Big investment coming to Manchester

Property investment company RWinvest will open a new site in Manchester, planning to invest in the area.

The company specialises in buy-to-let investments on luxury residential developments. They intend to £250m and create 200 jobs over the next five years.

Currently the company has sites in London and Liverpool. The new site in Manchester’s Media City will create twenty direct job openings, and is intended to support increased work with its development partners.

Director Julian Ramsden said: “Our new base at MediaCityUK will see the creation of a significant number of new jobs over the next five years and will help us to attract millions in investment for a variety of forthcoming developments, such as Merchant’s Wharf, which we just launched in Salford Quays.

“Our investment is great news for Greater Manchester and comes after one of our busiest trading periods to date.”

Lewis Francis, who will be managing RWinvest’s Manchester office, added: “The population in Manchester is going to double in the next five years, so new housing and apartments are in high demand throughout the area.

“Our new developments in Manchester will provide luxury accommodation for young professionals and families, and the new Manchester office at MediaCityUK will be a great base for meeting investors and showing them around our exciting new properties.”

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