One of Birmingham’s tallest buildings, Five Ways Tower, has been placed in receivership after standing empty for more than a decade. Corporate recovery specialists Craig Povey, David Oprey and Richard Toone, from accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott, have... Read More
The fate of Ireland’s tallest commercial building is once again in doubt after the 22-storey Belfast office block was put on the market with a guide price of £5m. Owned by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), Windsor House is situated in the... Read More
Despite strong denials there is increasing evidence that ING Group — the Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation — is preparing to shift at least a part of its operations to London. Reports in the Dutch financial daily,... Read More
Daniel Thwaites has plans to build its new headquarters at a farm north of Blackburn. The brewery will be moving from its current home in the Lancashire town centre to a seven-acre site located at Sykes Holt, Mellor Brook. Thwaites is expected to... Read More
A West Midlands council has launched a campaign to attract businesses to one of its prestige developments by offering a series of business rates incentives. It’s hoped that as many as 1,600 jobs could be created at The Waterfront in Brierley by... Read More
The European Regional Development Fund has agreed to pump £1m into a scheme to transform a Victorian shopping arcade in Manchester into a high-tech business hub. The like-for-like funding will be matched by developer Jersey Street Properties which... Read More
In what is being heralded as the first deal of its kind, the global workplace provider Regus has signed a deal to open “third place” business hubs at three of British Land’s retail properties. The first Regus Express centres will be piloted at... Read More
The German engineering giant Siemens has unveiled updated plans for its 20-acre Manchester headquarters site — adding a private hospital, three office blocks and almost a hundred homes to its original scheme. Siemens drew up plans three years ago... Read More
A state-owned Chinese insurance company is involved in discussions to buy the headquarters of the Clifford Chance law firm. This development is further evidence that London's commercial property market is firing on all cylinders. Funds controlled by... Read More
One of the tallest buildings in Manchester has been sold for £7m above the asking price. City Tower, in Piccadilly Gardens, was placed on the market earlier this year for £125m and immediately attracted interest from potential buyers. In April it was... Read More
