Property Investment in the North West of England
Liverpool and the Merseyside belt are where we have bought most and where our trades and agents are strongest. We also buy across Wigan, Skelmersdale, Burnley, Preston and Chorley.
The North West is where this business started and it is still the bulk of what we do. That matters more than it sounds: we are not buying at a distance off a spreadsheet. Our builders are twenty minutes from most of these streets, our agents have known us for years, and we have seen what these houses do over a full decade rather than a single cycle.
The housing is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces — solid, conventional, easy to let and easy to sell on. Not new-build blocks sold at a premium to investors who never see the promised rent.
Where we buy in the North West.
We work in a deliberately small number of places. Knowing a handful of markets properly beats covering the whole country badly.
Liverpool
Our home market. We buy in the north and east of the city — Anfield, Kirkdale, Everton, Walton, Kensington, Edge Hill, Old Swan and Tuebrook. Tenant demand is deep and long established across both the private rented sector and social housing, and there is enough stock moving that we can be selective about condition and street rather than taking whatever happens to be listed.
Bootle, Litherland & Netherton
Immediately north of the city and behaving like an extension of it — the same housing stock, the same tenant demand, and the same trades we already use. Strong social housing demand, which is where a good share of our Sefton stock ends up.
Wigan & Skelmersdale
Where we look when an investor wants something larger. Four- and five-bedroom houses with the footprint to work as shared or supported housing, at a fraction of what the same building costs closer to Manchester. Sits between the Liverpool and Manchester economies with road and rail into both.
Burnley, Nelson & Bacup
Traditional Pennine mill towns with substantial stone terraces and steady long-term tenant demand. Properties here are larger than their price suggests, and there is continuing regeneration spend in Burnley town centre.
Preston & Chorley
A steadier, more mainstream corner of the patch. Preston has a genuine city economy behind it — university and NHS employment — and a broader tenant profile. It also has real owner-occupier resale demand, which matters if you might want to sell rather than hold forever.
Our North West markets.
Liverpool
Liverpool is our home market and has been from the start.
Bootle & Sefton
Bootle, Litherland and Netherton sit immediately north of Liverpool and behave like an extension of north Liverpool — the same housing stock, the same tenant demand, and the same trades we already use..
Wigan & Skelmersdale
Wigan and Skelmersdale are where we look when an investor wants something larger — four- and five-bedroom houses with the footprint to work as shared housing, at a fraction of what the same building would cost in Liverpool or Manchester..
Burnley & Pennine Lancashire
Burnley, Nelson and Bacup are traditional Pennine mill towns with solid stone terraces, low purchase prices and steady long-term tenant demand.
Preston & Chorley
Preston and Chorley are a steadier, more mainstream corner of our patch — a broader tenant profile and genuine owner-occupier resale demand, which matters if you may want to sell rather than hold forever..
Looking at the North West?
Tell us your budget and how involved you want to be, and we will tell you what we can get you here.