Tag: Manchester



Schroder outbids International Rivals in race for Manchester Landmark

Posted on 12 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

After increasing interest from international investors Bruntwood has sold Manchester’s 30-storey City Tower to asset manager Schroder for £132m — seven million above the regional landlord’s asking price. The sale of the 615,000 sq ft tower is... Read More

Thirty Firms lose Ralli Courts Eviction Fight

Posted on 7 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Demolition will make way for New Bailey regeneration A law firm which led a campaign to save its offices from destruction — claiming 30 businesses would be disrupted by the eviction — has been forced to move out of its Salford premises. Ralli... Read More

Historic Coronation Street Studio to become Creative Media Hub

Posted on 15 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Part of Manchester’s landmark Granada TV site — until 2013 the oldest operating purpose-built television studios in the United Kingdom — is to be turned into a new creative media hub. To be called Hello House, developer Allied London says the... Read More

Allied London promotes Media and Arts Quarter on Coronation Street Site

Posted on 21 January, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Manchester’s old Granada Studios, where Coronation Street was filmed for over 50 years, is being marketed as a city centre media and arts quarter by developers Allied London. Allied London's Spinningfields development The 13.5 acre site, adjacent to... Read More

Get in the Festive Spirit at Manchester Christmas Markets

Posted on 20 December, 2013 by Neil Bird under Business News

This weekend provides the last opportunity for shoppers to catch Manchester’s world famous Christmas Markets.  Now in its 15th year, the annual array of over 300 stalls has become a hugely popular destination that has put the city firmly on the festive... Read More

HS2 Could Kick Start Huge Piccadilly Regeneration

Posted on 11 September, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments

Manchester Council has drawn up a planning framework showing it wants the proposed HS2 terminal to be the centrepiece of a huge regeneration scheme that will breathe new life into the former Mayfield station area, Piccadilly Basin, and the area between the... Read More

Office Space Take-Up in Manchester is on the Rise

Posted on 25 January, 2013 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

The number of occupiers taking up office space in Manchester saw a surge last year, but only in certain parts of the city, according to the Manchester Office Agents Forum. Offices in the south of Manchester were the most popular with business parks in... Read More

Manchester among Top Locations for Property Investment

Posted on 30 November, 2012 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The skyline of Manchester has changed dramatically over recent years. Even an occasional visitor will have noticed the world class buildings springing up across the city confirming its status as the North West’s principal business centre. In addition the... Read More

Manchester is Open for Business

Posted on 29 September, 2012 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Costs for businesses in Manchester are among the lowest in the world when compared to other large industrialised cities, a new report from KPMG reveals.... Read More

Manchester Airport Pioneers New Generation of Privacy Friendly Security Scanners

Posted on 23 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Visiting an airport can often be one of the most stressful aspects of going on holiday for many travellers.... Read More