Chris Berkin
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Analysis: Leases continue to shrink
Record tenant defaults and sharply contracting lease lengths have hit landlords’ income hard
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Sky’s Salford housing plan approved
Plans to build 140 homes in Salford have been unanimously approved by Salford Council.
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Peel’s 90-acre Salford plan rejected
A bid by Peel Investments and Taylor Wimpey to build 600 houses on greenfield sites in Salford has been rejected by councillors…
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3,000 PRS homes for Manchester
Manchester council and the Homes & Communities Agency are planning to transform a historic textiles quarter into the UK’s largest private rented housing scheme.
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E&Y eyes Spinningfields prelet
Ernst & Young is in talks for a prelet at Allied London’s 1 Spinningfields
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Network Rail sub-leases Groundwell
Network Rail has taken 150,000 sq ft at the Groundwell Distribution Centre in Swindon.
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Green light for Salford’s Pinnacle project
Two residential towers in Salford’s Greengate have been approved by Salford City Council.
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Manchester resi towers approved
A proposal for two residential towers in Salford’s Greengate, comprising 497 flats, has been approved by Salford city council.
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Lease lengths fall to historic low
Lease lengths in commercial property have fallen to a historic low in the year to June 2013, while lost income due to tenant defaults have hit a record high.
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DLA shelves Liverpool search
Law firm DLA Piper has shelved its 25,000 sq ft Liverpool requirement in favour of a renewed seven-year lease at its India Buildings home.
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£60m makeover for Wigan
A £60m masterplan to transform Wigan town centre has been unveiled by Vale Retail.
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LEP unlocks £32m Leeds Hilton
The Leeds city region Local Enterprise Partnership has backed a £32m Hilton Hotel project in Leeds with £4.8m of funding.