Property investment in North West
Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region dominate, with deep rental demand, big build-to-rent pipelines and student markets.
Places we follow in North West
Blackpool
A coastal resort town with a large visitor economy and a significant private rented sector.
Bolton
A large Greater Manchester town with a regenerating centre, a university and comparatively affordable housing stock.
Bury
A Greater Manchester market town at the end of the Metrolink Bury line, popular with families and commuters.
Chester
A walled Roman city with a strong tourism draw, a university and close links to North Wales and Merseyside.
Lancaster
A historic university city on the West Coast Main Line, close to the Lake District and Morecambe Bay.
Liverpool
A major port city with a large student population, a busy visitor economy and continuing waterfront regeneration.
Manchester
The North West's commercial centre and one of the UK's fastest-growing city-centre populations, with a large build-to-rent sector.
Preston
Lancashire's administrative centre, on the West Coast Main Line with a large university and a strong public sector base.
Salford
Manchester's neighbouring city, home to MediaCityUK and a long-running regeneration of the quays and the Irwell riverside.
Stockport
A Greater Manchester town with a major town-centre regeneration programme and fast rail links to Manchester and London.
Warrington
Positioned between Manchester and Liverpool where the M6, M62 and M56 meet, making it one of the North West's key logistics hubs.
Wigan
A large town between Manchester and Liverpool with two West Coast Main Line stations and good motorway access.
Local rules to know
Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to direct property purchases in England. Residential tenancies in England are mainly assured shorthold tenancies, and the rules for landlords are changing under recent renters' reform legislation.