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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 […]

Orbit Developments has experienced a strong start to 2025, completing 21,042 sq ft of office lettings across six deals in Birchwood, Warrington, in the first half of the year. The activity highlights renewed confidence in the local office market and reflects a broader upswing across the region. The six lettings include: 4,941 sq ft – PNZ Group […]

PJD Group have announced significant lettings within their estate as two tenants have moved into larger suites relocating from One Express to Two Express. Both buildings are owned by the PJD Group. The first floor at Two Express became vacant in January 2025 and the two tenants moved quickly to secure the space which the […]

The Express Building in Ancoats, Manchester has achieved full occupancy following the completion of a 23,000 sq ft transaction on the final two floors to DF Capital, a specialist savings and commercial lending bank, under a 10-year lease agreement. DF Capital, which provides award-winning commercial finance solutions and savings products to consumers and small businesses, […]