Many foresee that unemployment rates, stock market health and credit availability will be the major factors affecting the property market in 2010, but we should also factor in the driving forces of supply and demand which has placed pressure on prices in autumn 2009.

We experienced sales in November 2009 equivalent to that of 7 months in 2008 and the busiest December since our company started trading, in terms of number of listings, sales and exchanges. We also noted the rush of buyers trying to exchange prior to Stamp duty changes in January 2010, which pushed the market forwards from £175k and above.We have seen stock levels reducing due to increased sales and the natural withdrawals pre-Christmas.

Barratt Gray independent brokers providing advice and support to our buyers predict further easing of lending, and deem that 2010 to be more fruitful than 2009. Here are some encouraging headlines pre Christmas; "buy to let market grows for the first time in two years", "Lenders ease mortgage rationing", "Mortgage lending the highest in 2 years", "Property prices rise for the 5^th consecutive month, good news for the mortgage market".

The Heaton's offer a good level of period style properties in a leafy location with a great selection of bars and restaurants within strolling distance of a main line train station, a short drive to the M60 and a small commute to one of the UK's largest airports is there any wonder that this area has weathered the storm well.

Strength in Numbers

Our Partnership is a collection of estate agents, who run their own estate agencies in South Manchester with sales and lettings in Didsbury, lettings in Manchester City Centre, sales and lettings in Heaton Moor, and professional lettings (incorporating student lettings) in Withington. Collectively our aim is to offer the most competitive, consistent, networked service for clients looking to rent or sell property in South Manchester, Didsbury, West Didsbury, East Didsbury, Chorlton, Northenden, Levenshulme, Burnage, Fallowfield, Heaton Moor, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey, Reddish, Stockport, Salford ,Salford Quays and Manchester City Centre.

Reassuringly Good at Letting and Selling

Our Manchester Lettings Office located on Deansgate next to the Hilton Hotel predominantly deals with professional lettings in Manchester and the surrounding areas. In recent years the city centre has seen rapid growth in the number of flats to rent in Manchester and as a result lettings in Manchester have a high proportion of apartments to rent in Manchester.

Didsbury Estate Agents Philip James Kennedy deals with houses for sale in Didsbury and the surrounding area. In addition we find tenants for our houses for rent in Didsbury, Chorlton, East Didsbury, West Didsbury, Burnage, Fallowfield and Levenshulme. Our Didsbury Estate Agency also deals with a high volume of apartments for sale in Didsbury and apartments to rent in Didsbury.

Maximum coverage of your Property

Our Withington Lettings office covers Student lettings in Fallowfield for students attending Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University and offers professional lettings in Withington and surrounding areas. Philip James Partnership has specialised in sourcing tenants for student accommodation in Manchester for many years.

Heaton Moor Estate Agent Philip James Wilson Ltd covers both houses to rent in Stockport, houses for sale in Stockport and houses for rent and for sale in Reddish.

Our property management in South Manchester is based on the first and second floor of our prestigious estate agents in Didsbury. It covers all the houses for rent in Didsbury, apartments for rent in Manchester, houses for rent in Stockport and apartments to rent in Stockport.

Networked Marketing

Due to the size of our partnership and the investments we have made into both our infrastructure and technology we now provide a service that you would receive from an online estate agent with the advantage of a high street presence. An online estate agent would be restricted to the internet alone, We firmly believe that your most prized asset still requires the attention that we provide via our network of offices.