Spinningfields deal helps Savills to top sales spot
Savills has topped the UK investment charts with nearly £2 billion worth of sales in the second quarter of 2014, including the £320 million sale of Spinningfields in Manchester. According to data by...
View ArticleNew JLL director joins from PwC
Julian Stott has joined JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group as director in its Manchester office. Stott joins the office in One Piccadilly Gardens after leaving a role in PwC’s Business Recovery...
View ArticleEY signs 41,000 sq ft pre-let at Two St Peter’s Square
Accountancy firm EY has agreed a pre-let for 41,628 sq ft at Two St Peter’s Square in Manchester. The 11-storey building, which is being completed by Fred and Peter Done’s Mosley Street Ventures, will...
View ArticleCushman & Wakefield confirms merger with DTZ
Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ have agreed to merge to create one of the largest global property service companies. The companies, both of which have offices in Manchester, will operate under the...
View ArticlePeel applies for 175,000 sq ft Liverpool scheme
Peel Logistics has submitted an application for a 175,000 sq ft unit at Liverpool International Business Park. The 12.5-metre high industrial building and distribution facility is a ‘concept’...
View Article£65m Grosvenor sale ‘shows Chester potential’
Investment firm HIG Capital’s £65 million acquisition of Chester’s Grosvenor Shopping Centre highlights the potential in the city’s leisure offering, according to Marketing Cheshire. Katrina Michel,...
View ArticlePort of Liverpool Building sale agreed
Downing has confirmed an agreement for the sale of The Port of Liverpool Building. At the heart of Liverpool’s UNESCO world heritage waterfront, the building is to be acquired by an international...
View Article3M secures space at Exchange Quay
US market leader 3M has signed up 12,500 sq ft space at Exchange Quay in Salford Quays, let by Hunter Real Estate Management. 3M an American multinational that produces a range products including...
View ArticleJoint letting agents appointed for Two St Peter’s Square
CBRE has been appointed as joint letting agent with Cushman & Wakefield on Two St Peter’s Square in Manchester city centre. Two St Peter’s Square, which is currently under construction and was...
View ArticleOld Trafford office investment sold for £1.9 million
A part-let office building in Manchester’s Old Trafford area has been sold for £1.9 million. The 31,000 sq ft site at 701 Chester Road has been acquired by Acre Manchester Ltd, a subsidiary of...
View ArticleManchester’s The Chancery sold for £16m
Rockspring Property Investment Managers LLP has acquired The Chancery building in Manchester’s central business district in a deal worth £16 million. The 51,380 sq ft office site, located on the corner...
View ArticleGrade A New Bailey office building reaches completion
The first office development at Salford’s New Bailey scheme has reached practical completion prompting tenants to begin internal fit-outs. The 125,000 sq ft One New Bailey building brings further Grade...
View ArticleThe White Company announces flagship North West store
Luxury lifestyle brand The White Company will open a North West flagship store in Liverpool ONE this autumn. The retailer, which sells exclusive home accessories and clothing, will move into a 5,212 sq...
View Article‘Strong demand’ as agents are appointed to One Didsbury Point
CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield have been instructed to market Manchester’s One Didsbury Point following its recent acquisition. The four-storey Grade A office building, which was bought by Titanium...
View ArticleUnion Property Services appoints agents for Centenary House
Union Property Services has appointed Canning O’Neill, Knight Frank and Cushman & Wakefield to market the entire top floor of office building Centenary House. The Eccles development, which is...
View ArticleDeveloper acquires Omega North site
Oxfordshire-based developer Brackley Property Developments (BPD) has acquired a 4.67-acre site at Omega North in Warrington. The plot, adjacent to the entrance to Travis Perkins, will be promoted for...
View Article‘Negotiations underway’ as 90 Duke Street draws interest
Negotiations are said to be underway with several potential occupiers for Liverpool’s new 90 Duke Street office building. The purpose-built Grade A shipping HQ will welcome 168 staff from Atlantic...
View ArticleAmerican cosmetics brand to launch in Liverpool ONE
American cosmetics brand Urban Decay is set to open in Liverpool ONE. The Californian-based firm has chosen a 1,000 sq ft space in the former USC store for its first Liverpool branch. Expected to open...
View ArticleSwinton signs up for whole of Manchester’s 101 Embankment
Swinton Insurance will move its head office to Manchester’s 101 Embankment having signed a lease for all 165,000 sq ft of Grade A space at the site. The deal, which will see more than 1,000 employees...
View ArticleTrafford Park estate sold for almost £5m
A multi-let industrial estate in Trafford Park has sold for just under £5 million. The Schroders Multi-Let Industrial Property Unit Trust (MLIPUT) snapped up the fully let Parkway 4 Trading Estate from...
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