ISSUE 3 A guide for the discerning landlord
NOV / DEC 2013
MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER A leading city for students rentals
WORKING FROM HOME Is your property ready?
WHAT’S ON
All the best events going on across the UK
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elcome to City Focus - our regular guide for the discerning landlord. This month we shine our spotlight on Manchester, looking at its history, famous residents and current housing climates, asking what it has to offer investors, landlord and tenants. Also included, is our usual guide to the hottest happenings across the City and the rest of the UK, as well as useful hints and tips to help you make the most of your property. Enjoy! Richard Anthony – Editor editor@citylandlord.co.uk
“That immense city which stands like another Venice upon the water...”For Manchester is the place where people do things.... ‘Don’t talk about what you are going to do, do it.’ That is the Manchester habit. And in the past through the manifestation of this quality the word Manchester became a synonym for energy and freedom and the right to do and to think without shackles.” From “What the Judge Saw” by Judge Parry (1912).
UK LANDLORDS LOOKING TO EXPAND PORTFOLIOS
Increase in lending & strong tenant demand means Landlords are looking to expand their portfolios.
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andlords across the UK are looking to further invest in property and increase their rental portfolios, according to a survey by buy-to-let lenders Paragon Mortgages. The average rental portfolio now stands at 14.7 properties, an increase from 13.3 properties in Q2. This figure is predicted to rise to 14.8 properties in the next 12 months. The survey also reported a perceived improvement in the availability of buy-to-let finance, with 37% of landlords saying finance is now ‘reasonably available’, compared to just 25% saying the same thing a year ago. Landlords were also generally positive about the current level of demand for rental properties,
with 91% describing tenant demand as ‘stable’ or ‘growing’. There was further good news, with void periods reducing slightly from 3 weeks to 2.9 weeks since the last quarter. The average yield also remained steady at 6.4%. John Heron, director of mortgages at Paragon, said: “The third quarter survey paints an encouraging picture of growth in the private rented sector, suggesting landlords increasingly have the confidence to invest because of improved access to finance.” “Demand for private rented accommodation remains high and it is vital that this emerging confidence in the landlord community is nurtured in order to maintain the growth in supply.”
NOSY NEIGHBOUR
In each issue we take a sneaky look at what’s been going on in rental properties across the UK
£4K bill for landlord who failed to tackle damp and disrepair
Landlord ordered to pay £34,000 after putting King’s Lynn tenants ‘lives at risk’
Akif Karliga was found guilty of failing to comply with an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council for a house on Jackson Road, King’s Hedges, following a trial at the city’s magistrates’ court.
Carmine Salmose, known as Nino, was fined £8,000 for breaching two prohibition orders – banning the use of a dining room as a bedroom – at properties in Westmark and Highfield, Fairstead, King’s Lynn.
The damp and disrepair had been discovered in an inspection carried out following a complaint which was made last October. The problems included mould, electrical hazards, excess cold, drainage and food safety.
Salmose was also fined a further £15,000 for five counts regarding the lack of fire safety precautions at those homes plus homes in Lindens and Silver Green, Fairstead, and Losinga Road, North Lynn.
Karliga, of Berkley Gardens, London, claimed the tenants had not provided access for the works to be carried out, and sought to pass responsibility to his managing agent, Anglia Accommodation Services.
He was fined £2,000 for failing to provide an operating central heating system and interrupting the supply of gas at Highfield.
But he was convicted and fined £1,500, with costs of £2,400 also ordered.
He was also ordered to pay costs of £8,920.
CITY SPOTLIGHT
MANCHESTER Each issue we shine our spotlight on a different part of the UK, focussing on what it has to offer everyone from property developers to casual daytrippers.
