Built Environment Networking Blog: North West News

Aldermore provides additional bridging facility to Manchester based specialist lender

Aldermore bank has provided an increase to its already multi-million pound block bridging facility to SDKA, which will provide the funding they need to continue to accelerate their growth plans. Established in 2016, SDKA is a principle, specialist lender offering short-term bridge finance secured against residential, mixed-use and commercial properties across England, Scotland and Wales. […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Aldi purchase fully serviced plot from Clowes Developments at Viking Park, Congleton

Nationally recognised food retailer, Aldi have successfully purchased the land for their brand new 20,000sq ft food store at Viking Park, Congleton from landowners and site developers Clowes Developments (North West) Ltd. The 2-acre fully serviced plot located in the retail zone of the mixed-use development will facilitate a single storey 20,000sq ft purpose-built food […]

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AM ALPHA Secures £50m Build-to-Rent Scheme in Birmingham’s Westminster Works

AM ALPHA, a global family office specializing in real estate investments, has successfully acquired the Westminster Works project in Birmingham, a notable development valued at £50 million. This project includes 220 build-to-rent apartments, marking a significant addition to the firm’s investment portfolio. The Munich-based company, acting for a group of investors represented by a Hamburg […]

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AM alpha secures listed office property in the heart of Manchester

AM alpha, a global family office for real estate investments,  has acquired the office property “196 Deansgate” in the heart of Manchester. The property is located  near Spinningfields, a lively and established office district with a diverse gastro and  entertainment scene. AM alpha acted on behalf of pension fund manager from Hamburg. The  seller is […]

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Amstone submits plans for £100m BtR development

Amstone Ventures has submitted a planning application for the 3.28 acre former Sainsbury’s site in Stockport town centre for a build to rent-led residential development. The site, situated on Warren Street, close to the historic Market Place and Underbanks area of the town, was purchased by Amstone in March 2021. Architect, Leach Rhodes Walker, has […]

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Animate gets green light for next phase

Animate, a multi-million pound leisure and entertainment complex at the heart of Preston’s city centre, has been given the green light by Preston City Council to move to the next key stage of development. The scheme is being funded by the City Council, with support from the Towns Fund and the City Deal and will […]

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Arrow Global Expands Reach by Acquiring Full Control of Maslow Capital

Manchester-based asset manager Arrow Global Group has taken full control of Maslow Capital, a real estate finance provider headquartered in London. This acquisition comes after Arrow Global initially purchased a significant minority stake in Maslow Capital in December 2021. Arrow Global itself was taken over by TDR Capital, a private equity firm, in a £565 […]

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B8re Completes Sales Worth £4million For Network Space Investments

Industrial property specialist B8RE has completed the disposal of two single let assets in the North West on behalf of Network Space Investments (NSI). The two sales sold in excess of £4m, with both achieving ahead of quote after competitive bidding processes.  The assets include a 23,012 sq ft detached unit in Skelmersdale on a 3.2-acre […]

Posted by: David Gilbank

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Barings invests in UK logistics property

Barings has completed a deal to forward-fund a Grade A logistics asset in Omega Business Park, in the north west of England, UK. The site has planning permission for a 308,905ft² prime warehouse that will be built to a high specification, including an EPC A certification, electric vehicle charging, and photovoltaic panels on the roof, and […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Barrow Learning Quarter: Contractor sought to build Cumbrian campus

A successful contractor will create a university campus, the town’s first, on a 2.76-hectare site beside BAE Systems’ existing Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge.  The multi-million pound campus project is the centre piece of the Barrow Learning Quarter (BLQ), one of the #BrilliantBarrow Town Deal projects backed by government funding.  Together with upgraded facilities at Furness […]

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Bentley reveals £2.5bn investment plan as firm moves towards EV’s

Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years. The announcement is a major boost for the UK economy and also helps secure Bentley’s first step into electrification at the production plant, where all Bentley […]

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