
Allen on board at Northstone
Peel L&P’s housebuilding arm has appointed Joanna Allen as head of partnerships and development, bolstering the team headed by development director Jonathan England.
Peel L&P’s housebuilding arm has appointed Joanna Allen as head of partnerships and development, bolstering the team headed by development director Jonathan England.
The developer and investor has purchased the headquarters of technology firm Maginus Software Solutions at Roundthorn Industrial Estate for an undisclosed sum.
The developer has exchanged contracts to buy the 48,000 sq ft office block in Old Trafford from Manchester-based Bruntwood for an as yet undisclosed sum, and intends to convert the building into 115 apartments, expanding a previous consent.
The housing provider has appointed Kevin Williams as executive director of growth and assets, replacing Dave Williams who is leaving the company.
David Thwaites, who has worked in property management and agency at FI Real Estate Management, Lambert Smith Hampton and Avison Young, has set up his own consultancy, Thwaites Real Estate.
Administrators for the Greater Manchester shopping centre’s parent Intu Properties have selected CBRE to market the asset for sale for an undisclosed asking price.
Developer consortium English Cities Fund has secure the final letting of 3,175 sq ft at the 125,000 sq ft office building at New Bailey in Salford, to mergers and acquisitions firm Benchmark International.
The planning advisory has hired Connor Wigley as an assistant planning consultant as it continues to grow the business.
Developer St Modwen has agreed deals totalling more than 40,000 sq ft at its Bury business park, following completion of construction this summer.
MW Fulfilment Services, which provides shipping and storage solutions, has expanded by opening up its first facility in Rochdale after investing £200,000 in the unit at the 270,000 sq ft Broadfield Business Park in Heywood.