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Property & construction
Placemaking Agency Completes Transformational Town Centre Regeneration Projects
Barnsley Glassworks
DS.Emotion, the branding, marketing and creative placemaking agency, continues to cement its reputation as a leading strategic partner for ambitious regeneration and place-making initiatives across the UK.
P.ublished 2nd May 2026
Property & construction
Knight Frank Secures Two Deals With Global Yorkshire Manufacturer
The Park 2000 development in Leeds
The Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has completed two commercial property deals on behalf of its long-standing client CCL Stressing International. CCL Stressing International is the manufacturer and supplier of pre-stressing systems, anchorage systems and construction equipment for the precast concrete industry.
P.ublished 20th April 2026
Property & construction
Operam Education Group Completes Largest Acquisition To Date
Operam CEO Eddie Austin
Education recruitment specialist Operam Education Group has announced the acquisition of Choice Teachers and its brand, Bespoke Education, for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks the ninth acquisition for the Barnsley-headquartered group as part of a 10-year growth strategy.
P.ublished 7th May 2026
Property & construction
Church View Development Secures £600,000 Investment For Coppull Infrastructure
Church View
Miller Homes North West is highlighting the significant level of infrastructure investment secured through its Church View development in Coppull, with more than £600,000 committed to supporting local services, facilities and housing provision.
P.ublished 24th February 2026
Property & construction
UK Design Agency Completes A Range Of Projects In Leeds
Fifth House, a UK design and place-making agency, has completed a range of commercial property projects in Leeds.
P.ublished 13th January 2026
Property & construction
Premcor Secures Planning For 43-Acre Mode 18 Scheme Near Doncaster
Premcor Estates (Premcor) has secured planning permission for its 43-acre Mode 18 development at Rossington, Doncaster, marking a significant milestone and paving the way for hundreds of future jobs and the start of much-needed infrastructure works.
P.ublished 8th January 2026
Property & construction
York Architects Win Prestigious Edinburgh Coastal Design
York-based architecture firm brown + company has secured first place in a national design competition to create a new community facility on the Portobello Promenade in Edinburgh.
P.ublished 25th November 2025
Property & construction
Flagship Ex-Real Radio HQ Now Available At Capitol Park Leeds
A flagship office building, which would perfectly serve as a company’s headquarters, is available to buy or to let at the Capitol Park development in Leeds. The building, which was formerly the headquarters of Real Radio, is ideally situated at the entrance to Capitol Park East by Junction 28 of the M62.
P.ublished 21st November 2025
Property & construction
£4 Million Price Tag For Landmark Leeds City Centre Property
Strategic property and construction advisors, Fox Lloyd Jones (FLJ) have launched 84 Albion Street on behalf of ESR at an asking price of offers in excess of £4 million. The mixed-use freehold commercial building is situated in a high-profile position between the city’s established retail core and its expanding office district.
P.ublished 20th November 2025
Property & construction
Yorkshire Horse-Racing Trainer Puts His Mansion Up For Sale
Castle Farmhouse
Tom Tate, one of Yorkshire’s most popular and successful horse-racing trainers, is saying farewell to the beloved house where he and his family have lived for the past 36 years, but he isn’t shedding too many tears. “It’s not because we haven’t loved living here, we absolutely have.
P.ublished 20th November 2025
Property & construction
Why Yorkshire’s Iconic Textile Mills Must Be Treasured – Or Be Lost
Sunny Bank Mills
West Yorkshire’s iconic textile mills must be treasured or they will be lost for ever, warns William Gaunt, joint managing director of Sunny Banks Mills in Farsley. Mr Gaunt explained: “Mills are such a huge part of the West Yorkshire landscape but sometimes we take these important heritage buildings for granted.
P.ublished 10th November 2025
Property & construction
Leeds Named UK’s Top Construction Hotspot
Image by Chris Spencer-Payne from Pixabay
Leeds has been ranked the number one city in the UK for construction growth, due to a combination of high housing completions, strong planning activity, and thriving construction businesses. Despite broader economic uncertainty, the construction sector continues to show strong momentum, and Leeds is at the heart of it.
P.ublished 30th October 2025
Property & construction
Team Valley Picture House Offers Historic Office Space Ready For New Occupiers
The Picture House, a historic Team Valley building with origins as a 1930s cinema and welfare facility for manufacturing workers during World War II, now offers new owners or tenants the chance to occupy a unique headquarters steeped in history yet fully refurbished to meet modern business needs.
