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LOAF: Liverpool ‘still needs more premium office space’ despite strong deals market in 2024, agents say
Property agents say Liverpool still needs to build more premium office space to attract national and international companies – even as they remain upbeat about the city’s prospects for 2025. The latest report from the Liverpool Office Agents Forum (LOAF)…
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Liverpool industrial scheme tops out – demand and rents expected to break previous records
A speculative new-build industrial development in Liverpool has now topped out and is attracting significant interest. Charnock Point, a development of ten small business units, is located near to the junction of the East Lancashire Road and Stopgate Lane in…
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180-year-old NHS site in Liverpool brought to market
A grade II-listed healthcare building in Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter has been brought to market. The 180-year-old Windsor House is located on the corner of Upper Parliament Street and Windsor Street, opposite Hope Street. Currently, it is being used as an…
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Keppie Massie are currently advising ECF in relation to the development of the Salford Crescent Masterplan
Located off Wynne Lane within the 29-acre Crescent Innovation Zone, the 14,500 sq ft facility will provide modern research and development space aimed at furthering the university’s reputation as a leader in the field. Plans for the scheme, described by…
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Keppie Massie are currently advising St Helens Council and ECF
The creation of a bigger and better bus station in the town is a key part of the council’s £100m regeneration vision, being brought forward by ECF – Vinci Construction is the contractor for the scheme. St Helens’ upgraded interchange,…
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Keppie Massie are currently advising Bury Council and Muse
Partners Muse and Bury Council have selected the contractor for the £100m redevelopment of the Longfield Centre, beginning with a multi-storey car park. Sign-off was granted last summer for the regeneration of Prestwich village’s centre. Starting with the project’s Travel…
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Gilling Castle – Keppie Massie recently prepared the heritage viability assessment to support the conversion and enabling development.
Plans to convert a 16th Century castle and former boarding school into retirement apartments have been approved. Gilling Castle, a Grade I-listed building between Thirsk and Malton, was used as a preparatory school for Ampleforth College until it closed in…
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March start confirmed for St Helens demolition programme
Keppie Massie are currently advising ECF on this scheme. Contractor Vinci is set to begin clearance work to enable a new transport interchange, while a £7.5m contract to pull down the Hardshaw Centre has also now been activated as the…
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Keppie Massie advised Bluemantle in relation to land assembly and development viability for the Rivington Chase scheme
The developers have formed a strategic partnership to manage, reposition, and expand Bluemantle’s 300,000 sq ft commercial portfolio, while unlocking the final residential and commercial phases of the Horwich masterplan. Novo Bluemantle is a newly formed topco that will act…
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Keppie Massie are currently advising ECF in relation to the development of the Salford Crescent Masterplan
Comprising 42 three-bedroom Passivhaus homes, the project forms part of the £2.5bn Crescent masterplan. ECF’s three-storey homes would be located on a 1.8-acre L-shaped section of the Farmer Norton car park, located off Adelphi Street and Peru Street and owned…
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LOAF: Liverpool office take-up on the rise
Deals for 318,500 sq ft were completed in 2024, up 12.5% on the 283,000 sq ft transacted in 2023, said the Liverpool Office Agents Forum. LOAF said that not only was the total number of deals higher, but the average…
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Coming to the market soon: A charming self-contained period office
Spanning three floors, offering a welcoming reception area, two meeting rooms, and a spacious conference room. Accessed via a private courtyard, this distinctive space covers 1,750 sq. ft. Contact Tim on 0151 255 0755 or Timgarnett@keppiemassie.com
Keppie Massie has recently acted for the buyer.
Acting on behalf of HES Property Company, agents at Fisher German sold the freehold interest of Spinnaker House in the Brunswick area of the city to an unnamed property investor. The value was not disclosed but it was in excess of the…
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Keppie Massie recently acted for LIVV Housing on this scheme
Phase two of the Watchfactory in the Knowsley town provides 191 homes. Work has completed on Livv Housing Group’s £35m affordable housing project, which provides 80 two-, three-, and four-bedroom houses, eight one- and two-bedroom bungalows, and 103 one- and two-bedroom…
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Keppie Massie recently advised on this scheme for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Working in partnership with Torus, the listed developer will deliver 295 properties on a 19.5-acre chunk of Harworth’s Moss Nook development. Watkin Jones expects the 295-home transaction to generate £48m in revenue. A total of 185 of the 295 two-,…
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Keppie Massie are pleased to see the Local Plan has been adopted. Keppie Massie advised the Council in relation to the Financial Viability Assessment to support the plan.
Mapping out the strategic development framework for the Cumbrian borough for the years up to 2039, the local plan has been five years in the making. The Copeland Local Plan 2021-2039 was adopted by Cumberland Council on Tuesday. The document…
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Keppie Massie are currently advising St Helens council and Muse
St Helens Council, ECF, and Hilton Hotels have signed a franchise agreement to develop a 120-room Hilton hotel to become a cornerstone of St Helens town centre’s £100m regeneration. The ECF, a public-private partnership between Homes England, Muse, and Legal…
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Keppie Massie currently advising St Helens council and Muse
A £32m package from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will set into motion the first steps towards a wider £100m town centre regeneration. The development of a multi-modal interchange would transform the area around St Helens town centre bus…
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Keppie Massie have recently provided advice to Bolton Council
A global paint producer is planning a £10m expansion in Bolton with the council set to agree the sale of derelict land. A decision is set to be made next week on the sale of land near Kestor Street in the town…
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Green light for Muse and Bury’s £100m Prestwich
Work is expected to start on the travel hub aspect later this year after hybrid plans to revamp the Longfield Centre received approval from the authority’s planning committee. Prestwich Regeneration LLP, a joint venture between placemaker Muse and Bury Council,…
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