A PROPERTY boom followed the regeneration of Manchester city centre after the terrorist bombing in 1996, led by a flood of loft apartments. One recently went on to the market for more than £1m.

Recent surveys now cite Manchester as the faster growing city in the UK, with the number of residential properties continuing to increase.

Here, we take a look at the property companies who have led the city centre's residential repopulation - at their history, their future, and their latest luxury developments. Tweet