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ith a strong student population and many exciting new developments, if you are willing to put up with Manchester’s infamous rain, then there are plenty of good investment opportunities in the city. A detached house in Manchester typically goes for around £240,000, with a twobedroom apartment fetching £140,000. Inner city yields remain steady at around 6.17% showing a good return on your investment. The city also recently came third (behind Glasgow and Hull) in Zoopla’s list of the most profitable places for buy-to-let landlords to rent to students. Keep your eye on Last year the BBC relocated 5,000 staff from London to Manchester and the new Salford Quays media city is now home to
both ITV, the BBC and many independent production companies, as well as university accommodation, making it an attractive proposition for investors. The old industrial quarter of Ancoats is currently being gentrified with many new upmarket apartments. While Victoria Park showcases the city’s best preserved Victorian and Gothic buildings. The local council have recently pledged £25 million for funding improvements to homes in Collyhurst and West Gorton. A total of 213 homes have already been enhanced, including the installation of new energy efficient double glazing and boilers, replacement kitchens and bathrooms, and better insulation. The construction of more than 2,000 new private homes is also in the pipeline.
A new leisure quarter A planning application for a £70 million scheme known as Altair, which will establish a new leisure quarter in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, has finally been submitted to Trafford Council by Manchester-based developers Nikal. The 4.5 acre brownfield development site is situated between Tesco and the present Altrincham Leisure Centre, adjacent to the £19 million transport interchange scheme currently being built, and will also include 150 new apartments and town houses. Empty to Plenty A new scheme called ‘Empty to Plenty’ is aiming to tackle the growing problem of vacant housing by bringing 800 of Greater Manchester’s 25,000 empty houses back into use. Managed by New Charter and Ashton Pioneer Homes the scheme will target properties that could be vulnerable to vandalism and crime and will look to regenerate some areas in need of stimulation and investment. Interest from abroad
38.7% of Manchester residents are aged 24 or under
In recent times, overseas investors have taken a particular interest in Manchester’s property. Sources predict that 20 or more Euro, US and Middle Eastern investors are preparing for a major spending spree in the city at the end of 2013 and beginning of next year.
WHAT IS MANCHESTER FAMOUS FOR? Manchester is famous for its popular football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City. It’s also famous for rain, Coronation Street, Boddingtons Beer. Great artists such as William Harrison Ainsworth, L S Lowry and Sir William Walton hail from the City.
With the market on the turn, millions are likely to be invested in Manchester property, with city centre offices and industrial property appearing to be very popular with investors in the area. First Time Buyers There are on-going plans to boost home building rates and to make housing more affordable for Manchester residents. The council have provided five sites across the city, with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund financing the development. The council will then take an equity share in the property, making house prices lower and mortgages more attainable for first time buyers.
For more information on all of these housing schemes and developments in Greater Manchester visit: manchester.gov.uk To look at properties currently available in the Manchester area visit:
rightmove.co.uk
Rochdale based housing company Redrow are currently offering shared equity schemes in outer city areas such as Audenshaw. The equity loan scheme allows prospective buyers to take out a loan for 20% of the value of property - interest free for 10 years – making ordinarily too expensive properties more attainable. Like Help to Buy, these schemes are aimed at first time buyers and are not available to investors. Standing Firm Plans by property giant Peel to build a housing estate on green land were recently rejected after local residents and environmental campaigners opposed the plans. Opponents battled a series of applications by the Trafford Centre developer, including a bid to create 100 properties, near Worsley, Salford.
Residents of Manchester are known as a ‘Mancunians’ and are typified by their strong sense of loyalty to Manchester. The word ‘Manchester’ is sometimes used to refer to the county in which it is situated - Greater Manchester. However; this annoys the residents of equally independent towns and cities in Greater Manchester, such as Bolton, Wigan and Oldham.
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Manchester - the facts and figures Get the lowdown on the city and surrounding areas with our handy info-graphics.
Manchester – A Regional breakdown Below is a breakdown of the current housing market in the Greater Manchester area, showing average house prices and rental figures.
Average house price: Average rent:
TRAFFORD
STOCKPORT
MANCHESTER
BURY
SALFORD
BOLTON
£238,632 £625pcm
£189,720 £715pcm
£146,798 £755pcm
£138,153 £550pcm
£133,049 £729pcm
£126,456 £523pcm (Source: BBC Homes)
AVERAGE YIELDS Average yields (ie the return on your investment) are healthy, especially in the Salford area of Greater Manchester 3.14%
TRAFFORD
4.52%
STOCKPORT
6.17%
MANCHESTER 4.78%
BURY
6.57%
SALFORD 4.96%
BOLTON
ANNUAL CHANGE TRAFFORD
-2.8%
STOCKPORT
0%
MANCHESTER
BURY
-0.9%
-3.7%
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BOLTON
+2.3%
+5.8%
(Source: BBC Homes)
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LOWS
Oracle Court Worsley Manchester M28
£20,000 Baguley Crescent, Middleton,Manchester M24
£16,666 Pembert Street Manchester M16
£2,000,000
There is a huge range of property available in Manchester spanning a wide price range. Here are the three most expensive and cheapest properties recently purchased.