P.ublished 29th October 2025
Property & construction
Severfield Brings 150 Jobs To Malton Business Park
Severfield Modular Solutions, a division of the UK’s largest structural steel company, is relocating to Malton Enterprise Park in North Yorkshire, bringing 150 jobs to the area. The company, headquartered in York, is known for its work on major projects across the UK, including London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and The Shard.
P.ublished 22nd September 2025
Property & construction
Silverstone Wins Nationwide Contract Surveying Student Accommodation
A private student accommodation provider has appointed Silverstone Building Consultancy to carry out pre-acquisition building surveys on an extensive portfolio of student properties located across the UK. The portfolio includes a mix of purpose-built and converted student blocks, as well as HMO’s, in the heavily student populated cities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester and York.
P.ublished 9th September 2025
Property & construction
Giant Bug Hotel Installed At Leeds Housing Development
An enormous bug hotel has been installed at a Leeds housing development helping to provide new homes for both wildlife and people. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire commissioned Wildlife and Birdcare Nature recovery project (CIC) to provide the giant 2m by 4m bug hotel for their development at Morwick Springs, in Leeds Road.
P.ublished 6th September 2025
Property & construction
York Handmade Bricks Feature In The Sunday Times House Of The Week
A stunning Berkshire country house, built with bespoke York Handmade Company’s bricks, has been chosen as the Sunday Times’ House of the Week. The Georgian-style Glebe House in Chieveley, near Newbury, is on the market with offers over £1.75m.
P.ublished 30th August 2025
Property & construction
Roann Secures New Contract With Taylor Wimpey In Yorkshire
Wakefield-based worktop specialist Roann has secured a new six-figure contract with national housebuilder Taylor Wimpey, extending a partnership that began in 2019. The new project will see Roann supply and install Silestone kitchen worktops for buyers at Taylor Wimpey’s Marske Sands development in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. The 342-home scheme is due for completion by 2027.
P.ublished 28th August 2025
Property & construction
Harrogate Office Hub Reaches Milestone As Copthall Bridge Hits 50% Let
A landmark £10.5 million office redevelopment in Harrogate has reached a major milestone, with WorkWell’s Copthall Bridge now 50 per cent let just months after launch, signalling strong business confidence in the town and a continued appetite for high-quality, flexible office space.
P.ublished 11th August 2025
Property & construction
DS.Emotion Secures Four New Residential Marketing Projects
Vivere, Manchester
Leeds-based property marketing agency DS.Emotion has been appointed to four new residential projects across the UK. The wins include The Wood Street Collection in Wakefield for Fallowdale Homes, Vivere in Manchester for Forshaw Land & Property Group, and Higgs Yard in Brixton for housing association Peabody.
P.ublished 7th August 2025
Property & construction
Cheshire Pub Reopens With Fresh New Look Following £160k Investment By Hydes Brewery
The Bull’s Head in Lymm has reopened following a £160,000 refurbishment by independent brewer Hydes, bringing a stylish new interior and enhanced guest experience to this much-loved country pub. The refurbishment focused on a complete internal redecoration, transforming the pub’s interior with a refreshed, contemporary design while retaining its warm and traditional character.
P.ublished 5th August 2025
Property & construction
Hobson & Porter Awarded Second Phase Of Works At National Holocaust Museum
Following the successful completion of the first phase of renovation works at the National Holocaust Museum earlier this year, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm Hobson & Porter has been awarded a significant second phase of development at the historic site in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.
P.ublished 31st July 2025
Property & construction
The Old Plough Reopens Following £550k Transformation As Hydes Continues Pub Investment Drive
The Old Plough in Ashton on Mersey has officially reopened its doors following an extensive £550k refurbishment, as part of a major ongoing investment programme by Salford-based brewer and pub retailer, Hydes. The transformation of the popular community pub marks the latest phase in Hydes’ multi-million pound investment strategy, which will see substantial refurbishments at venues this year.
P.ublished 29th July 2025
Property & construction
Historic Burnley Hotel Acquired By Rambler Group Holdings
The Oaks Hotel & Leisure Club, a distinguished country house hotel located on the outskirts of Burnley, has been acquired by Burnley Based Rambler Group Holdings for an undisclosed sum. The transaction was managed by Colliers’ specialist Hotels team who initially put the opportunity to the market at offers in the region of £1,800,000.
P.ublished 28th July 2025
Property & construction
City West Business Park Bought In Major Leeds Investment Deal
City West
The 93,000 sq ft City West business park, close to Junction 1 of the M621 in Leeds, has been bought by property company Overcliff Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The premier Yorkshire business park, whose occupiers include Regus, Cennox, Ascensor and Sedgwick, was previously owned by Harbert and asset managed by XLB Property.
