City on the brink of a boom in rental flats

Architectural sketch of a large urban development featuring buildings and green spaces.

Data from Deloitte Real Estate suggests that 10,000 private rented sector (PRS) flats are due to be built in Manchester. An artist’s impression of the Select PRS scheme for the former-BBC site on Oxford Road in Manchester Manchester could be on the brink of a building boom as plans for more than 10,000 central Manchester […]

Peloton Properties target £1bn goal

Asset management pair Jonathan Nuttall and James Lewis say it will take five years to build a £1bn portfolio of property under management The Matrix 100 unit at Sealand Road, Chester A Manchester asset management duo plan to build a £1bn business. Jonathan Nuttall and James Lewis say it will take five years to build […]

Sir Howard Bernstein reflects on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Manchester

Manchester City Council leader says President Xi’s presence acknowledged that, collectively, the great cities of the north can compete with mega-cities Sir Howard Bernstein and President Xi who recently visited Manchester If you put all the articles written about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent historic visit to Manchester end to end they would probably stretch […]

New 35-storey skyscraper opposite Deansgate Locks could get the green light

Tall modern high-rise building with glass facade in an urban environment.

How the new tower near Deansgate Locks will look A new 35-storey skyscraper opposite Deansgate Locks could get the green light this week. The tower – on Whitworth Street West – would contain 327 apartments for private rental, a gym, cafe and a roof garden with views across the city. It will go before planners […]

Manchester office rents highest outside the capital

Massive surge in demand for new office floorspace is driving up rents, according to experts Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will take 80,000 sq ft of space at One New Bailey Manchester is the most expensive city to rent an office outside London – and almost double the cost of Liverpool. Data from surveyors Lambert […]

Hot office market now target of Chile buyers

The new arrivals join the Middle Eastern, German, Swedish and North American investors who have so far dominated foreign interest in Manchester commercial property. The Chilean-backed buyers of a Manchester city office block say they are hunting for more properties to buy as a wave of New World investors arrive in the north west. Aprirose, […]

16-Storey Manchester Office Building Gets Green Light

An office building rising up to 16 storeys high in Manchester city centre, which would include ground-floor space for restaurants and cafes, has been given the green light by planners. Manchester City Council’s planning committee has approved West Midlands Metropolitan Authorities Pension Fund’s application for 23 Quay Street. The proposal involves knocking down Astley House […]