Administrators appointed at Bolton property firm

The hotel operator is to open its second site in Manchester city centre by converting and extending Pearl Assurance House opposite Albert Square.

Kier Group has announced it will be restructuring its business, by cutting 1,200 jobs, selling off its Kier Living arm, and reducing its investment in Kier Property which "may extend to its sale".

The council is to extend its masterplan around Old Trafford to take in several major new development sites as it looks to pursue a potential CPO of the former B&Q site next to the cricket ground.

Ex-JLL director Tom McWilliams has joined Property Alliance Group after helping to set up Catalyst Capital's Manchester office.

The developer and crowdfunding platform has secured planning consent for a 40-home project off The Downs, which will also see the former Nick’s pub converted into a commercial unit.

A 32-acre housing site in Middleton with the potential for up to 303 homes has been put up for sale, five years after plans for the plot were refused.

The council’s refreshed vision for the town centre, including an increased focus on housing, is to move forward with the first major developments due to get under way later this year.

A 14,000 sq ft co-working space is due to open in 31 Ardwick Green, Manchester, later this month.

Liverpool City Council’s housing company will fund a £1m fit-out of the ground floor of 68 Falkner Street to create space for the women’s education centre alongside rented apartments.