{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Construction & Capital Podcast","title":"West Yorkshire Property Market Report 2026: Leeds South Bank, Bradford City Village & Development Finance","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":906,"description":"West Yorkshire is one of the most interesting UK property markets right now. Anchored by Leeds, the largest financial centre outside London, the county is home to the largest regeneration site in Europe, a UK City of Culture afterglow driving Bradford's growth, and institutional build-to-rent capital flowing in at scale.\nIn this episode we work through the numbers, town by town, and unpack what the data means for developers, investors, and anyone sourcing development finance in the region.\nWe cover the headline stats: 18,392 residential transactions in the last 12 months, a county median of £188,750, and a year-on-year change of -0.2%. But dig below the county average and the picture is far more nuanced. Bradford is up 3.3%. Wakefield is up 1.9%. And the official ONS data puts Yorkshire and the Humber as the strongest-performing region in the entire UK at +3.9% annual growth to February 2026. Divergence is the story.\nWe also cover the regeneration pipeline in depth. Leeds South Bank, shortlisted by the government's New Towns Taskforce with capacity for up to 20,000 homes and £2.1bn in transport investment. Bradford City Village, with planning approved in February 2026 for 1,000 homes backed by £30m from Homes England. Platform_'s 451-home Sweetfields topping out in Holbeck. Legal & General's Mustard Wharf and Tower Works delivering 500 homes. Channel 4's national headquarters anchoring creative-sector demand.\nOn finance, we walk through the structures that work across this market. Senior development finance at 65% LTGDV, mezzanine stretching to 85 to 90% of costs, bridging for auction acquisitions, and development exit finance to replace expiring facilities. Plus why liquidity matters for lender pricing, and where the county's deepest markets are.\nRead the full data-led market report here: West Yorkshire Property Market Report 2026Explore the county overview and sub-market pages: West Yorkshire Overview\nChapters:Introduction and why West Yorkshire matters in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PQIxhztrqofmSDjIB-12nDbin4WpyUiJYUAC2xknWJo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YmE0/MGM4OGU1YWI2Zjlm/NzIyYjFlNjk0ZjAw/YjM4My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}