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The Liverpool-founded bridging finance firm has signed a 10-year lease on the third floor of Royal London’s Alaska House in Bootle.

Bolton Council, the NHS, and Peel Land are among the signatories of an accord that could see 700 acres west of Bolton Hospital transformed into a mixed-use scheme geared towards improving health outcomes.

May 2027 elections will use existing council boundaries, with secretary of state Angela Rayner putting the local authority overhaul on ice pending a legal review.

The developer behind plans for 290 flats in Vauxhall has been left “scratching his head” following the city council’s decision to refuse the proposal and has asked the Secretary of State to intervene.

The council has signed an option agreement with the owner of the long-vacant former cotton mill in an effort to set a positive tone for the regeneration of the town. Developer Capital&Centric is in pole position to redevelop the grade two-listed asset into apartments.

When JMW Solicitors signed for 43,000 sq ft of 125 Deansgate in Manchester, the law firm effectively had a blank canvas to create the perfect place for its clients and staff. Partner Thomas Pearson walked Place North West through the firm’s approach.

A long-term Arup stalwart who became head of the Manchester office in 2024, Jane Healey Brown has moved to the rival consultancy, immediately taking up a secondment with Homes England.

Billed as a primary element in the council’s £2bn regeneration programme, the local authority is targeting a 2031 works start date for the education facility.

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has set the ball rolling on plans for 270 homes across two parcels of land on the estate, north of the town centre.

With current leaseholder Prospect Estates unable to redevelop Dominick House, the local authority is lining up a deal to acquire the ‘70s office block and sell it to the owners of the nearby Cherry Tree Shopping Centre.

The council’s executive board will be asked to rubber-stamp the disposal of the R&D-led development’s flagship building and reinvestment in a second building at the park, a joint venture with Barnfield.

Having previously aimed for 1,100 homes on a 130-acre Green Belt site in Weaverham, the developer has reduced the number of properties planned by 200 and launched a consultation on the plans.

Stockport Council has validated the housebuilder’s plans to deliver a range of two-to-four bed houses on close to 30 acres off Windlehurst Road.

Springfield Gardens, a Liverpool development on land previously owned by the children’s hospital, has been reworked following the removal of the retirement living element.

Stars, barriers, and rules.

Aimed at providing strategic advice on development funding to investors, developers, and the public sector, the firm is headed up by ex-L&G director Wes Erlam and former Peel man Iain Taylor.

Westchurch Homes has secured the go-ahead from the council’s planning committee to build a mixture of semi-detached and terraced houses, bungalows, and flats on 5.7 acres off Stricklands Lane in the village of Stalmine.

Merseyside Police will acquire Lincoln House and part of the adjoining Birchley Street Car Park, enabling the building of a 35,000 sq ft town centre policing base to replace the nearby College Street facility.

The grade two-listed Carnegie-funded asset on Wellington Road will be the new home for the council’s music service.