Kavanagh released pending investigation
Liverpool City Council’s head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh and four other people have been released from police custody pending further enquiries, after being arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption.
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Kavanagh among five arrested by Merseyside Police
Nick Kavanagh, Liverpool City Council’s head of regeneration, was rearrested yesterday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery, along with four others.
Cert on the up with Elevator Studios buy
The developer has acquired the 90,000 sq ft Elevator Studios, a hub for creative start-ups in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, for an undisclosed sum.
Pegasus grows Liverpool office
Planning consultancy Pegasus Group has appointed Darren Muir as principal planner, who joins from Cass Associates.
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The future of offices and a look at developments in Greater Manchester and Liverpool are among the topics under scrutiny at Place conferences in September.
Huyton Trade Park fully let
The Derwent Group’s business park is now 100% occupied, with Walton Flooring Centre heading three new arrivals with a 10,000 sq ft letting.
Prime secures tenant for Speke shed
Prime Point, a speculatively developed 100,000 sq ft warehouse, has been fully let on completion to Benross Marketing, a wholesale supplier of appliances, gifts and garden equipment.
Mere Grange nears fully let with 21,000 sq ft deal
Developer Network Space has leased the penultimate unit at the £13m St Helens industrial scheme to an undisclosed US firm believed to be furniture retailer Wayfair.com.
Liverpool considers code to govern ‘high-risk’ fractional market
The city council has for years failed to effectively police the fractional property investment market, leading to poor quality developments and driving up land prices, according to a report.
Liverpool office market slumps on Covid-19
A total of 20,000 sq ft of office deals was signed in the city centre during the second quarter of 2020, well below the 52,000 sq ft reported for the same period in 2019, according to the latest Big Nine market report from consultancy Avison Young.
