We are giving our teams a break during the festive period. Below are our opening hours for each department: Sales & Lettings OPEN on Christmas Eve 9am – 12pm CLOSED from Christmas Day until 3rd January 2022 Back open on Tuesday 4th January 2022 Property Management Tenants wanting to report an emergency repairs over the […]
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A Positive Outlook for the Lettings Market Our team at Philip James Lettings in Manchester are leading the way, having lets agreed on 414 properties in the last 11 weeks. We have let more than double our closest competitor, which is a huge achievement. Data source: Rightmove, based on on lets agreed by Greater Manchester […]
A lot of landlords are not aware that in Manchester planning is required to rent out a property to more than two tenants (three or more separate households/tenants). This because the Council has used a legal process called an Article 4 Direction which means that development, which in other places would not usually need planning permission, […]
There are good returns still to be had by buying apartments in established buildings! The skyline of Manchester City Centre has changed dramatically over the past 10 years with buildings going up on every spare bit of land. A huge increase of Build to Rent (a new residential concept in the UK encompassing residential developments […]
Didsbury is a great place to invest in Buy-to-Let properties, and we are the agent to find your next investment! Rents have gone up 10-12% in 2021, the average rent for a flat is £913 and a house is £1211. This along with Didsbury’s social scene and excellent transport links are providing great returns on […]
We have recently launched a specialist investor club, where we work to place off market properties with investors. Below are just some of the benefits: You will have access to properties before they go on the open market. We have five sales departments across Manchester City Centre, Didsbury, Heaton Moor, Reddish and Denton as well as a […]
As we prepare to launch our student lettings for the academic year 2022-2023 we anticipate a rush of students looking to find accommodation. With universities welcoming students back to lectures more and more, student life is returning back to normal. Last year Philip James managed to let 100% of our student portfolio and were the […]
Philip James are pleased to announce that after working with Lewis and Michelle at Lewis Phipps for the last 6 months, we have now acquired the business. This is our 4th acquisition in 2 years as we continue to grow and invest in the business, this is all been made possible by your successes and […]
A Summer of being NUMBER ONE for Philip James Lettings Our team at Philip James Lettings in Manchester have had a very busy Summer, as you will see from Rightmove’s data between 4th June 2021 and 4th October 2021 the number of Lets Agreed were higher than our competitors, which puts us in the number […]
Manchester continues to be THE place to live with 7,000 new jobs created in the last year. One of the reasons for the continued success of the letting market in Manchester is the young demographic of the city, with 45% being under the age of 35. However, there are different sides to the story of […]