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Buyer Quorum Property told Place North West it is excited to take on the “blank canvas” of the building, the last part of the vendor’s Albert Estate portfolio to be sold off.

With consent secured in June for 122 homes on 13.7 acres east of Prescot Road, the housebuilder has finalised the site’s acquisition.

Paragon Property has secured approval from the local authority for a 286-bed apartment scheme off Chester Road.

The clothing retailer has agreed a long-term lease on a 10,181 sq ft unit, taking the town’s flagship shopping pitch to 92% occupancy.

King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree has operated out of a temporary structure for a year. Now, it’s looking to put down foundations, literally, on the former Sony and NatWest offices site off Stephenson Way.

Council members will vote next week on granting the University of Cumbria a £12m loan and a 125-year lease at peppercorn rent of properties off English Street – a move that should defrost the glacial pace of the mammoth project.

Work can begin in earnest on the £30m Nexus House, a 364-bedspace student living project, following clearance from the Building Safety Regulator.

Riverside House off Blackfriars Road is to be expanded by 98 units under plans lodged with the city council.

The investor’s Flow Student platform now has an 8,000-bed portfolio following the purchase of 800 units in Manchester and Leeds.

A former municipal building off Seaview Road was knocked down last year to make way for affordable properties.

Whether you’re building a data centre, refurbishing a town hall or improving a railway station, much like Benjamin Franklin’s famous idiom about taxes and death, one thing is certain: the project will likely be delayed and the costs will almost certainly increase, writes Stuart Wilks of Limeslade.

Dominic Pozzoni’s focus will be on leading the agency’s national offices team as he passes on the title of head of Manchester to Jonathan Cook.

Deferred from August’s meeting, a site visit reassured planning committee members that the project will alleviate pressure and improve users’ experience of the closest railway station to Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Councillors agreed with Tesco, Aldi, and Waitrose that the scheme for two stores and an 18.7-acre industrial park would negatively impact the district’s centre.

The consultancy has appointed Peter Disley as a partner in its Manchester planning and development team.

The Grecian Mill complex on the corner of Norfolk Street and Worsley Road North in Walkden is the subject of plans from Creative Property People for 64 apartments.

Reopened this month after a £13.5m makeover, King George’s Hall is ready to anchor the town’s emerging cultural quarter, Place North West was told.

An 893,400 sq ft warehouse is being transformed into a specialised factory for building wings for A321 planes, with work due to complete by the end of the year.

The partnerships, fit-out, and construction services group’s infrastructure division has secured a project to replace more than 300,000 sq ft of roofing across two buildings at the Cumbrian nuclear processing site.