Bardsley begins latest Trafford Housing Trust project

German investor Patrizia Immobilien has announced that its UK Value 2 Fund has completed the disposal of Manchester office building Peter House to BP Pension Fund for £45.1m, reflecting a yield of 5.12%.

Now in its fourth year, the annual Place Cannes Do will see more than 450 property professionals gather for an afternoon of quality networking in Manchester, the week after MIPIM.

Cheshire developer Muller Property Group has announced a trio of appointments in Ben Willett, Jonothan Croft and Richard Lawrence.

Following Muse’s £150m Church Wharf scheme and a proposed 20-storey tower by Midia, Forshaw has put forward plans for a £35m development in the centre of Bolton featuring more than 260 homes.

Developer Nikal is targeting autumn 2019 for the submission of a planning application for the first phase of the £300m Blackpool Central, as negotiations progress with the council over the acquisition of land.

The 360,000 sq ft building in Liverpool is understood to be under offer with a quoting price of around £70m, around two years after it was purchased by Shelborn Asset Management for £42m.

Property management firm Meanwhile Creative has put forward a temporary planning application to develop a shipping container-based business hub on a two-acre plot on Pollard Street East in Manchester.

Domis is set to start on the mixed-use project near Manchester United’s stadium, replacing Forrest, which was formerly lined up as main contractor.

Liverpool City Council has suggested there are “compelling arguments” for expanding the city’s World Heritage Site to include areas such as Rodney Street, Chinatown, and Hartley’s southern docks, with a feasibility study due to be put together in the coming months.

Landmark Investments has purchased the freehold ground rent of the 212-apartment Fusion scheme next to Middlewood Locks from Taylor Wimpey in a deal completed in two days.