Great Places strikes £100m funding deal

The funds will go towards enabling Chester-based ITS Technology Group to roll out its Faster Britain wholesale full fibre networks to more areas than ever before.

The technology and engineering services provider has signed for 7,000 sq ft at Manchester International Office Centre, close to the airport.

The IT solutions firm is relocating to Mapletree’s 395,000 sq ft 3 Hardman Street in Manchester from Salford Quays.

Oxford Court Partnership has acquired the 15,700 sq ft Bloom Street building from FTS Corp.

Swiss Life Asset Managers has entered the UK residential market, acquiring the 270-apartment Duet from Moorfield Group.

The modular housing provider has taken 4,600 sq ft within the Wirral Waters office block, becoming the building’s first occupier.

Administrator Kroll Advisory has appointed Knight Frank to sell the Ainscow Hotel after the company that owned it entered administration last year. 

Liverpool City Region recorded 412,000 sq ft of lettings in 2021, up 46% from the previous year, according to research by Liverpool Office Agents Forum. 

CBRE is marketing the 255,000 sq ft Manchester office complex for sale. 

Three60 will provide 441 apartments across 51-storeys in Manchester. The loan would take the combined authority’s financial contributions to the developer’s schemes beyond £100m. 

After a three-year hiatus, the region’s property industry returned to Cannes to talk tech, levelling up, and a more people-focused approach to development.

Cheshire East Council and its partners have formally submitted their expression of interest in housing the headquarters of Great British Railways.

Owner Abrdn has instructed agents to dispose of the historic 210,000 sq ft office building on the edge of Spinningfields.

The Liverpool waterfront landmark, sold only once before in its 110-year history, is to be offered at £90m.

Towns Fund support of £25m and £16m through the Levelling Up Fund have been secured by the council, which now hopes to appoint a single contractor for interconnected work across the two funding streams.

Developers are encouraged to apply for money from the Lancashire Urban Development Fund, which aims to both help new schemes and unlock stalled projects.

The Wirral-based housing association will use the funding package from NatWest to build more than 1,000 homes over the next five years.

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has acquired the manufacturer’s 590,000 sq ft Oldham Road complex from Rock Co.