Plans for Manchester’s House of Fraser raise hopes that the North West’s defunct department stores can find a new future. With the HS2 high speed line to Crewe now signed into law, Subplot asks if the town is all-aboard the workspace train. Meanwhile, Oldham Council pulls the threads together on the Spindles redevelopment.
Beds and sheds are every investor’s hot take on the 2021 property market, but is the lack of viable alternatives clouding judgment? Meanwhile, does anyone want to buy the North West’s distressed shopping centres, and can the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework return from the dead?
Construction and healthcare are in a period of rapid change and transformation. Embracing digitisation and modern methods of construction is key to delivering healthcare infrastructure that meets the needs of today and the future, writes Andy Macfarlane of Curtins.
Our Office of the Future whitepaper shines a light on the technology and culture needed for businesses that want to keep an advantage this year, writes Martin O’Rourke of Birchwood Park.
Will a Liverpool freeport with tentacles extending into Greater Manchester become a regional game-changer? With WeWork pondering a return to the acquisitions trail in Manchester, how will the flexible office sector make money and who will make it? Meanwhile, Subplot takes a look at property industry donations to politics, and examines the tightening investment criteria for hotels.
Join FORE Partnership, Knight Frank, Hana, and tp bennett for a state-of-the-market roundtable discussion and a look around Hana’s new space in Windmill Green, Manchester.
There is the scent in the air of a big Manchester tech relocation deal. Schroders, one of Greater Manchester’s most enthusiastic investors, explains how it sees the post-pandemic future. Meanwhile, we uncover the latest problems facing the 143,000 sq ft Factory arts venue and check on Liverpool’s hectic city centre residential market.
Property professionals discussed what needs to change to make health centres and senior living developments fit for the future, amid the twin challenges of an ageing population and the ongoing health crisis.
It’s a hot topic and seems to be tripping off everyone’s tongues: sustainability-linked loans and green loans, writes Eleanor James of Trowers & Hamlins. But what are they, are they applicable to you, and why get one?
A government decision to call in a clutch of North West warehouse planning applications could cost the regional economy more than £1.4bn, Preston’s property future is up for grabs, meanwhile, Manchester’s office take-up figures may be better than you thought.
Will a major civil service relocation lead to a big win for Manchester, or will Leeds be celebrating? Manchester’s £2.8bn digital sector is flourishing but turning home-grown success into floorspace might not be so easy. And why there will be more American money in North West property this year.
The pandemic has drastically changed the way people interact with retailers, writes Dan Sweeney of TLT. However, this does not necessarily mean a reduced focus on physical stores.
