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Property market updates, investor guides, new development launches and company news from the 36 Partners team.
Market Updates
Oxford Economics has named Manchester the only UK city among five European "Cities to Watch" in its 2026 Global Cities Index. Here's what it means for buyers and investors.
30 September 2026 · 5 min read
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Market Updates
From the North Docks to the city centre, Liverpool’s next chapter is taking shape. Here’s what the evidence means for property buyers and investors.
20 September 2026 · 5 min read
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Data & Comparisons
Two neighbouring city regions offer different places and property types. Neither comes with a guaranteed winner.
28 August 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
MediaCity is an established anchor, but Salford’s neighbourhoods have distinct stories and different delivery stages.
21 August 2026 · 5 min read
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News & Opportunity
Walkable streets appeal, but a useful neighbourhood is more than a circle drawn around a flat.
12 August 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
The Baltic Triangle, Knowledge Quarter and North Docks reveal three very different ways a city can change.
7 August 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
The move from halls to a first job is a housing story about routines, budgets and transport.
31 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Investor Guides
The most useful questions are often about the contract, the developer and the costs after handover.
24 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Investor Guides
One offers time before handover; the other lets you inspect the finished home. Neither removes investment risk.
18 July 2026 · 4 min read
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Investor Guides
Buying before completion is a process, not an instant return. Here are the questions behind each stage.
10 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Investor Guides
An excellent floorplan still needs a city, a street and a tenant.
2 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Data & Comparisons
There is no single renter. Work patterns, household size and journey time shape the search.
23 June 2026 · 5 min read
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Data & Comparisons
A city-wide average is not a shopping list. Start with the actual homes and costs within your budget.
12 June 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
Cities do not stop growing at a boundary; they reuse land, build higher and connect to neighbouring districts.
4 June 2026 · 5 min read
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News & Opportunity
A skyline drawing can contain completed towers, active sites and buildings that exist only on paper.
22 May 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
Ancoats, New Islington and the city’s northern edge show how neighbourhoods change—and why timing still matters.
12 May 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
Stadiums and media campuses attract attention. Lasting neighbourhood change is a much wider job.
28 April 2026 · 5 min read
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City Stories
Liverpool’s docklands are a long-term regeneration story, not a single new-building announcement.
17 April 2026 · 5 min read
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News & Opportunity
A tram stop can widen a renter’s choices. It cannot make a poor apartment a good investment.
3 April 2026 · 5 min read
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Market Updates
New jobs make headlines. Housing those workers is the harder, more local question for Manchester and Liverpool.
19 March 2026 · 5 min read
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