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Wilmslow office block Brook House and Rawtenstall warehouse Rossford House have been acquired by the Manchester-based investor, two of three recent deals that have seen the company’s portfolio grow by around £20m. The post Hurstwood Holdings buys up Cheshire, Lancashire commercial properties appeared first on Place…

Still awaiting a verdict on its 133-home plans off Cumber Lane, the housebuilder has lodged proposals for a 42-home second phase. The post Bellway adds to Wilmslow aspirations appeared first on Place North West .

A multifamily build-to-rent development project involving Moorfield Group and Greater Manchester Pension Fund has reached podium completion.

The Lancastrian property firm has acquired Friargate Court, a 244-bed student living complex put on the market in May at £9.75m. The post Adhan Group expands portfolio with Preston buy appeared first on Place North West .

Maple Grove Developments has taken possession of the £13m Hattersley Trade Park from the contractor, a 57,000 sq ft scheme including trade counter space and an Aldi foodstore. The post Britcon hands over in Hattersley appeared first on Place North West .

Eastern Bank provided financing for a multi-site affordable senior housing development in four New Hampshire communities: Tamworth, Bethlehem, Manchester and Pelham. The Community Development Lending team advising this transaction was led by SVP, commercial group director of community development lending Yongmei…
Capital&Centric has exited a joint venture with Kamani to redirect its strategic focus toward public-private partnership opportunities.
A newly established joint venture has completed an acquisition of an office property in central Manchester.

“Manchester-ism” has become the word of the moment when it comes to political discourse, but could it also be the watchword for housing growth and investment, asks Ben Beadle of the National Residential Landlords Association. The post Manchester: A beeline for housing growth appeared first on Place North West .

The housebuilder has secured consent for a 167-home development branded Cobblestone Wood from Warrington Council. The post All systems go for Miller in Lymm appeared first on Place North West .

Co-founder Tim Heatley is keen to ensure his company, remains a disruptor and maintains its edge as it seeks to make a mark in all corners of the country. The post Can Capital&Centric keep its cool amid red hot growth? appeared first on Place North West .

The construction firm headed up by Russell Schwarze has bought a site off Duncan Street with permission for 85 apartments. The post Merebridge acquires Salford site earmarked for 12-storey block of flats appeared first on Place North West .

The banking group’s private rental and shared ownership division has agreed a forward contract with Barratt Redrow to acquire the homes, which are due to be delivered by 2029. The post Lloyds to buy 223 Merseyside homes appeared first on Place North West .

The addition of an external staircase will allow the events venue to increase the maximum number of people it can accommodate at one time from 5,000 to 7,000. The post Manchester looks to increase Aviva Studios capacity by 2,000 appeared first on Place North West .

Preferring to focus on partnerships with the public sector, the developer has exited the two joint ventures it had with Kamani Property Group. The post Capital&Centric calls time on Kamani JVs appeared first on Place North West .

A newly formed joint venture between Hay Wain and TriOffice has picked up the nearly 32,000 sq ft building on the edge of St Peter’s Square. The post Swiss Life sells 80 Mosley Street in Manchester appeared first on Place North West .

Sophie Bevan has left the city council to take up a role as the housing provider’s project director of joint ventures and renewal. The post Liverpool regen director seconded to Torus appeared first on Place North West .

Developer Russell LDP has increased the number of homes it plans to build on 75 acres off Chester Road in Woodford, now that the site has been allocated for housing in the council’s draft local plan. The post Boost for plans for 500+ homes in Stockport appeared first on Place North West .

The first policy speech by Prime Minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, coincided with the release of the latest Sentiment Survey undertaken by the House Builders Federation in collaboration with Quantum Development Finance, writes Richard Hemmings of Quantum Development Finance. The post Burnham’s ‘housing trap’: Why…

The housebuilder has lodged plans to build a mix of apartments, terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses on a 6.5-acre plot in the Cheshire village. The post Miller puts in for 62 Davenham homes appeared first on Place North West .

The third of three applications for a combined 460 homes across the borough is now with Warrington's planning team for consideration. The post Peel lodges plans for 200 homes in Hollins Green appeared first on Place North West .

Westmorland Farmshop & Co, the business behind Tebay Services and Gloucester Services, has secured an eight-figure funding package from the bank to support the development between Junction 7 and 8 of the M56 in Cheshire. The post HSBC to part-fund £65m Tatton services appeared first on Place North West .

As well as the Industrial Solutions Hub being advanced by Cumberland Council, yesterday's planning committee approved updated outline plans for up to 480 homes at Newhouse Farm, Carlisle. The post Sign-off secured for 30,000 sq ft Cleator Moor R&D facility appeared first on Place North West .

