Twenty years in the industry. Every role, every type of property, every kind of tenant. Northbound Property exists because we saw a better way to connect professional tenants with the landlords who need them.
Northbound Property was founded by someone who has worked in every corner of the Manchester lettings market — viewings, admin, branch management across the city centre and suburbs. That experience doesn't just inform how we operate; it shapes every piece of advice we give landlords and every decision we make for assignees.
The turning point came through corporate relocation work — placing senior professionals from companies like BAE Systems and Booking.com into Manchester homes. That work changed everything. It showed us that the most demanding clients, the ones with the highest standards and tightest timelines, were also the most rewarding to serve.
We combined that corporate rigour with deep lettings expertise and built Northbound Property around a single insight: the best landlords and the best tenants rarely find each other through a portal. They need someone with the right connections, working both sides of the market at once.
Honest valuations, straight advice, no optimistic estimates to win instructions. We tell landlords and assignees what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
We take responsibility for properties, clients, and outcomes. If something goes wrong, we deal with it — we don't pass it back.
Twenty years working Manchester's city centre and suburbs. We know the market street by street — yields, demand patterns, seasonal shifts, planning changes.
We prioritise long-term relationships over transactions. Our landlords and corporate clients come back year after year because we deliver consistently, not brilliantly once.
Corporate reporting standards, thorough referencing, compliance-first management. The standards that demanding clients expect, applied to every instruction we take.
Manchester is a city worth investing in. We're genuinely invested in the properties we manage and the people we help — that comes through in every interaction.
Whether you're a landlord looking for better management or an HR team planning a programme, we're straightforward to deal with.