Farley replaces Heaps at Redrow

Landlord Eric Wright Group has secured a major letting at Chorley North Business Park after warehousing and storage product supplier Brysdales agreed a 10-year lease on a warehouse and office unit.

Property lawyer Stephen Bell, who joined the Preston-headquartered firm in 2014, has been named a partner to mark his contribution to the business.

Acting for Lancashire property company Luqhar, B8 Real Estate has completed the purchase of a 76,000 sq ft industrial building on Pimbo Industrial Estate, Skelmersdale for £5m, reflecting a yield of 6.1%.

Lancashire planning consultancy PWA Planning has strengthened its team with the appointment of experienced town planner Lydia Harper.

The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership has set out a stall for MIPIM UK with its strongest presence for the event yet.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and West Lancashire Council have published a draft Strategic Housing and Employment Land Market Assessment, a key stage in putting together its Single Spatial Framework to guide development up to 2037.

Edge Real Estate Property Investments, the investment division of Real Estate Group, has acquired 15 properties from part of retail tycoon David Whelan's Whelco business group for a total of £50m, a series of deals funded by ICG-Longbow.

Warehouse REIT, which was admitted to the AIM sub-market of the London Stock Exchange on 20 September, has acquired four multi-let Hansteen estates, understood to include Nexus Industrial Estate in Knowsley, Pikelaw Place in Skelmersdale and a holding at Radway Green, Crewe.

The Lancashire property company has acquired Clifton Trade Park in Blackpool for an undisclosed sum.