Like all big cities, Manchester is really a collection of small villages, each with its own individual character. Here’s our guide to buying property in the ‘villages of Manchester.’

The internet is a superb tool – if you know what you’re looking for. We’ve done the legwork for you and come up with 8 outstandingly useful sites…

The most recent Allsop auction took place on December 15th and 17th 2009 and saw 415 lots offered for sale, a drop of 62% on the same time last year when Allsop were offering 1,100 properties for sale at auction.

Where to find repossessed properties for sale: Property Auction Houses

Due to the current financial crisis, the housing market has been in turmoil for well over a year and, as a result, there has been a huge increase in repossessions – many of these end up at auction. Repossessed properties sold at auction typically go for anything between 20% -50% less than their market price, [...]