{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Construction & Capital Podcast","title":"Greater Manchester Property Development Finance 2026: Market Analysis, House Prices and Lending Outlook","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":701,"description":"Greater Manchester is doing what almost no other UK property market can do right now: growing on every fundamental that matters. In this episode of the Construction Capital podcast, we unpack the data, the policy, and the capital stack reality shaping development opportunities across Greater Manchester in 2026.\nThe headline numbers tell a regional outperformance story. Manchester's average house price reached £251,000 in February 2026, up 3.9% year on year, with the North West leading all English regions at plus 3.4% against a UK average of just plus 1.2%. Salford delivered 99.97% price growth over ten years, Manchester city 95.69%, and Oldham 92.25%, the top three local authorities for capital growth in the entire United Kingdom. Greater Manchester is now the largest regional build-to-rent market in the country, with around 14,400 operational BTR homes in Manchester alone, 18,000 combined with Salford, and a further 11,000 under construction for delivery by 2029.\nBut beneath those headlines, a more nuanced picture is taking shape. City centre apartment values are working through a localised oversupply, with Manchester city centre flats down around 11% year on year and 9% below their 2022 peak. At the same time, semi-detached and terraced stock is up 6.2% and 5.7% respectively. The new-build premium runs 13% in Manchester postcodes and 56% in Oldham. Knowing which segment, which postcode, and which product type is the difference between a deliverable scheme and a stranded one.\nThis is the most comprehensive single briefing on Greater Manchester's development finance market available right now. Built specifically for property developers, land buyers, capital partners and investment professionals operating across the city region.\nWhat we cover in this episode: The structural demand engine driving Manchester, including a city centre population approaching 100,000, EY's forecast of 2.5% annual GVA growth through 2026, the fastest UK employment growth at 1.8% per...","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}