Lancashire
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HIMOR barges in on ship canal house
Merseyside-based HIMOR Group has bought the 71,530 sq ft Ship Canal House in Manchester from Catalyst Capital for £22.9m – a 6.7% yield.
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Peel gets green light for new phase of MediaCityUK
Peel Group subsidiary Peel Media has received planning consent for the conversion of a three-story building at its MediaCityUK scheme at Greater Manchester’s Salford Quays into a range of office…
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Luminar serves up Preston development opportunity
Luminar Leisure has gone to market with an 1.13-acre island site development opportunity in the heart of Preston city centre.
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HCA funding unlocks Oldham scheme
The Homes and Communities Agency has pledged £7.8m to a housing scheme in the St Mary’s district of Oldham, Greater Manchester.
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Premier League star goes bankrupt after property fraud
The captain of Premier League football side Blackpool FC has filed for bankruptcy after discovering he was the victim of fraud in a failed property venture.
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MUFC star Neville plans Salford restaurant
A firm owned by Manchester United footballer Gary Neville has submitted an application for a restaurant in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Manchester’s office take-up rises 66% in 2010
Manchester city centre’s total take-up of offices reached 1.3m sq ft in 2010, a 66% increase on like-for-like 2009 figures, according to the Manchester Office Agent’s Forum.
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DJD to market 136-acre Lancashire site
The Manchester branch of Drivers Jonas Deloitte has been instructed by the North West Young Peoples Development Trust to dispose of the 136-acre Fylde Community College site in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.
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Manchester council faces job losses
Manchester council has announced that it could lose 2,000 staff as it aims to make savings of £110m over the next year.
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DevSec secures prelet at Hale Barns
Development Securities has agreed to develop and let a 30,000 sq ft shop at The Square shopping centre in Hale Barns, Manchester, to food retailer Booths.
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Former PAG director sets up new venture
Adam Higgins, a former director with Manchester-based developer Property Alliance Group, has announced he will set up a venture to be called Capital Properties.
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DevSec buys in Burnley
UK property development and investment company Development Securities has bought a leisure park in Burnley for £4.025m, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.2%.