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OBI is pleased to have advised on the sale of Queens Court, paving the way for a full repositioning of this 12,000 sq ft office building at Lincoln Square. The asset has been acquired by Seneca, who will now deliver an extensive refurbishment. With Manchester Credit Union as the current tenant, the building is ready […]

Another month gone and 2026 is really kicking into gear now – I was lucky enough to attend the Brits at Co op Live, an incredible occasion crackling with Mancunian energy, really showing the city well on the world stage. And that’s not all that happened in February… Corporate deal of the month Tech firm […]

Private credit investor TDC is to move into a new 3,379 sq. ft. office at 55 King Street, which it describes as part of its long-term commitment to Manchester. Founded in the city over ten years ago, TDC has grown from a regional private credit fund focused on the lower mid-market to a UK and […]

The Office for Budget Responsibility might make a big, indeed seemingly impossible job out of timely publication of key communications, but there are no such problems here – we present to you the first OBI end-of-month digest, a wrap-up of notable goings-on, things you might have missed and things you can still catch up on. […]

The civil and electrical engineering services outfit has moved from Culcheth to Trinity within Birchwood Park. Opus Group has signed a five-year lease on the final 7,500 sq ft within the building, which is owned by Tandem Investments. Tandem acquired the Crab Lane building and its two neighbours in 2022. In 2023, the firm sold […]

Having recently completed and filled phase one of St Michael’s, Gary Neville’s development company is now turning its attention to another large Manchester workspace project: the conversion of the House of Fraser department store on Deansgate. Relentless has been working with Kendal Milne building owner Investec for several months but the firm’s involvement has not […]

Multi-disciplinary property consultancy, OBI, has acquired a Grade II-listed mixed use building, Sovereign House, in Leeds, on behalf of Manchester-based property management and development group, Northern Group. Located in the heart of Leeds city centre, Sovereign House offers 20,574 sq ft of Grade A office space across four floors, as well as 15,887 sq ft […]

Multi-disciplinary property consultancy, OBI, has announced the sale of a 28,544 sq ft industrial unit on behalf of fashion giants, JD. The semi-detached unit is prominently situated at the Preston-based Walton Summit Centre, one of central Lancashire’s premier business parks. Located on 171 Brierley Road, the unit has been sold to Woodside Logistics Group, for […]

A full-service law firm has expanded in Manchester by almost doubling its space at a prominent building in Spinningfields. Browne Jacobson has agreed a deal with Schroders Capital, the $111bn private markets business of Schroders, to expand at No.1 Spinningfields. The firm has committed to an additional 4,642 sq ft of office space, almost doubling […]

Construction has begun to deliver the first sustainable office within Manchester’s award-winning Mayfield Park.  This marks the start of a major new phase for regeneration specialist Landsec and the Mayfield Partnership, which will deliver park side working for thousands, hundreds of high-quality homes, and a significant expansion of the city’s greenest public space. The wider […]