Chatsworth Road, Worsley Manchester M28
£1,650,000 Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester M28
£910,000 Belfield Road, Manchester, M20
HIGHEST
(Source: Proviser - 2013)
AVERAGE PROPERTY PRICES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
£190,000 £172,000 £160,000 £140,000
£150,000 £157,000 £148,000
£110,000
£140,000
£80,000
Average house prices have declined since 2007, when they reached a peak of approximately £160,000. However, they are forecast to increase again in the future.
£66,000 £60,000
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(Source: Agma planning & housing commission)
Population
Twinned with Manchester is twinned with the below cities:
Manchester’s population peaked in the 1930s at 766,311 before its slum clearance. The 2013 UK census showed the current population of Manchester as 392,819, representing a decrease of 51%.
766,311 residents
512,000 residents
Los Angeles USA
Cordoba Spain
1931
2013
(Source: Manchester region history review- Peter Shapely)
Saint Petersburg Russia
Amsterdam The Netherlands
Chemnitz Germany
Wuhan China
Twinning describes a form of cooperative agreement made between towns, cities and even countries; in geographically and politically distant areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.
(Source: www.twinning.org.uk)
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PLACES TO VISIT
Planning a day-trip or long weekend in the city? - Here are some of our favourite attractions that Manchester has to offer:
GETTING AROUND IN MANCHESTER Manchester has a world class transport network allowing visitors to get around the city easily by foot, bus and rail. For more information, visit visitmanchester.com or call 0871 222 8223.
People’s History Museum Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER
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Re-opened in 2010 after a £12.5 million development, The People’s Museum – Manchester’s only national museum – is dedicated to telling a 200-year tale of British democracy.Interactive exhibits bring political history to life.
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Beetham Hilton Tower 303, Manchester, M3 4LQ
Located on a narrow plot of land at the top of Deansgate - standing at 168 metres - this is the UK’s tallest building outside of London. On a clear day, the tower is visible from 10 different English counties.
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beethamtowermanchester.com
Manchester Central Library Elliot House, Manchester, M3 3WD
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Imperial War Museum The Quays, Manchester, M17 1TZ
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Designed by E. Vincent Harris, the striking rotunda form of the library was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, and is often mistakenly thought to be much older than it actually is.
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) North showcases powerful stories that reveal how war shapes lives, from a soldier’s last letter home to the twisted steel of New York City’s World Trade Center.
manchester.go.uk/central_library
iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north
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Etihad Stadium 3 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, M11 3FF
From the 1966 World Cup winning match ball, to Jose Mourinho’s touchline coat,the National Football Museum charts the history of the beautiful game through a great range of memorabilia - a must for any football fanatic. Free Entry.
Home to Manchester City – a tour of the stadium includes a visit to the dressing room, players tunnel, directors box, press conference room and dug outs.
nationalfootballmuseum.com
mcfc.co.uk
National Football Museum Urbis building, Manchester, M4 3BG
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The Lowry Pier 8, Manchester, M50 3AZ
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Old Trafford Stadium Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester, M16 0RA
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Showcases an extensive collection of LS Lowry’s art, as well as an impressive variety of visual and performing arts.
Home to Manchester United – whether you are a fan or not, a visit to the museum & tour centre is a day to remember.
thelowry.com
manutd.com
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FAMOUS MANCUNIANS Manchester is a city famous for its contributions to music, film, television and sport. Here are some of the city’s favourite sons and daughters.
