CITY GUIDES
Twelve UK cities and four area-by-area guides: the case for each, and what to check before you buy.
TWELVE CITIES
The case for each city, the risks worth checking and the tenant demand behind the numbers.
5.1%gross yield
London remains the UK's most liquid and internationally recognised property market, but entry costs are high and yields are modest. Here's how serious investors approach it.
Read the London guide6.4%gross yield
Manchester has been one of the most talked about regional cities for buy-to-let over the past decade, driven by regeneration and a large graduate population. Here's a grounded look at the case for it.
Read the Manchester guide5.7%gross yield
Birmingham has attracted growing investor interest on the back of major infrastructure projects and a young, expanding population. Here's what's driving that, and what to watch for.
Read the Birmingham guide5.8%gross yield
Liverpool has built a reputation as one of the UK's highest yielding major cities, but that headline needs unpacking before you commit capital. Here's a balanced view.
Read the Liverpool guide6.4%gross yield
A lower entry price than most major cities, one of the largest student populations in the country, and a city centre in the middle of a multi-billion-pound regeneration. A grounded look at the case for Nottingham.
Read the Nottingham guide5.2%gross yield
One of the more affordable major English cities, with more than 60,000 students, a diversifying economy and a genuine city-centre regeneration underway. A grounded look at the case for Sheffield.
Read the Sheffield guide5.6%gross yield
The largest financial and professional services centre outside London, a big student market and new selective licensing in its inner wards.
Read the Leeds guide6.4%gross yield
The highest rents of any city in our guides outside London, two large universities and the Temple Quarter regeneration, set against extensive licensing.
Read the Bristol guide6.9%gross yield
The fastest rent growth of the cities in our guides, prices below the national average, two universities and a new Metro fleet.
Read the Newcastle guide6.3%gross yield
MediaCity, New Bailey and the Crescent, one of England's fastest-growing rented sectors, and a large new-build supply to price against.
Read the Salford guide7.8%gross yield
Scotland's largest city: lower entry prices, a deep student market and Scottish rules on LBTT, tenancies and rent control.
Read the Glasgow guide5.6%gross yield
Scotland's capital: high prices, a declared housing emergency, LBTT and the Additional Dwelling Supplement, and a city-wide short-term let control area.
Read the Edinburgh guideAverages across all property types: ONS private rents, September 2026; HM Land Registry prices, August 2026. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price, before costs. Method and sources.
BEST AREAS
Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guides to the four largest markets: who rents, transport, regeneration, housing stock and licensing.
Ten neighbourhoods compared, from the city centre and Ancoats to Levenshulme, Wythenshawe and Salford Quays.
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Ten areas compared, from the Knowledge Quarter and the Baltic Triangle to Wavertree, Anfield and the North Docks.
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Ten areas compared, from the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth to Selly Oak, Perry Barr and Sutton Coldfield.
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Ten areas compared, from Stratford and the Royal Docks to Wembley Park, Croydon and Southall.
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