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    First-time buyer in Manchester: how much cash buffer after closing?

    We finally had an offer accepted on a 3-bed townhouse in Manchester at around £417,300 after repeatedly losing to cleaner offers. Once the deposit and estimated closing costs are paid, I should have roughly £14,820 left. I’m trying to decide whether that is a comfortable buffer or a warning to...
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    Manchester listings: the headline and the street-level picture

    The 81-day figure changed my view. I had expected lease length to explain most of the variation, but the Manchester student-housing listings in my notes—priced from £496,100 to £744,100—may be mixing genuinely motivated sellers with homes that are effectively off the market. Before blaming...
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