Month: September 2016
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CityBlock Announces New Student Accommodation Blocks in Lancaster and Reading
National student accommodation developer CityBlock has commenced development of two new student accommodation blocks in Lancaster and Reading, as the company looks to extend its portfolio to include other top-30 city university sites. The developer’s new Lancaster scheme on Penny Street comprises five floors with 70 en-suite bedrooms including an internal courtyard and retail space…
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Quality Save is the Latest Retailer to Sign at Walkden Town Centre
The Derwent Group has agreed terms with Quality Save at its Walkden Retail Park on Bolton Road, which forms a part of its Walkden Town Centre development. The discount retailer has agreed to take a 22,615 sq ft (2,101 sq m) unit (Unit 3) on a 15 year lease. Quality Save is the latest in…
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Grasscroft’s Ride Across Britain for Prostate Cancer UK
Oldham-based property developer and consultancy Grasscroft Property’s managing director Mike Coulter will be participating in the 970 mile Ride Across Britain in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. The local property entrepreneur has so far raised £1,975 through his JustGiving page for Prostate Cancer UK, to help fund ground-breaking research and treatments to fight prostate cancer,…
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Derwent Estates Appoints a Managing Director
Derwent Estates, the property and legal services division of The Derwent Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Roberts as Managing Director based in its Manchester office at Walkden Town Centre. Ben joins Derwent Estates from Cushman & Wakefield where, following the merger with DTZ, he was Director of Development and PRS and…
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Grasscroft Property Announces Deals Across the North West and UK
Grasscroft Property has contracted on three deals which will see the property developer transform prime green field sites across the UK into high quality housing and commercial developments. Grasscroft has signed and exchanged contracts on a prime 60 acre (24.28 hectare) site currently in the green belt on the Sale/Stretford border, prominently situated just off…