North Wales Metro plans gather pace

Sefton Council leader Ian Maher defended the authority’s decision to buy the shopping centre for £32.5m in 2017 but revealed it is now worth only £14.24m. 

The commercial property and investment company has acquired Lime Square Retail Parade from Dransfield Properties. 

Kroll Advisory has been appointed as administrator of four subsidiaries of the Manchester development group, with the ongoing fall-out of the Grenfell disaster named as a contributing factor.

A 365-metre stretch of the River Medlock can be found at the site, currently being transformed into Manchester's first new park in 100 years.

Michael Gove will take on the role of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following a cabinet reshuffle, providing renewed hope that the government might deliver on its levelling up agenda. 

As a new cohort of students pack their bags and head off to university to follow their academic dreams, entrance into the skilled trades industry is sadly in decline, writes Ollie Plastow of Consensus Workspace.

The construction group is back in the black, posting a pre-tax profit of £5.6m in its results for the year to 30 June 2021. Total revenue was £3.3bn.

The housebuilder is being forced back to the drawing board after its plans for 135 homes on the site of the former British Vita factory on Seaford Road were rejected over flooding concerns. 

The Cheshire-based housebuilder already has outline permission to build up to 100 homes on the land off Milking Lane.

Earlier this month, a decision on Maryland Securities’ 277-home East Manchester scheme was deferred in order to allow time for a site visit. 

YPG Investar Islington House, the vehicle delivering the 413-apartment Fabric Village in Liverpool, has entered administration after a deal to secure development funding for the project fell through due to the pandemic.