How has Labour’s first year in power been for property?

As one of the first authorities in the North West to establish an independent design review panel, Salford is committed to championing the highest standards of design across new development within the city, writes Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett.

The social housebuilding consortium, made up of 14 housing association members. has announced the contractors and consultants appointed for the next four years.

For the second consecutive year, the global engineering giant will team up with Place North for the international property expo in Cannes as a prestige partner.

The city council wants to appoint 20 to 30 built environment professionals to a newly established panel aimed at “challenging developers” on the quality of their projects.

Hillcrest Private Equity Real Estate acquired the 95,000 sq ft neoclassical building last summer, and fit-out contractor Claremont has now finished the £4m internal revamp.

An appeal by the Ffestiniog Railway Company against the Snowdonia National Park Authority’s refusal of a new station building for Beddgelert has been allowed, with the authority also required to pay costs.

Already part of the Crescent Salford regeneration masterplan team, the urban design practice has been chosen by the University of Salford to lead on a public realm transformation across its campuses.

Design details of plans to create a 3,700-capacity multi-use stadium for both Workington AFC and Workington Town RLFC, known as Cumberland Sports Village, have been revealed.

BDP and West 8 have drawn up a draft vision and supplementary planning document to guide riverside development, on which the public are asked to offer feedback.

Hailed as the ‘soul of the city’, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King’s new listing cements it as one of the most architecturally and historically important buildings in the country.

The grade two-listed former bank on Railway Street could become a showroom for The Rusland Movement’s handmade artisan furniture, should Trafford Council approve the plans.

Wirral Council will consider proposals to redevelop the Wallasey secondary school, a project with confirmed Department for Education backing.

The developer has submitted plans for a 144,000 sq ft block, rising to 10 storeys, fronting Vauxhall Road in the Pumpfields development area.

Now aiming for a 2027 reopening, funding from the government’s Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund has been joined by philanthropic donations as the £35m project enters its final fundraising phase.

The Denbighshire firm, nearing completion on Wrexham University’s Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre, is now advancing two social housing projects for Adra.

Following a quarter of a century at Commercial Street in Castlefield, the latter part of which has provided views of the architectural practice’s tallest buildings at New Jackson, the firm will move to 10,700 sq ft on King Street.

Updated conceptual images of the eco visitor attraction from architect Grimshaw indicate that the design process is moving forward.

Working with Ellis Williams Architects, the council hopes to reopen the facility next year, following its closure in summer 2022.

The built environment is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, and refurbishing and retrofitting existing structures is crucial to achieving net zero targets. This roundtable, convened by DeSimone Consulting Engineering, brought together developers, architects, and real estate experts to discuss the pros and cons of breathing new life into a building.