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Tuesday, Jul 2

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Arena owner launches ‘rare’ Manchester leisure opportunity

LondonMetric Property is looking for an operator to take over 100,000 sq ft of vacant space within its AO Arena complex.

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Four step up to partner at Zerum

Nikki Sills, Tom Cook, Richard Murphy, and Andy Duffy are now shareholders at the planning and project management firm.

17

The Ivy to dock in Liverpool

Change of use permission has been issued by the city council for the restaurant to open at a former bank building.

Rail plans unveiled for London to Manchester Victoria service

London Northwestern Railway, operated by West Midlands Trains, is behind the proposals, which could fill some of the void left by the HS2 Northern leg cancellation.

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IN FOCUS | Will the second half of 2024 be less ‘sticky’ than the first?

Few in property entered 2024 with much hope of a bumper year for the sector. While the predication of a sluggish market has rung true, there is hope on the horizon.

12

McLaren completes 100,000 sq ft World Freight Terminal expansion

The first phase of a 325,000 sq ft extension to Colombia Threadneedle’s Manchester Airport industrial scheme has wrapped.

Together appoints director of corporate and community housing

Alex Bodie has been promoted at the Cheadle-based lending firm, with his new role focussed on providing commercial mortgages of up to £10m and bridging finance of up to £15m.

Maslow pumps £20m into Nexus’s Baltic Triangle flats

The funding will enable the completion of the £35m Central Park apartments on the edge of Liverpool city centre in late 2025.

11

Premier Inn’s plans for the North West

A reduction in the UK’s hotel room supply spells opportunity for ambitious and affordable hotel chains like ours, writes Jill Anderson of Whitbread.

Monday, Jul 1

18

Preston office-to-resi plans tabled

Retail Revive has lodged an application to convert and extend London House, a vacant office block east of the city centre, into 71 apartments.

Work due to begin on Manchester homeless scheme

Embassy Village will provide accommodation for 40 people within homes constructed on Peel Waters-owned land between the Bridgewater Canal and the River Irwell.

17

Chester’s Halladale House fully let

An education firm has made the move over the border from Wrexham to snap up the last available suite at the Chester Business Park-based office building.

16

Plans in for 60-bed Widnes nursing home

Care Developments North West has lodged proposals with Halton Council for the development of a 24/7 facility on land off Warrington Road.

15

JLL and Place North partner for charity Five-a-Side tournament

Fancy a game of football? Property professionals are encouraged to kick off for a good cause on 20 September at Powerleague Manchester Central.

13

Torus’s 93 apartments tipped for approval in Liverpool

The social housing developer’s proposed redevelopment of the former Liver Grease Oil & Chemicals Company site was withdrawn from last month’s city council planning committee agenda but returns next week.

BOOK NOW | Are we winning the retrofit race?

The greenest building is the one that already exists, so why are we demolishing so many? On Thursday, we dig deep into the world of retrofit at this Place North West event and ask if we are any closer to overcoming the colossal challenge…

Work starts on 98,000 sq ft Burnley industrial

Barnfield Construction has begun building Advance Point, an employment park of 22 units starting at 2,000 sq ft.

Student Roost acquires 1,000-bed Manchester PBSA

Whitbread has sold a plot off Medlock Street earmarked for a 37-storey tower to the Greystar-owned operator for its first development in the city.

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Cheshire East approves 808 Crewe homes

Vistry and Bloor will develop a 117-acre parcel of land between them off Minshull New Road and Flowers Lane in Leighton.

Plans emerge for 1,585-bed Salford student accommodation

Campus Living Villages wants to knock down two 15-storey blocks built in the 1960s and build a pair of 28-storey towers off Belvedere Road in Pendleton.

Friday, Jun 28

22

General Election 2024 | Comparing Conservative, Labour, and Lib Dem policies

With just a few days to go before the public heads to the polls, here’s a quick recap of the essential points for those in the built environment from each of the main parties’ manifestos.

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Manchester landowner to sue GMCA over Renaker loans

Weis Group is taking the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to court, claiming it has breached the Subsidy Control Act in awarding two loans totalling £140m to the prolific Manchester developer.

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Thumbs up for 24-storey Manchester apartment block

Forshaw Land & Property Group saw its plans for a 224-flat residential tower off Cornbrook Road unanimously approved during the city council’s planning committee meeting on Friday.

Approval for 39 homes in South Lakeland village

Holbeck Homes has secured permission to develop on land to the south of Haggs Lane in Cartmel, near the conservation area.

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THING OF THE WEEK

SACRILEGE… Manchester United is reportedly considering selling the naming rights to its Old Trafford stadium. Such a move could raise the hackles of football traditionalists and put a few fans offside at a time when INEOS is making its…

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JMW extends Place North alliance

The law firm has renewed its Place partnership for the fifth consecutive year, bolstering a collaborative relationship that stretches back a decade and a half.

Bury New Road plot hits market

Planning permission for the 1.65-acre Manchester site has been previously granted for a hotel, car showroom, and a storage warehouse – but it also has potential for residential development, according to agent Hindley Lawrence.

Ward Hadaway makes raft of appointments

The legal firm’s affordable housing team is boosted by the arrival of two partners, an associate, two solicitors, and an affordable housing conveyancer, as it continues its growth across the North.

Blackburn unveils £60m skills hub plans

Phase one of the Business Innovation District would see an education campus delivered on the site of the former market in the town centre.

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Icon appoints commercial director

Andy Stephenson has joined the leadership team at the Alderley Park-based fit-out contractor.