P.ublished 15th July 2025
Property & construction
Almost Half A Million Square Feet Of Industrial Space Hits The Market In West Yorkshire
A vast West Yorkshire business park that offers 489,000 sq ft of fully occupied industrial space on a 23-acre site, which is home to seven businesses and has further development potential, is for sale.
P.ublished 3rd July 2025
Property & construction
Leeds And Sheffield Students Take Top Regional Property Awards
Sophie Walker, from awards sponsor Ryder, with Ciara Patterson, Nitta Thonskulprasert, Ellen Campbell, and Chair of Women in Property Yorkshire & North East, Zoe Murphy
Two students from Yorkshire have been named regional winners at the Women in Property Yorkshire & North East Student Awards 2025. Ciara Patterson, a degree apprentice at Sheffield Hallam University, and Ellen Campbell, an Architectural Technology student at Leeds Beckett University, were recognised for their academic and professional promise in the built environment sector.
P.ublished 18th June 2025
Property & construction
Northern Builders And SME Construction Workers Honoured At 2025 North Master Builder Awards
From a teenager who went from struggling at school to thriving on site with a hands-on apprenticeship, to a fifth-generation family firm still leading with heart over a century on, this year’s North Master Builder Awards are a celebration not just of beautiful homes, but of the people behind them.
P.ublished 16th May 2025
Property & construction
Henry Boot Construction To Deliver Maintenance Delivery Unit For Network Rail
Henry Boot Construction, part of Henry Boot, has been appointed to build a new sustainable Maintenance Delivery Unit (MDU) for Network Rail in Barnetby, North Lincolnshire.
P.ublished 1st May 2025
Property & construction
Pressure And Uncertainty In Commercial Property Market
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its Q1 2025 UK Commercial Property Monitor, revealing that while market sentiment remains generally cautious, early indications suggest that certain sectors are beginning to show signs of improvement.
P.ublished 24th April 2025
Property & construction
Yorkshire Developer Predicts A Golden Age For The UK's Housing Market
A Yorkshire residential property developer believes that the sustained downward trend in interest rates, combined with Labour’s planning reforms, will lead to a golden period for the housing market over the next two years.
P.ublished 17th April 2025
Property & construction
Avant Homes Enters North West With £32m Housing Scheme
Avant Homes has marked its debut in the North West with the launch of a £32 million residential development in Great Eccleston, Lancashire. Named Oakview Quarter, the 115-home scheme is located off Copp Lane and includes a mix of one- to five-bedroom properties.
P.ublished 15th April 2025
Property & construction
Funding Enables Northspring To Expand Office Portfolio
ESG-focused office provider Northspring is set to expand its portfolio across the UK thanks to a £37m commercial investment loan from Cynergy Bank. Founded in Manchester in 2020, Northspring provides a unique style of office space to companies offering high quality, all-inclusive builds.
P.ublished 3rd April 2025
Opinion
Strong Foundations For Industrial's New Wave
iPort, Doncaster
Yorkshire is experiencing a transformative wave of industrial regeneration, building on the accelerated take up of quality space through the pandemic with the overnight shake up and explosion in ecommerce.
P.ublished 27th March 2025
Property & construction
Skills Shortage Drives High Construction Costs
Turner & Townsend cautions construction firms not to let skills go to waste and to future-proof their workforces as the sector continues to grapple with a shortage of skilled workers. Construction costs remain stubbornly high, with global disruption and uncertainty unlikely to alleviate.
P.ublished 26th March 2025
Property & construction
Northern BTR Market Sees Strong Start
Image by PIRO from Pixabay
CBRE has reported an excellent start to 2025 in the Build-to-Rent (BTR) market in the North with three forward funding deals totaling £420M transacting in just two weeks across Manchester and Leeds.
P.ublished 24th March 2025
Property & construction
Construction Firm Puts Extra Care Into York Refurbishment Project
A Yorkshire construction firm with a proven track record in the health and care sector has marked a major milestone on the refurbishment of a sheltered housing and extra care facility for City of York Council. Glen Lodge in Heworth was built in the 1970s and consists of 32 assisted living apartments for older people.
P.ublished 4th March 2025
Property & construction
Bruntwood SciTech Reports Strong Growth Amid Market Challenges
Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s largest dedicated property platform for science, tech, and innovation sectors, has reported an operating profit of £30 million for the year ending 30 September 2024, a sharp rise from £9 million in 2023.
