Grant Thornton moves in as Landmark is refinanced

Funder Maslow Capital is providing the Liverpool-based developer with a finance package to deliver the 196-apartment Merchant’s Wharf. 

The Ancoats-based developer has bought a cluster of shops and restaurants on Wilmslow Road from Abrdn, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.2%. 

Investor Greystar is close to agreeing a deal to buy the 32-storey student accommodation scheme in Manchester as part of a wider portfolio acquisition valued at around £380m. 

The restaurant chain, part of the same group as pizzeria Franco Manca, is to take over a 6,200 sq ft unit in the Corn Exhange previously occupied by Wahaca. 

The developer is looking to appoint an investment partner to back the build-to-rent portion of the £4bn Manchester masterplan. 

Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton, Barrow-in-Furness and Wirral were some of the areas to receive government money in the latest announcement.

Peter Denton, chief executive of Homes England, the powerful government-backed housing delivery agency, has joined the lineup for this high-level debate due to be hosted by Place North West next month.

Tristan Capital Partners has bought the 261-bedroom building on the corner of Deansgate and John Dalton Street and plans to rebrand it as a Yotel. 

Ofcom, Octopus Energy, Autocab and Roku are close to agreeing deals for around 160,000 sq ft at the Oxford Road tech hub, Place North West understands.