Here is a selection of the many 'property finder' sites. Almost all allow you to input a location, type of property, number of bedrooms and price range. Some offer far more properties than others but on a recent search even those with a smaller number on their online books turned up a different selection of homes.
So just because a site is 'comprehensive', the 'largest property database' or has 'tens of thousands of homes' online, it doesn't guarantee you'll find your perfect home. It's worth checking them all, as well as the local press.
Manchester Online: Sections devoted to finding homes, new developments, lettings and a search for estate agents.
Manchester City Council: Housing advice service. Free advice before signing up with a lettings agency.
Find a Property: It's an unofficial guidebook compiled from comments local residents have submitted and is especially useful for people thinking of moving to an area but tired of the scouring council prepared literature. Fish4: fish4homes wide selection of properties for sale and updated daily. New developments to rented accommodation, a directory of estate agents, information on mortgages and conveyancing, provides neighbourhood reports, and offers a range of general advice and information on buying and selling your home. Homes Online: Search details thousands homes for sale and to rent. (Includes farms and small holdings, development prop/land and commercial property) Arrange to view your new home and register on-line with any of the 6,000 estate and letting agents listed. Property Finder: Details of more than 80,000 homes and is linked to some major estate agents. Home Sale: Large property site and is the website for a national network of more than 720 independent estate agents. UpMyStreet: Provides information either by postcode or street name. Details of property for sale or rent, house prices, council tax bands, a local estate agent search, buying tips, removal firms. It has a property buy or rent search under the heading of 'Do you want to live in ....' as well as council services, schools, crime statistics and local leisure and tourism info. smart new homes: Search by location or by the developer or homebuilders, request more information on a property, connect to the builders's site and request a viewing. Your New Home: Over a thousand developments of new homes nationwide. itlhomesearch:Plots of land for self-builders to properties for sale, auction, rent, share. Net Rent: A easy to use property search. STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
Manchester Student Homes: Shared accommodation, family homes, student flats and you can input the min or max amount you are prepared to pay. Manchester City Council: Housing advice service. Free advice before signing up with a lettings agency. BBC One Life Housing section: has advice on renting, knowing your rights when dealing with your landlord and for buyers a good step-by-step guide. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
National Statistics Online: Home of official UK statistics. It has a section specifically for local neighbourhoods. Information on the people living and working within the area, their health and employment status. It also gives information on housing and crime.
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