
Manchester seeks to retake control of affordable homes
Manchester City Council is consulting on whether to bring 13,000 homes back under council management, for the first time in 15 years.
Manchester City Council is consulting on whether to bring 13,000 homes back under council management, for the first time in 15 years.
The last project at Rowlinson’s redevelopment of the former Stagecoach site on Princess Road in Moss Side, a five-storey retirement living scheme totalling 40 apartments, has been approved by Manchester City Council.
The city council expects to gain approval on Wednesday to set up a company to deliver at least 500 homes each year until 2025, including affordable and private tenure units, and reduce the budget for projects such as the Town Hall refurbishment.
Far East Consortium has put in plans for a £185m residential development on the former Angelgate site at Manchester's Dantzic Street.
Join Place North West on 24 June to explore the outlook for private rented sector development and investment.
Plans have been revealed for a 337-home development on the Olympic Freight depot in West Gorton.
The developer has completed its acquisition of Stockport’s listed Weir Mill, and is planning a £60m residential conversion to bring 250 flats to the town in its first Greater Manchester project.
Build-to-rent developer Packaged Living has unveiled details of its 350-unit residential project in the Piccadilly East area of Manchester, including up to 10,000 sq ft of retail, after purchasing the site in January.
The housebuilder, owned by Morgan Sindall Group, has lodged plans for 22 homes in the Manchester suburb as part of a £235m private finance initiative to regenerate the area.
Property Alliance Group has completed its seven-storey Manhattan residential project in Manchester city centre, designed by Jon Matthews Architects.