Knowsley and St Modwen complete £44m Kirkby deal

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is to back the mixed-use development in the town centre with a £4m funding package, allowing work to begin next summer.

Plans for the 15-storey, 224,000 sq ft office have been submitted with the developer claiming “exceptional levels of interest” in commercial space at the site in Manchester.

Corum Asset Management has bought No1 Dovecote in Sale from Pin Property for £13.85m in a deal reflecting a yield of 7%.

Cheshire West & Chester is set to start work on the long-awaited project in the New Year but has warned its delivery cost has increased by nearly £10m, with funds to be diverted from elsewhere within the council’s budget.

Kick off your New Year with one of Place North West’s most popular conferences, featuring speakers from Vita Group, M&G Real Estate, Glenbrook, and Lambert Smith Hampton.

Wirral Council and Muse Developments have revealed long-awaited proposals for a major overhaul of Birkenhead town centre, including up to 280,000 sq ft of offices, a leisure centre, and a new home for Birkenhead Market.

Stockport Council is set to give the go-ahead to plans for a new home for Cheadle Mosque and Community Centre on Green Belt land off Wilmslow Road.

Following a deal for Stretford Mall earlier this year, the council has exchanged contracts to buy the former Royal Mail delivery office on Lacy Street.

Three hotels with a combined 754 bedrooms have been granted planning approval by Liverpool City Council, including developments  from Elliot Group and Crossfield Exclusive.

Leader of the council Cllr Pat Hackett has promised its upcoming Local Plan will feature no Green Belt release, in a pledge that backtracks from previous proposals to allocate nearly 50 sites for development.

The £5bn opportunity at Liverpool Waters, investment in Knowsley, tackling the City Region’s transport troubles, and the city centre’s office market were all under the spotlight at this Place North West event in Liverpool.

The housebuilder has started on its debut project in Longridge featuring a mix of 83 homes on an eight-acre site off Whittingham Road.

The first building in Bruntwood Works’ wider 155,000 sq ft development is now fully let with Siemens set to relocate its UK head office to the site.

Great Places Housing Group has launched its £750m framework covering construction, modular, and consultancy services across the North.

Bouygues UK has blamed a “challenging  market” after making the decision to pull its construction business out of One Didsbury Point, Manchester.

Chad Davies has joined the consultant from Lambert Smith Hampton to head up its North West valuation and advisory team, based in Manchester.

The contractor is understood to be in negotiations to deliver the 32-storey building on Manchester’s Water Street, developer Vita’s first co-living scheme in the UK.

The craft beer company is looking to open a hotel in Manchester next year as part of a wider roll-out of its beer-themed mini-hotel offering.

Henry Space Developments has been given the go-ahead to bring a 200-bed aparthotel to Liverpool including the conversion of four listed terraces and a new-build extension on Duke Street.