Office take-up across the six key regional cities has continued to slide, with Edinburgh the worst affected and Leeds seeing only a moderate increase.
Manchester’s landmark House of Fraser building is being marketed by Savills for £84.5m – a net initial yield of 5.07%.
The National Bank of Kuwait SAK has bought Cambridge House, a 48-bed purpose-built student accommodation property in Manchester, for £3.8m
Manchester’s prosperity is being driven by fast-moving start-up companies, which need to offer staff a working environment that’s a bit more than a boring office block, writes David Thame