A 34-acre site west of Hart Common Golf Course is the subject of plans for hundreds of residences. The post Keepmoat tables 310-home Hindley proposals appeared first on Place North West .

Both local authorities are looking to accelerate delivery of social housing, with members asked to approve next steps for a number of brownfield sites in each council area. The post Sefton and Wirral look to advance resi sites appeared first on Place North West .

Also on the receiving end of a green light from Flintshire County Council: Castle Green’s second try at an affordable housing development at Quarry Farm and a padel complex in Buckley. The post Enabling works approved for £180m Knauf Insulation factory appeared first on Place North West .

Salford City Council has approved plans for the development of 53 acres south of Leigh Road next to the horticultural destination. The post Peel Land secures consent for 282 homes next to RHS Garden Bridgewater appeared first on Place North West .

The Planning Inspectorate has found in favour of the housebuilder and overturned the council’s decision to reject plans for the development of 47 acres off The Hill. The post Bloor beats Cheshire East in 325-home Sandbach appeal appeared first on Place North West .

Knight Frank's Q4 2025 quarterly review analyzes investment trends, student demand, and supply delivery in the UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market, finding that investors committed £4.3 billion to PBSA in 2025 (up 10% year-on-year) across 79 deals, with increasing investor appetite for first-generation standing stock and portfolio-level transactions despite pricing misalignments and weaker leasing cycles. Demand-side analysis shows undergraduate acceptances for 2025/26 rose 2.3% year-on-year to 577,725 students with Russell Group institutions significantly outperforming, while PBSA delivery reached 19,600 beds across 64 schemes in 2025 with an additional 50,250 beds under construction, concentrated in London, Bristol, Glasgow, Coventry, and Manchester.

JLL's Big Six Residential Development Report for Summer 2025 analyzes residential development trends across six UK cities (Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester), finding average annual price growth of 1.7% and rental growth of 2.1% across these markets, with Birmingham leading in both metrics and over 14,500 BTR units in its pipeline. Key findings include a 64% increase in BTR investment in H1 2025 versus the five-year H1 average, normalization of rental growth from 4.2% in December 2024 to 2.1% currently, removal of Scotland's temporary rent cap legislation on 1 April 2025, and development viability challenges from building safety regulations and planning restrictions impacting new home completions despite strong underlying demand for urban housing.

Prime office rents across the UK's 15 key regional office markets rose by an average of 8.2% in 2025, with the Big Six markets (Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester) experiencing stronger growth of 10.2%, driven by limited supply of high-quality space and strong occupier demand. Investment activity remained subdued at £938 million through Q3 2025, level with the prior year, though sentiment improved and sentiment indicators point to recovery expected in 2026 supported by high-profile asset disposals and improved financing conditions.
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This is a market report on the office sector in Manchester published by Savills in December 2025, providing an autumn 2025 spotlight on that market.

This is a market report published by CBRE in September 2025 covering the office sector in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Avison Young's Manchester outlook report assesses the city's real estate market during economic transition marked by rising interest rates, noting that property values have corrected and deal volumes have fallen, though some sectors like Big Box industrial show early recovery signs. The report projects Manchester will outperform the UK on economic growth driven by services and knowledge industries, highlights major office redevelopment schemes attracting major financial institutions, notes a 68% decline in big-box industrial take-up due to economic slowdown and low supply, and identifies Manchester as the second-most active residential investment market after London over the previous decade.

This is a market report published by Colliers in September 2025 providing a snapshot of the office sector in Manchester during the third quarter of 2025. The report covers regional office market conditions in this UK location.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q3 2025 MarketBeat report on UK retail and leisure markets covers recovery across virtually all sub-sectors in 2025, with improving retailer sentiment driven by three consecutive months of year-on-year retail sales growth, though optimism is tempered by anticipated fiscal tightening in the November budget and economic uncertainty. Key findings indicate supply remained stable at approximately 8% vacancy, total retail investment volumes stayed in line with long-term Q1-Q3 averages at +1%, prime retail assets saw increased activity including URW's 25% acquisition of St James Quarter and 50% stake in the Bullring, and international new entrants and Asian brand expansion are driving global retail demand in the UK market.

This is a data and figures report published by Savills on September 30, 2025, presenting occupational office market data for Manchester in the third quarter of 2025.

UK commercial real estate investment volumes totalled £10.4 billion in Q3 2025, the lowest quarterly figure since Q4 2023, with year-to-date totals of £40 billion representing 3.9% growth over the same period in 2024. The MSCI UK Quarterly Property Index delivered a 1.4% total return for Q3 2025, marking the sixth consecutive positive quarter, with retail posting the strongest performance at 2% quarterly returns and 9.2% annualized returns, while institutional investor activity began showing signs of recovery across multiple sectors.
The Manchester Hotel Market Spotlight for the 12 months ending August 2025 reports that branded full-service hotels experienced declining profits with gross operating profit per available room down 13.4%, driven by a 4.0% revenue drop despite a 0.9% increase in average daily rate, while occupancy fell 6.9% to 71.0% amid 1.6% supply growth including 888 new rooms. Gross operating profit margin contracted by 2.7 percentage points to 24.4%, reflecting insufficient cost reductions to offset lower revenues and the impact of increased supply particularly in the Midscale and Upper Upscale segments.

