This City
This City is a new kind of housing company. We don’t just construct housing – we plan and build homes to create communities. We're putting a unique Manchester twist on how and why homes are built and managed.
We’re a new venture developing high-quality, low-carbon housing for all Mancunians. High and low cost homes will share the same high-quality standards. They'll all get the same excellent management and maintenance. And we're building accessible homes available at or below the Local Housing Allowance level. So they're accessible to people on housing benefit. We call it the Manchester Living Rent.
This City – a Council-owned company – is stepping up with sound, long-term investment. It’s a new, key part of Manchester’s journey to recovery. We’re going to line up new housebuilding with Manchester people’s needs. We put that at the core of what we do and keep it true to our city’s spirit and character. For the first phases, the Council has freed up its land for housing and financed the schemes directly.
It’s a sign of our city’s strength that there’s still new housing for rent and for sale. But this is Manchester, and we want more. So, we’ll build more. And because this is Manchester, we’ll do it differently: ourselves – as a city.
This City will boost the number of new homes in the development pipeline. Our ambition is to build up to 500 a year. We'll ensure growth benefits the people of Manchester. And we're raising the bar by making good quality housing available to more Mancunians.
We make no apologies for capitalising on Manchester’s house-building boom. Manchester must open every option to get more homes built. Business-as-usual, won’t do it. This City means business-but-better. We want to meet the high demand for high-quality homes. And to build genuinely great housing and neighbourhoods – for the benefit of all Mancunians.
What we're doing:
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Building a wide range of homes for all – for a fairer city where everyone can thrive
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Building low-carbon – for Manchester’s zero-carbon future
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Boosting the local economy – creating good, green jobs and skills for Manchester people.
This City is more than bricks and mortar. We’re the spirit of Manchester made real. We’re growing with Manchester’s families. We’re building communities and revolutionising how housing is done. And we're doing it all with a Manchester accent.
The consultation for This City's first scheme on Rodney Street closed on 7 June 2022.