MOAF: Office take-up falls again in Q3
A total of 70,000 sq ft was let in Manchester city centre during the third quarter, an 8% drop on the previous three months as Covid-19 continued to disrupt the market.
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Iceni’s Graham joins Nexus
The planning consultancy has appointed Murray Graham as director of its expanding Manchester office.
BT ties up 175,000 sq ft New Bailey deal
The telecommunications giant has signed a 20-year lease on the whole of English Cities Fund’s planned 10-storey Four New Bailey in Salford, in the biggest office letting in the North West this year.
BT puts Liverpool letting on ice
The telecommunications giant has shelved its pipeline deal to take 80,000 sq ft at Kier and CTP's £200m Pall Mall scheme indefinitely, due to market uncertainty amid the pandemic.
Schroders hunts for occupiers for City Tower units
The asset manager has been granted approval to change the use of ground floor retail units at the 30-storey City Tower in Manchester, to accommodate a wider variety of businesses.
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.
Probation Service lines up Redfern Building
The whole of the 24,569 sq ft office block in Manchester’s Noma district is to be let to the National Probation Service under a forthcoming deal.
Auto Trader to ramp up First Street presence
The online car dealership is to relocate to the next phase of developer Ask Real Estate’s office scheme in Manchester city centre, agreeing to take 80,000 sq ft of the proposed new build block approved this year.
Spanish Consulate takes space in The Chancery
Listed investment firm Topland Group has let 11,000 sq ft at the office building on Manchester’s Spring Gardens on a 25-year lease to the consulate, which will relocate from its temporary home on Deansgate.
Wine bar leases in Chorlton
Restaurant and bar operator Suburban Green has signed to take space at 60 Beech Road in the Manchester neighbourhood for its second outlet after opening in Wilmslow in 2017.
