Local Solutions buys £1.9m Boaler Street block

The 13,300 sq ft office block in Kensington in Liverpool will become a community headquarters for the care charity, allowing it to bring its care, campaigning, and housing services under one roof.

Consultant Keppie Massie led Local Solutions through the £1.9m purchase of 212 Boaler Street from administrators. Eddisons acted on behalf of the vendor.

Boaler Street also hosts eight apartments, which are tenanted.

Registered charity Local Solutions aims to improve social care, end homelessness, and empower communities.

Tim Garnett, head of commercial agency at Keppie Massie, and Chair of the Liverpool Office Agents Forum, said: “The office market is very challenging for occupiers, with limited supply and strong competition from both investors and other businesses.

“Occupiers are increasingly seeing value in properties that investors might overlook, and this deal represents a significant cost-saving. To replicate a building of this scale and quality from scratch would cost more than double the acquisition price.”

“Given current office values fall short of construction costs, there’s a clear viability gap in the market and occupiers will therefore continue to prioritise existing buildings that meet their needs – though such opportunities are becoming increasingly rare,” he added.

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Tom Harrison, chief executive of Local Solutions, said: “Boaler Street isn’t just a new building, it’s a statement about how we work.

“It’s about putting the local in Local Solutions – about creating the conditions where care, community, and creativity can flourish together.”

“We know the answers don’t sit in institutions alone – they live in our neighbourhoods, in our carers, our young people, our volunteers, and our everyday changemakers.

“Boaler Street will still be a home for that belief – a place where support feels personal, and where people feel they still belong.”