Emmeline Pankhurst Born in the Moss Side area of Manchester, Pankhurst was the leader of British suffragette movement which helped women win the right to vote. She passed away in 1928 (aged 69) having devoted her life to improving women’s rights. In 1999 Time magazine named Pankhurst as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. Ben Kingsley Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is best known for his role in Schindler’s List and for portraying Mohandas Ghandi in the 1982 Richard Attenborough film. Kingsley was born Krishna Pandit Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, but grew up in Pendlebury near Manchester, before attending the University of Salford. Caroline Aherne The BAFTA-winning writer and actress is most famous for her roles in the The Fast Show and The Royle Family as well as her comic creation Mrs Merton. Aherne was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester and is affectionately regarded as one of Britain’s best comedy writers. Nobby Stiles Part of England’s World Cup winning football team of 1966, Norbert Peter Stiles was born in Colyhurst Manchester in 1942. He had a long and successful playing career in the city with Manchester United where his tenacious performances in midfield won the hearts of the Old Trafford faithful. Noel & Liam Gallagher The infamous feuding brothers behind rock group Oasis were born and raised in Burnage, Manchester, before going on to dominate British guitar music in the 90s. The Beatles producer George Martin once declared Noel to be ‘the finest songwriter of his generation’. Judy Finnigan Most famous as one half of television presenting couple ‘Richard & Judy’ with her husband Richard Madeley, Finnigan was born in Newton Heath, Manchester. A stalwart of British television since the late 80s, Finnigan is currently taking time out away from the screen to concentrate on writing. Her first novel Eloise was a Sunday Times best seller in 2012.
SPORT IN THE CITY
Manchester has a thriving sporting scene, with many professional teams and great sporting venues.
Football Manchester is home to two Premier League football clubs Manchester United and Manchester City.
At 75,811, Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium is the largest club stadium in the UK and located on the west side of the city - 2 miles outside of the city centre. Manchester City play their home games east of the city centre at the City of Manchester stadium (also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons) – having relocated there from Main Road in the summer of 2003.
Athletics
Cricket
The City of Manchester stadium was also home to the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the Manchester Regional Arena often hosts athletics trials. The Great Manchester Run is one of the most popular 10km runs in Britain and has taken place in the city centre annually since 2003. Manchester also plays host to the Great City Games, which featured an appearance from sprinter Usain Bolt in 2009.
Cycling
The National Cycling Centre in the city is the home of British Cycling and includes a velodrome, BMX Arena and mountain bike trials. The Manchester velodrome was the first purpose built indoor cycling venue in the UK and primarily built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Lancashire County Cricket Club play their home games at Old Trafford cricket ground in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. The ground first opened in 1856 and is one of the most iconic grounds in English cricket also hosting England test matches.
Boxing
Boxing is incredibly popular in the city, former WBA Welterweight Ricky Hatton hails from Hyde on the outskirts of Manchester and Amir Khan is from nearby Bolton. Former wrestler ‘British Bull Dog’ Davey Boy Smith was also born in the city, before finding global fame in the WWF.
CITY SPOTLIGHT - MANCHESTER
Manchester has a rich and varied musical heritage, from its traditional brass bands to chart topping boy-bands such as Take That - via the halcyon days of the The Smiths, Joy Divison and The Stone Roses - we take a journey through the city’s musical history.
The Classical 50s
Post Punk 70s & 80s
n the 1950s, the city was home to the socalled ‘Manchester School’ of composers with Alexander Goehr, Peter Maxwell Davies, David Ellis and Harrison Birtwistle all working in the city. To this day Manchester is home to two symphony orchestras, the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic.
Disco favourites The Bee Gees, grew up in the city, but this era of music is more synonymous with a harder edge, with The Buzzcocks, The Fall and Joy Division depicting the Manchester’s grit.
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The Smiths, led by enigmatic frontman Morrisey, also captured the nation’s hearts with their poetic indie.
The Swinging 60s Whilst this period is arguable more closely associated with Liverpool, Manchester also contributed greatly to pop music during the 60s. The Hollies rocked the charts with their distinctive vocal harmonies, and tender ballad ‘He Aint Heavy, He’s My Brother’. In 1965, Manchester beat-pop band Herman’s Hermits sold over 10 million records in just seven months - even more than The Beatles!
“The thing about Manchester is...it all comes from here” Noel Gallagher, pointing to his heart.
Visit: manchestermusicvenues.co.uk for great places to see live music, theatre and comedy across the city. Visit: manchestermusicmap.co.uk to see where Manchester’s most historic gigs took place.
