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Manchester is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe, with more than 11,000 new homes under construction.

Amid the uncertainty of Brexit and increasing tax burdens for landlords, 2018 may be the year for rental investors to branch out beyond the obvious in the North of England.

Manchester and Birmingham set for faster growth than rest of the country as property value rises in northern England.

Manchester and Birmingham will see rises of 20 to 30 per cent over the next three to four years, based on the shape of the regional economy and the trajectory of the current housing market cycle.

Boeing announced in February 2017 that it plans to open a production facility in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Boeing’s expenditure with the UK aerospace industry in 2016 was £2.1 billion and the company supports an estimated 16,500 jobs in the UK supply chain.

Sheffield City Council and Sichuan Guodong Construction have agreed to a 60-year, £1bn partnership in the biggest Chinese investment deal outside of London. The deal is seen as a sign as significant as UK's vote to leave the EU created uncertainty around China's future investments in the country.

Higher rental values were recorded in almost every region of the UK, rose by an average of 2.1% in September. The average monthly rental of new tenancy in September was £927 compared to £908 in the same month of last year. Compounded by the fact, the demand for rental properties will remain high.

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