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Viewpoint: City landlords have power to save retailers Jul 13 2011

LIVERPOOL’S commercial landlords are key to the recovery of the beleaguered high street, which has suffered a number of knocks in the past fortnight with the well-publicised struggles of Jane Norman, Thorntons and Liverpool-based TJ Hughes.Read

Venmore offers 56 lots at Liverpool property auction Jul 13 2011

LIVERPOOL-BASED Venmore will hold its next property auction in the city next week, with 56 lots going under the hammer.Read

RICS issues construction guidance Jul 13 2011

THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched new guidance to help construction firms and their clients assess whether construction works are completed to the required standard.Read

Liverpool Science Park welcomes 18 new tenants Jun 29 2011

LIVERPOOL Science Park has welcomed 18 companies to its innovation campus since the beginning of the year.Read

Auctioneer hails record auction Jun 29 2011

AUCTIONEER Eddisons has reported record proceeds from its latest North West sale.Read

Shopping centre extension begins Jun 29 2011

WORK is underway on an extension to the Port Arcades shopping centre, in Ellesmere Port.Read

Law firm advises on Lancashire deal Jun 29 2011

LIVERPOOL law firm Brabners Chaffe Street has advised Seddon Developments on the purchase of Plot 3,000, a 4.12-acre development site at Matrix Park, Chorley, for an undisclosed sum.Read

Viewpoint: St Paul’s Square has been a catalyst for commercial development Jun 29 2011

ENGLISH Cities Fund (ECf) – a joint venture between Muse Developments, Legal and General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency – is getting ready to launch the final phase of development at St Paul’s Square, No 4.Read

Urban Splash secures five tenants at Mersey House in Garston Jun 22 2011

URBAN Splash has signed up five tenants at its Mersey House development in Garston, in Liverpool.Read

Keppie Massie expands Liverpool-based team Jun 22 2011

LIVERPOOL commercial and residential property agent Keppie Massie has expanded its property management team by taking on four recruits.Read

Viewpoint: Message of Liverpool’s investment potential is starting to hit home Jun 22 2011

LIVERPOOL is stepping up its game to draw national and foreign investment to the North West property market and attract more new business occupiers to the city.Read

Cedar appoints Knight Frank in Deeside Jun 22 2011

KNIGHT Frank has been appointed by Cedar Assets to market Megaspace, an industrial unit in Deeside Industrial Park.Read

DTZ buys parks portfolio from Liverpool Victoria Jun 22 2011

PROPERTY adviser DTZ Investment Management has acquired the 4x4 Portfolio from Liverpool Victoria Asset Management for £28.55m.Read

Smith and Sons unveils latest auction catalogue Jun 22 2011

WIRRAL property firm Smith and Sons has announced details of its latest auction, to be held on June 29, at the Village Hotel, in Bromborough.Read

DTZ reports rise in first quarter UK industrial take-up Jun 15 2011

LETTING activity in the UK industrial market increased 800,000 sq ft to 6.9m sq ft in the first quarter of 2011, according to DTZ Research’s Property Times UK Industrial report, which covers the market for properties over 50,000 sq ft. Despite the increase in activity, overall take-up was down from the 7.3m sq ft seen in the first quarter of 2010.Read

Central Village secures another two restaurant chains Jun 15 2011

ANOTHER two restaurant operators have signed up for space in Liverpool city centre's £200m Central Village scheme.Read

Sutton Kersh to donate to Marie Curie appeal Jun 15 2011

SUTTON Kersh will donate £50 for every property that is sold at its July 12 Liverpool property auction to Marie Curie Cancer Care, in support of the Blooming Great Tea Party campaign.Read

Hi-tech firms sign up for space at Daresbury SIC Jun 15 2011

A NUMBER of tenants have signed up for space at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (DSIC).Read

Viewpoint: Freeing up commercial land for housing could boost regeneration Jun 15 2011

GOVERNMENT and local authorities are coming under increasing pressure to allow developers to build residential schemes on land allocated for employment use.Read

Birchwood Park sees flurry of small lettings Jun 15 2011

MORE than 24,000 sq ft of space has been let at MEPC Birchwood Park, in Warrington, in the first five months of 2011, with small deals dominating.Read