Manchester Property News

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 ...

A fantastic two bedroom end terraced property which is located in a popular area of Davenport and would make an ideal investment property. It is currently marketed at £149,500 and with an achievable rent of £650 per calendar month would give a decent 5.2% yield. ...

I recently attended a local property event in Stockport, at the event I got recognised as a local agent. A question I was being asked repeatedly is ''what is the ideal property to invest in, in Stockport?'' So I thought I would share my thoughts ...

One of my landlords rang me last week from Bramhall as he had been speaking to a friend of his. Last month they were discussing the Stockport property market and neither of them could make their mind up if it was time to either sell ...

I was having lunch the other day at The Metropolitan on Burton Road in Didsbury, with a local Didsbury solicitor friend of mine, when the subject of property came up. She asked me my thoughts on the South Manchester property market for the next five ...

A landlord I know has owned properties on Charles Street for the last thirteen years. She came in to our office to discuss the rise and fall of property prices on the street and how this has affected her over the years.

In 2002, when ...

I was talking to an investor landlord of mine who had called into my office yesterday to have a chat a about the market as he was looking to add to his current portfolio of properties in the Levenshulme and Burnage area of South Manchester. ...

I had a very interesting chat with a mature couple (in their early/mid 50’s) from Burnage the other day, whilst viewing one of our rental properties. The property wasn’t for them, but their daughter, who wanted a second viewing with her parents to get their ...

I was talking to a lady over the weekend from Levenshulme, who was considering becoming a landlord for the first time. She visited our office to ask us whether buying a property on either Watts Street or Marley Road would make a better Buy to ...

Well it’s the second week of January. The debauchery over Christmas and New Year has ended and fast fading into the distant memory and people are starting to get their acts together again. Whether this is health-wise, business-wise or perhaps investment-wise.

I have taken a ...