MANCHESTER: MODULAR HOUSING BY CANAL
Castlefield: factory-built flats with great incentives for first-time buyers
WHAT YOU GET: One and two-bed flats with kitchen, bathroom and reception room. All come with a balcony.
WHERE IT IS: In the canalside district of Castlefield, which has been developed into a whole community with housing, shops, bars and restaurants. Close enough to walk into the city centre.
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UPSIDE: Urban Splash has teamed up with John Charcol to offer a 2.99 per cent fixed mortgage for two years with the additional benefits of 5 per cent deposit paid, free valuation and stamp duty paid.
DOWNSIDE: The flats are quite formulaic, and the red cow is not to everyone’s taste.
COST: From £132,000 CONTACT: Urban Splash, 07000 373737, www.urbansplash.co.uk
LEEDS: STUDIO IN NEW DEVELOPMENT
Wellington Street: 353 flats will be offered in this 14-floor complex in the business area
WHAT YOU GET: The studio apartment comprises a living area and shower room.
WHERE IT IS: In the heart of the business district. Just a two-minute walk to Leeds railway station and close to the A58 Leeds Inner Ring Road. The shops and bars of Leeds city centre are within walking distance.
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UPSIDE: This is an ideal pad for a city slicker wanting to burn the candle at both ends: work and nightlife bang on the doorstep.
DOWNSIDE: After a hard week working and partying there’s no hope of whiling away a couple of hours in a nice hot bath.
COST: £90,000 CONTACT: Sanderson Weatherall, 0113 3696000, www.sandersonweatherall.com
BRISTOL: APARTMENTS IN CONVERTED HOUSE
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Orchard Street: a few flats still available in a period building with many original features
WHAT YOU GET: Two studios with shower room or a one-bedroom flat with one reception room and shower room are still available.
WHERE IT IS: In a cul-de-sac, just behind the Hippodrome in Bristol city centre. It’s a 15-minute walk to Bristol Temple Meads railway station, from where trains to London take about two hours.
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UPSIDE: You are right in the city here with all the pubs, bars and shops on your doorstep. Surprisingly, this little cul-de-sac is a haven of peace and tranquillity.
DOWNSIDE: There is the perennial city problem of no parking or outside space.
COST: Studio flat from £105,000 CONTACT: Knight Frank, 0117 9439850, www.knightfrank.com