Manchester city centre office take-up in Q1 was more than double the corresponding period of 2017 according to the Manchester Office Agents Forum (MOAF).Figures were significantly boosted by the pre-letting of 3 New Bailey to HM Revenue & Customs - the largest pre-let in central Manchester for over a decade.Total ... Read More...
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© Image included with planning statement produced by Roman Summer Associates Part of Liverpool’s Vauxhall area could be transformed by a new residential-led, mixed-use development.Smith Young Architecture has submitted plans for eight buildings, ranging in height from five to 12 storeys, on brownfield land around Oriel Street.According to proposals, 427 apartments will ... Read More...
The North West’s infrastructure sector has seen its strongest rise in workloads since the start of 2017 according to new research.It’s said to be one of several areas of the construction industry reporting a positive first quarter of the year despite the ‘Beast from the East’ threatening to slow the ... Read More...
Liverpool could soon share good practices on urban sustainability, regeneration and retail with Bilbao (pictured) thanks to a new partnership.Liverpool BID Company has joined forces with the Spanish city’s public-private Bilbao Dendak organisation in a move which will see it host and take part in forums, seminars and conferences over ... Read More...
Claremont Group Interior Solutions LLP has bought Manchester’s Bartle House in a deal worth £2 million.The serviced accommodation provider purchased the 7,071 sq ft, three-storey building in Oxford Court from Stonebridge.The deal for Bartle House, which is over 60% let, follows Claremont’s acquisition of nearby 15 Oxford Court in 2015.Claremont ... Read More...
Liverpool has “nothing to lose and everything to gain” by bringing the Pall Mall scheme forward according to a city agent.Andrew Owen of Worthington Owen says the major project could boost employment, business rates and corporate business for Liverpool’s midweek hotel market.In recent weeks a joint venture (JV) partnership between ... Read More...
Work is underway at Riverside House, a new office Grade A office building which forms part of the wider New Bailey scheme in Manchester.The English Cities Fund is delivering the development which will provide 11,000 sq ft of new commercial space opposite Spinningfields.The transformation of Riverside House will see the façade of the ... Read More...
A review of the public sector’s procurement of lead contracts is needed following Carillion’s collapse according to a construction leader.Speaking to Move Commercial, Pochin’s CEO Jim Nicholson says the industry will continue to operate with “inherent risks” until old habits are addressed.As of 3 April, 1,802 people had been made redundant following the liquidation ... Read More...
Construction safety company Safer Sphere has signed up to an additional office at 8 Princes Dock in Liverpool.The St Helens-based firm will share the 3,519 sq ft first floor space with Walker Sime and Planit-IE.According to Safer Sphere, the move shows the businesses “on-going commitment" to Liverpool.Mike Forsyth, managing director of Safer ... Read More...
The owner of Bargain Booze has announced plans to call in the administrators during the coming weeks.Conviviality Plc, which includes the Crewe headquartered off-licence chain as well as fellow retailer Wine Rack among its brands, has filed a notice of intention for the move following discussions with banks.A statement issued ... Read More...
