The Roller Blade Test And 3 Other Rules Manchester's Property Market Needs To Remember
May 22, 2018

The Roller Blade Test And 3 Other Rules Manchester's Property Market Needs To Remember

Manchester is riding high. Investors are piling in. Cranes cluster on the skyline. So job done, because Manchester is now a commercial real estate success story?

Not so fast. According to the panelists at Bisnow's Manchester State of the Market event, there are four rules the city must follow for future success.

1. The Roller Blade Rule How can you tell if your city is cool, green and attracting young talent? The answer is to apply the Rollerblade Rule. “It's great to have massive glass office buildings, but we don't want to…

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If there's going to be a Brexit problem for Manchester's office market, we should begin to see it in the run up to the October "meangingful vote" in Parliament. Have you seen any signs that point to the potential property outcome in the North West? News or views contact david.thame@bisnow.com