Birkenhead estate heads Schroders regional swoop
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has paid £19.85m for four industrial assets in the North West, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.9%, with Valley Road Industrial Estate the largest component.
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Ex Pochin HQ sold for £6.6m
Property developer Blok UK has sold the Middlewich site to investment fund AEW UK.
Carlsberg Marston’s hops on Runcorn warehouse letting
The brewing company has signed a five-year lease on roughly 40,000 sq ft of industrial space at Zip56 in Preston Brook.
Cheshire East hires director of place from Tameside
Jayne Traverse will take up her new role on 1 October, replacing the outgoing Frank Jordan.
Hurstwood launches ‘luxury’ Cheshire resi arm
Manchester-headquartered property company Hurstwood Holdings has started a high-end housing business called Tabley Homes.
White Oak takes 15,000 sq ft in Chester
The business lender has left Ewloe behind in favour of setting up its UK headquarters on the second floor of the HQ building.
British Red Cross signs at Artis Park
Joint venture developers Maple Grove and Kier have agreed terms with the international charity for 26,770 sq ft in the first phase of the Winsford industrial scheme.
Thornley Groves takes over Tiger Property in latest growth push
The deal marks the fifth acquisition for the Manchester and Cheshire estate agency in the past year – the company already having purchased Pad Residential, Allison & Co, Mint Properties and Carr & Hume.
SpectrumX signs at Novus
Northwood Urban Logistics has let 16,000 sq ft to the medical research and development company, following the acquisition of the wider 130,000 sq ft Knutsford scheme earlier this year.
HS2 launches hunt for ground works contractors
The £300m contract will follow that awarded to Kier Construction last week to deliver highways and utility work on the Birmingham to Crewe leg of the high speed rail project.
