Bruntwood and Kier Property, in a joint venture, have begun construction of a brand new six-storey building at 3 Sovereign Square in Leeds City Centre. The scheme was given the go-ahead from Leeds city council in the summer of last year, while the site... Read More
The dining scene in the North West of England looks set spearhead a change in restaurant trends across the UK, according to a new survey by accountancy and business advisers BDO. While Manchester will continue to enhance its "food revolution", BDO’s... Read More
Property investor Hermes Real Estate has sold half its interest in a prestigious Leeds business quarter development. The half-share sale in the Leeds mixed-use Wellington Place scheme to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is part of an... Read More
Just days after a promised transport upgrade between Leeds city centre and its regenerated docks, a local commercial agent has been appointed to manage one of its pioneering developments. Investment firm Allied London was last month granted... Read More
An anonymous foreign buyer has paid almost £6m for an iconic office development on the banks of the Leeds to Liverpool canal. GMI Developments acquired The Waterfront five years ago following its construction by sister company, GMI Construction. The... Read More
The City One development site in Leeds — subject to a lengthy legal wrangle over the building of Leeds Arena — has been acquired by Caddick Developments. London and Wetherby-based Caddick reportedly paid £10m to retrieve the 9.5-acre site... Read More
With completion not expected until 2016, the developer behind Leeds' Victoria Gate project says the £150m retail complex is already one-third let. Work started in April on the Hammerson-backed scheme, to include one of the largest John Lewis stores... Read More
Hundreds of new jobs are in the pipeline as Leeds’ landmark urban enterprise zone witnesses the start of four major industrial projects — with three more awaiting consent. Work is already underway on two separate projects for Wilton Developments,... Read More
Three landmark office blocks are among plans being considered for the former site of one of Britain’s oldest daily newspapers. In February, 2012, it was announced that printing of The Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post would be switched from... Read More
Planners have agreed a state-of-the-art office scheme that will revive the stalled regeneration of Leeds’ industrial waterfront. Acquired in 2013 by Allied London after the pre-crash failure of a previous council attempt to rebrand and regenerate the... Read More
