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Over 7,000 new jobs announced for Manchester in the last seven months

7,000 new jobs are created in Manchester in H2 2020. UrbInfo finds 2020 was the most active year for new office proposals of the last decade

Furnished or unfurnished? UrbInfo publishes Manchester's first ever analysis

Choosing whether or not to offer an apartment furnished or unfurnished is a major part of the decision-making process for landlords big a...

What is Manchester, and how big is it?

You might think measuring the size and population of a city is easy, but Manchester shows us that this is far from true. Ed Howe | May ...

ONS reveals Manchester and Salford are England's two fastest-growing cities

The ONS has this week released its mid-year population estimates for 2019, revealing that Manchester's population grew faster than any ot...

UrbInfo bulletin, October 2019

Autumn 2019 has been the busiest season for Manchester's property sector since 2016 as a rush of new proposals come forward and construct...

New skyscraper proposals trigger Manchester's next development boom

After what felt like a lull in new proposals during the first half of 2019, this summer has seen a flurry of new scheme announcements whi...

OPINION: Does Manchester need cars?

The demolition of Central Retail Park on Great Ancoats Street has opened up more than just an enormous 4.2 hectare site on the edge of th...

Crunch time for residential in Manchester

With over 10,000 apartments due to launch in central Manchester in 2019 and 2020 alone, can the market cope? UrbInfo has been tracking re...

Latest Manchester development updates, May 2019

A quick round up of all the key headlines which have occurred over the last month. Latest development data for Manchester is as follows: ...

UrbInfo Manchester March roundup

Another quiet month for property indicates that a slow-down is in full swing. Links to previous monthly roundups: UrbInfo Manchester Febr...

UrbInfo Manchester February roundup

After the busiest January on record, the Manchester property sector has just witnessed the quietest February since 2015 for new planning ...

UrbInfo Manchester January roundup

January 2019 has been the most active January for property in Manchester on record. Links to previous monthly roundups: UrbInfo Mancheste...

What to expect in Manchester in 2019

With a record year for property, construction and development drawing to a close, UrbInfo looks ahead to 2019 to see what it has in store...

Manchester's most prolific developers, 2018

2018 has been another record-breaking year for property and construction in Manchester. UrbInfo looks back at which developers have been ...

Manchester's most prolific architects, 2018

In a year which has seen development and construction in Manchester hit new heights, UrbInfo looks at which architects have been the busi...

UrbInfo Manchester November roundup

November has seen Manchester's property development sector take a breather after a hyperactive summer and autumn. Links to previous month...

Population growth in Greater Manchester is unequal, finds UrbInfo

Central Manchester is growing at an unprecedented rate - but what about Greater Manchester's peripheral areas? We all know Manchester is ...

UrbInfo Manchester October roundup

Manchester's property boom has been in overdrive for yet another month. Back in August, UrbInfo wrote about how there were more apartment...

Hate how busy Manchester gets on match days? You'd better get used to it...

Mancunians are very well accustomed to the impact that match days have on the transport network, with loaded trams, trains and buses - an...

UrbInfo Manchester September roundup

More apartments completed in Manchester in September 2018 than in the whole of 2016. Download UrbInfo's Manchester property market resear...

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