who have been on the receiving end of some harsh decisions ...

A fantastic two bedroom mid terraced property which is located in a popular area of Levenshulme as has been completely refurbished throughout and would make an ideal investment property. It is currently marketed at £129,500 and with an achievable rent of £650 per calendar month ...

Last week a landlord of mine came in to the office for a chat as he is looking at moving abroad with work and is looking at now renting his home out whilst he is away. We got talking about the buy to let market ...

With so many changes to legislation, tax changes, stamp duty land tax and yet more and more red tape thrown in front of landlords yet the private rented sector is a two way street and whilst the landlords are key to the market so is ...

I had an interesting email from a potential landlord a few days ago that I want to share with you. In a nutshell, the gentleman lives in Burnage, is in his mid 60’s and still working. He has a good pension, so that when he ...

I was having a chat to a landlord this morning. It started the same way most of my conversations do at the moment.

“Do you think of the Stamp Duty increase will affect buyers?”

“Are you trying to buy more property before April?”

“Are you ...