Urban Futures – Focus on Manchester

Avison Young's Manchester outlook report assesses the city's real estate market during economic transition marked by rising interest rates, noting that property values have corrected and deal volumes have fallen, though some sectors like Big Box industrial show early recovery signs. The report projects Manchester will outperform the UK on economic growth driven by services and knowledge industries, highlights major office redevelopment schemes attracting major financial institutions, notes a 68% decline in big-box industrial take-up due to economic slowdown and low supply, and identifies Manchester as the second-most active residential investment market after London over the previous decade.