Manchester's office market in H1 2025 recorded 581,542 sq ft of take-up across 102 transactions, representing 14% growth over H1 2024 and the largest first half since 2019, with Grade A and Prime space accounting for 57% of activity. Overall availability decreased to 2.9 million sq ft with a vacancy rate of 11.1%, while the TMT sector led activity with 42% of total leasing, and Prime headline rents reached £45 per sq ft with developers commencing speculative construction including Landsec's 243,000 sq ft Republic scheme in Mayfield.

Manchester's office market demonstrates resilience driven by Professional Services, Tech, and Education sectors, with the TMT sector accounting for 50% of graduate retention and dominating take-up, while the Education sector transacted 70,000 sq ft year-to-date in 2025. Savills forecasts the top achieved rent of £45 per sq ft could rise to £52 per sq ft by end of 2026 (16% growth), with 75% of office space expected over the next three years coming from refurbished stock as new-build activity remains constrained at 318,000 sq ft currently under construction.

The Knight Frank UK Cities 2025 Office Market Annual Review examines leasing and investment activity across ten regional UK office markets, reporting that annual take-up reached 5.0 million sq ft with Q4 delivering the strongest quarterly performance, while Grade A space accounted for 61% of all transactions amid persistent flight to quality. Investment volumes totaled £916 million for the year, 28% below 2024 levels, though momentum strengthened in Q4 with £291 million transacted, and prime yields across regional cities ranged from 6.50% in Edinburgh to 10.00% in Aberdeen, offering substantial premiums to London benchmarks.

Manchester's office market recorded 286,200 square feet of take-up in Q1 2026, with the Government Property Agency accounting for the largest transaction at 114,967 square feet. Total vacancy stood at 10.9% at quarter-end, comprising Grade A vacancy of 5.1% and new build vacancy of 1.9%, while prime city centre rents remained stable at £45.00 per square foot.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q4 2025 MarketBeat report on Regional and South East office markets covers take-up, supply, rental values, and investment activity across the Big Five regional markets (Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester) and the South East, finding that 2025 saw 6.4 million sq ft of take-up (10% below 2024 and 13% below the five-year average) and £1,861.7 million in investment (the lowest annual total since 2012), with Q4 showing a 12% quarter-on-quarter increase in take-up driven by Grade A activity and a 10.8% vacancy rate. The report projects 2026 will see continued rental growth, persistent Grade A supply constraints, and increasing investment activity supported by easing interest rates and improving credit conditions, with momentum expected to build as occupier demand for high-quality space and flexibility intensifies.

Knight Frank's Q3 2025 UK Cities Office Market Review analyzes leasing, supply, investment, and rental trends across ten regional UK office markets including Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield. Key findings include leasing activity reaching 2.5 million square feet in the first half of 2025 with year-on-year growth, seven of ten cities recording rental increases as high as 20%, limited new and Grade A space availability at a 3.0% vacancy rate, investment volumes of £373.5 million in H1, and stable prime asset pricing at 6.50%.

Manchester's office market recorded 771,511 square feet of take-up across 147 transactions in Q1–Q3 2025, with the TMT sector accounting for 37% of activity and Grade A and Prime space comprising 50% of total take-up. Total availability declined 3% to 2.8 million square feet by end-Q3 2025, reducing the overall vacancy rate by 40 basis points to 10.7%, while Grade A vacancy fell to 2.9% and Prime remained at 2.1%.

Knight Frank's H1 2025 Office Market Mid Year Review examines leasing, supply, investment, and rental trends across ten UK regional cities including Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield. The report finds that regional leasing activity reached 2.5 million square feet in the first half of 2025 (7% above H1 2024), seven of ten cities recorded year-on-year rental growth reaching as high as 20%, but investment volumes were subdued at £373.5 million and new grade A office space availability remained critically tight at 3.0% vacancy, creating intense competition for quality space.

Manchester's office market saw take-up of 581,974 sq ft across 102 transactions in H1 2025, representing 14% growth versus H1 2024 and 31% above the five-year H1 average, with the TMT sector accounting for 42% of leasing activity. Overall availability decreased to 2.9 million sq ft with an 11.1% vacancy rate, while Prime headline rent stands at £45 per sq ft with expected growth above £50 per sq ft as new speculative development including the 243,000 sq ft Republic scheme commences.