Manchester Property News

Manchester Fire-fighters are offering free smoke alarms .

They are currently running an offer where you can have smoke alarms fitted in your property for free!

They are also guaranteed for upto 10 years.

Not catches, just ring 0800555815 to make an appointment and a ...

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

The Tenancy deposit scheme was introduced to private landlords and tenants in April 2007. Since then it’s been a legal requirement for all deposits taken to be registered with a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme (TDS).

We register our ...

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

A big thank you to everyone that supported us and sponsored us for the Manchester Run this year!

Between us we have managed to rise nearly £2000 for various charity’s.

The best time went to Michelle Boyd who ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

We have recently set up a company page on Facebook to help landlords and tenants keep in touch with what is happening at PAD4U in addition to  local events and industry news.  PAD4U is always looking ...

Deniston Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport

Following our newsletter in April, we have now finished our extension project in Heaton Moor. The project including additional work took 12 weeks to complete which was within our time schedule. As you can see by the photographs the workmanship ...

Pattison Auctions who run national auctions around the country are having their third auction in the North West on the 3rd of June 2010 (Registration is at 6PM, auction starts at 6:30PM).  The auction will be held at Copesthorne Hotel, Salford Road, Salford Quays.   Auction Catalogues ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

The welcome news that Home Information Packs are likely to be scrapped by the new coalition government in the upcoming emergency budget has been sidelined by the very unwelcome news of a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.

One ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Just thought I would share our current Rightmove statistics.  Although, not conclusive evidence of how we are performing I do keep an eye on our Rightmove statistics as it is the major portal for Estate and Letting Agents:

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

PAD4U have signed up for this year's Great Manchester run.  David Boyd, Luke Elston, Cara Heaney, will all be there, also friends and family will be running including, Michelle Boyd, Lindsay Rieger, Lauren Webster and even my 70 ...

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

As part of our ongoing commitment to help improve our local community, Luke and I have recently visited Burnage Media Arts College where head teacher Ian Fenn donated blankets and sleeping bags to a charity we have been ...

Donna Weetman, Maintenance and Development Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

We're coming to the end of our current extension project in Heaton Moor.

The project commenced in February and will consist of a double storey side extension that has been built to create a new bedroom with ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

PAD4U have recently been awared the Investors in People Award!

PAD4U commited to Investors in People two years ago and we are very proud to recevice this acolade after the hard work everyone has put into this ...

 David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

As discussed in previous newsletters PAD4U will shortly be switching to electronic Statements and Newsletters.  In this article I will answer the common questions we receive regarding the switchover.

 Why switch to electronic Statements ...

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In this week's Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that stamp duty of 1% on properties worth between £125,000 and £250,000 would be removed for the next two years for first-time buyers.  But is this enough to revitalise the property market?

Probably not.  It will encourage ...

The Government plans to require HMO accomodation to have planning permission after April 6, 2010.

If you are planning to convert an existing property to HMO then you will have to pay £335.00 and wait eight weeks (at a minimum) to receive planning permission before ...

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Please only call 999 if you have a real life emergency, if yours or someone else's life is in immediate danger!

Recently 999 Crews have reported that they are struggling to attend to critically ill patients ...

 Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

I am coming across miscommunications between landlords own contractors and tenants on a regular basis and this is leading to frustration on all parities especially the tenants,

The procedure that we try to adhere for landlords ...

Donna Weetman, Maintenance and Development Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Peter Anthony Developments are currently converting a shop into two modern flats on Levenshulme Road, Gorton, Manchester.  These types on conversions are becoming popular as it is often the case that residential properties can be more ...

Donna Weetman, Maintenance and Development Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

New Extension in Heaton Moor

After completing a double storey extension in Congleton at the start of the new year, Peter Anthony Developments have started another double storey extension at Deniston Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport to ...