From ‘Madchester’ to Brit Pop In the late eighties and early nineties, a new wave arrived in Manchester, fuelled largely by the drug ecstasy. The Hacienda night club (run by Factory Records) became the focal point for what became known as the ‘madchester’ scene. The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets, along with New Order and The Charlatans provided the soundtrack to this decadent period, one which was documented in the 2002 film ‘24 Hour Party People’.
New Order Ian Curtis Joy Division
In the mid-90s, Oasis, led by brothers Liam & Noel Gallagher (see page 12) spearheaded the ‘Brit Pop’ movement and a major revival in the popularity of guitar music. Whilst Take That – the boy-band led by the musical talents of Gary Barlow and showmanship of Robbie Williams – took the UK charts by storm with eight number one hits and a Beatles-esque following. Oasis
Still going strong In more recent times, bands from the city such as Elbow, The Courteneers, Everything Everything, Hurts, Delphic and current indie-darlings The 1975 have enjoyed both critical and chart success, showing that the city’s famous artistic spirit is still very much alive. Elbow
The Buzzcocks
Manchester Academy
The Deaf Institute
The Night & Day Cafe
Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR
135 Grosvenor St, Manchester, M1 7HE
26 Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JN
manchesteracademy.net The Academy is the best place to catch touring bands in not-too-vast surroundings. The coming months sees performances from Blue, Bastille, The Cult, Suede, Gary Numan, and The Boomstown Rats among others.
thedeafinstitute.co.uk Just off Oxford Road, this unique building features three main rooms which host bands as well as regular club nights, combined with a great range of food and drinks.
nightnday.org Located in the very heart of the Northern Quarter, The Night & Day is a kitch café bar and one of the best places in the city to see smaller bands.
CITY FOCUS
4 MILLION BRITS NOW WORK FROM HOME – IS YOUR PROPERTY PREPARED?
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ccording to recent figures published in the Evening Standard. The number of Britons working from home has grown by nearly a third (33%) in the last 11 years, with more than four million of us now working from the kitchen table, home office or even bed! Technological improvements, such as faster home broadband connections, are thought to be the main reason behind the rise. The data, from the Office for National Statistics, also revealed that two-thirds of homeworkers are men, and that due to technological advances they are now able to do everything they once did in the office from the comfort of their own home. “Aside from seeing people and socialising, one of the main reasons for going into an office was that the office was kitted out for work. Technology has been the game changer. Now your home office can be of even higher quality,” says Tim Dwelly, director of the Live/Work Network, for whom the study was conducted.
More than one in eight of London’s workforce now works from home according to the study – that’s approximately 520,000 people. The majority of homeworkers are self-employed, by the end of 2012 there were 2.52 million professionals and tradesmen running a business from home. However, large companies such as BT also allow staff to work from home at least part of the time. “Self-employed home-workers are the fastest growing part of the UK workforce,” said Dwelly. Not surprisingly, levels of home-working are highest in the more affluent areas of the UK. South East England has a total of 706,428 homeworkers – 16.3% of the regional workforce. This allows many to avoid the significant cost of commuting or for paying for their own work space. This rate is even higher in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where 19.2% of workers are home-based or self-employed. Bottom of the capital’s ranking is Newham, where only 2.25% of workers run a business from home. What does the above mean for Landlords? Well, if these rates continue to rise, then there could be less opportunities in the commercial lettings market, especially in affluent areas. But more importantly, that they should look for residential properties with studies or spare rooms that can be easily converted into a home office. They also shouldn’t underestimate the importance of having a telephone landline and high-speed broadband already in place for prospective tenants. These facilities can take anything up to four to six weeks to get installed, not a delay many small businesses can afford. Our advice would be to get your property in order and home-work viable, if you wish to take advantage of this growing market. Taking on self-employed tenants does come with its own unique set of risks though, their income stream may be uneven or hard to predict. We would recommend getting prospective tenants fully referenced and ideally seeing their accounts for the last three years. This will give you a good indication as to whether their business is wellestablished and able to provide enough regular income to pay the rent. For more details on our Tenant Referencing service, visit citylandlord.co.uk/tenant-referencing
WHAT’S ON
Our guide to the best events going on across the UK in November and December!
