Our Property Inspections & Maintenance Team are based in West Didsbury and are always on hand to provide support, as a business we manage over 3000 properties and are in regular contact with tenants and landlords regarding maintenance. During the last year it was difficult to inspect all our properties in person due to ongoing […]
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Global travel authority Lonely Planet has unveiled its top destinations to visit in 2023, with Manchester making the cut as one of 30 must-visit locations. Manchester is the only UK city to feature in the Best in Travel 2023 list, which also includes cities as varied as Lima in Peru, Ghana’s capital Accra, and Sydney, Australia, as […]
When you purchase a buy-to-let investment property through Philip James, you gain access to some of Manchester’s best performing, and exclusive properties before they go on the market. Our Investments Manager Neil gives a rundown of our top three investment properties this month, and this is just an example of the types of properties you […]
Top 5 Reasons to Live in Didsbury It is easy to overlook what makes the areas we live, work and play in so great, and the leafy suburb of Manchester is no exception. If you are considering moving to the area, or you’re curious about what our opinion is, sit back, relax and read our […]
The spiralling cost of living, rising interest rates, and low levels of available housing stock are creating some of the most challenging market conditions on record for those looking to buy a property. Searches for ‘can I afford to buy a new house?’ have seen a 400% rise in the past 12 months and highlight […]
In good news for buyers and homeowners wishing to remortgage, mortgage rates look set to fall towards the end of this year and into 2023. Key takeaways The money markets are already adjusting to the changing political outlook, where stability for the UK’s finances is essential Mortgage rates are expected to fall to 4-5% […]
The UK rental market continues to shift alongside the housing sector at large, and a new rental report reveals some interesting trends that buy-to-let investors should be aware of. Change is afoot, but one thing that seems to be retaining its resilience is the country’s rental market. Tenant demand across many parts of the UK remains […]
It’s undeniable that everyone feels spring, rather than autumn, is the busiest ‘house selling season’: but while the weather is almost always better around April, don’t discount the end of the year as a time to sell. That’s even the case today, after the end of the stamp duty holiday. Momentum in the market remains huge: […]