Manchester is one of the most popular cities in Britain for students, with over 75,000 people studying across the city’s two main universities. Both university campuses are located on the Oxford Road corridor, a two-mile stretch of road running from the southern-edge of the city centre to Rusholme, and with 40,000 students at the University […]
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We’ve seen a significant change in the student tenant market, with more and more tenants asking to rent managed properties, as opposed to properties run by private landlords. Laura Kilbride, Student Lettings Manager, Withington: “Properties managed by us have been flying out the door this year – in the first six weeks of 2011 we’ve successfully […]
Manchester’s most popular choice for students, Fallowfield is located 2-miles south of the city centre and centred along the popular and busy Wilmslow Road. This vibrant area runs from Platt Fields in the north to Mauldeth Road in the south and commuting to the main campuses around Oxford Road is easy – Wilmslow Road is […]
Despite restricted mortgage lending and static property prices, 2011 is going to be a good year for Manchester’s landlords and homeowners. Four of Philip James’s experts take a look at the year ahead and explain why interest rates will stay at 0.5% MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE LETTINGS Rob Cuffe: “Rental prices to climb throughout 2011” If the first […]
From 2011 we will be publishing a quarterly market analysis of Manchester’s property market. The “Philip James Manchester Property Review” will include sales and rental figures, a market report, a summary of how Manchester’s property market is performing and exclusive reports from amateur and professional landlords across the city. If you’re a buy-to-let investor […]
Our Philip James Student office in Withington is rushed off its feet at the moment with students snapping up houses ready for the 2011/2012 academic year at Manchester University. From first-year students leaving halls of residence to Post-Grad students teaming up with old friends, everyone is looking to save money so Philip James now offer […]
Philip James is proud to announce the launch of its new Facebook and Twitter sites. Company owner Philip Nolan and South Manchester branch manager Alistair Gilles explain why embracing social media is so important to Philip James… Philip Nolan on Facebook “I’m delighted that Philip James has started 2011 by embracing social media. No […]
The Metrolink comes to Didsbury next summer with the arrival of five new stations; Withington, Burton Road, West Didsbury, Didsbury Village and East Didsbury. Nearby properties are likely to see an upturn in prices as the area becomes Manchester’s most sought-after residential location. If you’re planning to buy a property in Didsbury and want to […]
2012 has been the wettest summer on record but finally the sun has come out and Manchester’s summer events have kicked-off in style. We choose our favourite must-see events, from live football to ground-breaking theatre; THE OLYMPICS Salford Quays 27th July – 12th August, 2012 2012 is the biggest year for British sport in decades and you […]
Born into one of Denton’s most well-known Italian families, Franca Carbone was born and bred in east Manchester and is now overseeing the launch of Philip James’ newest branch,Philip James Denton. We meet Franca for a cup of coffee and ask her about her newest project Why have Philip James launched in Denton? We’ve […]