MANCHESTER Slade & Sweet
Two of the biggest bands of the 1970s come to the Manchester Palace Theatre on Wednesday 4th December for a night of glam rock! Expect to hear hits such as ‘Cum on Feel the Noize’, ‘Goodbye to Jayne’ and of course ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’.
Tickets start at £24.50 and are available from atgtickets.com
Manchester Christmas Markets
Albert Square & St Anne’s Square Mid-Nov to late December Free There’s stocking-fillers and festive food a plenty at the North West’s biggest, oldest and best Christmas markets.
manchester.gov.uk/markets
Shrek the Musical
Warhorse
Join unlikely hero Shrek, and his loyal friend Donkey as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona from her tower guarded by a fire breathing lovesick dragon. This must-see show for all the family starts at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday 2nd September and runs until Sunday 11th January.
Lowry Theatre, Manchester Wed 20 November 2013 Sat 18 January 2014 Tickets start from £23.
manchestertheatres.com/shrek.htm
This powerful and uplifting story uses life-sized puppets which bring breathing, galloping horses to life on stage. quaytickets.com
Sea life The Trafford Centre, Manchester 10am-7pm daily Earlybird tickets: £12
LONDON Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2013
New to Manchester, this stunning attraction has over 5,000 creatures including sharks, seahorses, octopus, jellyfish and stingrays.
visitsealife.com/manchester
Daisy Nook Garden Centre - Eat and Greet with Santa and Cinderella 2nd November 2013 – 22nd December 2013 Tickets £9 (Family ticket for 4 people £32) Join in the Christmas fun every weekend throughout November and December 2013. Eat and greet with Santa and Cinderella, great for those with young children. daisynook.com
4th to 11th November 2013 Tickets: £10 - £62 + booking fees The ATP World Tour Finals return to The 02 Arena for eight days of tennis between the world’s best eight men’s singles players and men’s doubles pairs. Expect some clashes between the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. atpworldtour.com/Finals.aspx
Tower of London Ice Rink 2013
LIVERPOOL British dance: Black routes Friday 13th September 2013 – Sunday 23rd March 2014 Tickets: FREE This exhibition explores the experiences of Black British dancers from 1946 to 2005. Some of these dances and music forms travelled along the transatlantic slave trading routes from Africa to the Americas and the Caribbean on their way to Britain.
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
17th November 2013 – 6th January 2014 Tickets: £32 per session Located in the dry moat, the Tower of London ice rink offers a grand historical setting for seasonal skating sessions, along with views of London’s ancient fortress. Sessions last an hour, pre-booking online is advised.
toweroflondonicerink.com
NOTTINGHAM Peter Pan: The Musical
LEEDS New Jersey Nights (Touring) 4th December 2013 Tickets: £27.50 - £42.50
All of December Tickets: £15 - £29.50 + £1 administration fee The Theatre Royal Nottingham’s pantomime has become an unmissable family tradition and this year the Adventures of Peter Pan, with a fantastic line-up featuring David Hasselhoff, Su Pollard & Barney Harwood, guarantees a treasure-chest of comedy and seasonal silliness along with stunning flying sequences. trch.co.uk
BIRMINGHAM Billy Joel Live
Takes you on a musical journey celebrating the greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Featuring four great singers, perfect harmonies, stylised costumes, a rockin’ live band and amazing dancers – New Jersey Nights delivers it all. newjerseynights.co.uk
BRIGHTON CINECITY Film Festival 2013 11th Oct 2013 – 2nd Dec 2013 A major exhibition dedicated to the work of legendary Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer. cine-city.co.uk
EDINBURGH European Christmas Market 8th November 2013 Tickets: £60.50 - £93.50 + 2.50 fulfilment fee
22nd November – 5th January Tickets: FREE
Billy Joel returns to the UK for the first time in seven years to perform three dates including a performance at the LG Arena Birmingham.
The traditional and romantic Christmas Market in the heart of the City of Edinburgh offers a unique shopping experience for every visitor with its selection of crafters, artists, gift shops and gastronomic surprises. Get into the Christmas feeling!
lgarena.co.uk
edinburghschristmas.com/markets
“Certainly Manchester is the most wonderful city of modem times.� From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli (1844)
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Richard Anthony & Gaurav Ahluwalia Design:
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