House of Fraser blames landlord for Kendals closure

A new civic square next to the Old Trafford Cricket Ground and Trafford Town Hall, options for buildings up to 20 storeys in height, as well as a “processional route” between the Metrolink and Manchester United’s stadium form a key part of the proposals which are due to go before Trafford Council’s executive on 29 October.

Staff at the House of Fraser on Manchester’s Deansgate are understood to have been told that the store will close in January.

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With this week seeing more than 3,000 property professionals gather in London for MIPIM UK, Place North West and Willmott Dixon hosted an evening of networking drinks for the North West property community and beyond.

Cheshire West & Chester Council has agreed to provide £6m of funding to get the first phase of Chester’s £300m Northgate project under way, due to start on site next year.

Law firm CMS has recruited to its Manchester-based construction team by hiring Nick Case from London-based Herbert Smith Freehills.

One of the directors behind the Great George Street project in Liverpool city centre has said that while co-working and PRS are on the table as future options for the site, the controversial fractional apartment sales model won’t be used.

ISG has started work on two major PRS projects in Liverpool and Manchester, with the contractor also eyeing a start on the next tower at Liverpool Waters by the end of the year.

Intu has confirmed it has received an “indicative proposal” regarding an acquisition by a consortium led by John Whittaker’s Peel, valuing the shopping centre owner at £2.91bn.

Amazon has announced its long-rumoured move to the Hanover Building in Manchester’s Noma, taking 90,000 sq ft in an office home to around 600 staff.