P.ublished 25th February 2025
Opinion
Unlocking Yorkshire’s Economic Potential Through Industrial And Logistics Growth
Yorkshire has a unique opportunity to drive economic growth by addressing a long-standing challenge: the shortage of small-to-mid-box industrial and logistics (I&L) space. New research highlights that inadequate provision of such facilities has suppressed demand by 38% over the past decade, costing the region up to half a billion pounds annually in lost economic potential.
P.ublished 22nd February 2025
Property & construction
GMP Engineering Establishes European HQ In Slaithwaite
Canadian process engineering firm GMP Engineering has selected The Globe in Slaithwaite as the location for its new European headquarters. The 1,000 sq ft office will support the company’s expansion into Europe, with an initial team of four expected to grow to around 15 within five years.
P.ublished 21st February 2025
Property & construction
Rare Office Vacancy In Award-Winning Escrick Park Estate Near York
Two high-quality office spaces have become available at The Menagerie, Escrick Park, a sought-after rural business location just six miles south of York. Set within a thriving business community of 40+ companies, these vacancies offer a rare opportunity to secure office space in a well-connected yet tranquil environment.
P.ublished 7th February 2025
Property & construction
West Yorkshire's Industrial Market Hits Three-Year High
One of two best-in-class speculative warehouse units available at Baytree Leeds
A robust year for the industrial and logistics market in West Yorkshire and the Humber saw transactional take-up reach a three-year high of 2.1 million sq ft (units over 50,000 sq ft), according to global property consultancy Knight Frank’s latest Logic Report. This represents a 25% increase from 2023 levels and is reflecting the pre-pandemic 5-year average.
P.ublished 5th February 2025
Property & construction
Honey Expands Across the North With 21 Development Sites
Honey CEO Mark Mitchell
Sheffield-based housebuilder Honey has secured 21 sites across Yorkshire and the Midlands, aiming to deliver 2,850 homes with a gross development value of £795m within its first two years of trading. Launched in October 2022, Honey is backed by private equity firm Alchemy Partners, which manages the £937m Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund IV, supporting high-growth businesses.
P.ublished 4th February 2025
Property & construction
Carney Consultancy Nears 200-Client Milestone Amid Rapid Growth In Construction
Helen Kitchen
Deputy Business Editor
Foreground: Steve Jones, Interceil, Angela Carney, Carney Consultancy. Back row: Phil Cross, Interceil with Martin Crammond and David Wadds, Carney Consultancy.
Carney Consultancy is on track to reach its 200-client milestone, following a year of strong growth driven by increasing demand for its specialist construction and engineering services.
P.ublished 30th January 2025
Property & construction
Entries Open For CPN’s First National Commercial Property Auction
Newcastle-based Naylors Gavin Black is inviting entries for the first national commercial property auction launched by The Commercial Property Network (CPN), a new independent auction platform for commercial real estate.
P.ublished 30th January 2025
Property & construction
Leeds Scheme Sets Green Benchmark For Northern Logistics
A major new logistics development in Leeds has become the first speculative scheme in the North of England to achieve the prestigious BREEAM Outstanding certification, marking a significant milestone for Yorkshire's commercial property sector.
P.ublished 23rd January 2025
Property & construction
2025 Predictions Construction
Despite settling a little in recent months, the construction industry in 2025 continues to face multiple challenges driven by prolonged economic instability and external uncertainties. It’s been a decade marked by Brexit, government changes, a pandemic and inflation.
P.ublished 31st December 2024
Property & construction
Heritage Housebuilder Planning To Build 50% More Houses With £80m Funding Package
A Flintshire-based housebuilder is upping its land acquisition as it seeks increase the number of homes it builds by 50%. Anwyl Group has been in business for almost a century and is run by the fourth generation of the Anwyl family, building family homes across North Wales, Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire.
P.ublished 11th June 2024
Property & construction
Leeds Office Rents Now Breaking All Records
City Square House Photo: Knight Frank
The prime rent for Grade A office space in Leeds has now risen to £38 per sq ft, breaking all records, according to global property consultancy Knight Frank. In Knight Frank’s brand-new UK Cities report, published this week, it is revealed that city centre rents have increased by six per cent over the past 12 months.
P.ublished 15th February 2024
Property & construction
New 10-Year Lease Creates United Team For Forbes Solicitors
Jonathan Holden Forbes Solicitors’ Office Managing Partner for Gordon House and Pauline Wild
Full-service law firm Forbes Solicitors has expanded its office lease at Gordon House in Preston to create its largest office space for 200 of its staff. The new lease forms part of the firm’s long-term growth plans for supporting clients across the UK as a leading regional law firm with national reach.
P.ublished 5th February 2024
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