Yorkshire nets £21m for derelict building renewal

The Leeds visitor destination has selected the architecture practice to take its £100m Waterfront Development through detailed design as the project is readied for a 2027 planning application.

Wakefield-based HEY Service Group has been acquired by private equity-backed compliance conglomerate Vadella.

Yorkshire real estate professionals interested in hearing about the benefits of attending MIPIM 2027 as part of the North of England delegation are invited to this special event.

A group of 17 Leeds College of Building  Transport Planning Technician Apprentices have completed a week-long transport field trip across the Netherlands and Germany, writes Sarah Carter of Leeds College of Building.

Property industry, public sector leaders, and business executives were of two minds on chancellor John Healey’s Budget and what it meant for the North – with some welcoming increased fiscal devolution and others concerned that it had failed to go far enough to improve viability and encourage development.

The institution has instructed Cushman & Wakefield to find a buyer for the 80,000 sq ft 1 St Paul’s Place, with an asking price of £25.3m.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Budget was not short on announcements and big promises around devolution, business rates, science funding, and development assistance. Here are the major headlines from the 166-page document.

City centre deals declined by 12% year-on-year to 138,210 sq ft in Q3, while White Rose Park claimed a new prime rent for the out of town market, said the Leeds Office Agents Forum.

The investment manager said it will fully refurbish the 250,000 sq ft Leeds South Bank office tower, as it completed the refinancing with Puma Property Finance.