I thought Totally Propoerty forum members might be interested to know that a new development has begun this year in Salford Quays in the NorthWest called Media City : UK. This will be home to 5 departments of the BBC in 2010/11 amongst other media companies. A pictorial timeline of the development site is given below. The first full sized crane went up yesterday and 4-5 storeys of the first building can already be seen on the site. Judging be the pace of the development, there is a big push on to meet the 2010/11 date for the first phase completion. Please search on 'media city uk salford quays q3' for a pictorial timeline on the development.

Those currently thinking about a career in the media by way of a chosen degree (media studies, photography etc.) might be one of the 15,500 new jobs to be created between now and 2011 in the first phase of this build. Also, the price of properties and especially flats in the area will almost certainly rise as a result of the considerable development occuring in this area with new flats being built currently. I have worked as an IT Manager in Salford Quays for 12 years and live in North Bolton.