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Bootle church up for auction

SUTTON Kersh’s second property auction of 2008 takes place at noon on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in Liverpool city centre with 93 lots going under the hammer. Total sales from the February Auction exceeded £5m and 85% of the 82 lots on offer were sold. Read

Praise for firm that unlocked Albert Dock’s potential

A LIVERPOOL struct- ural engineering com- pany that originally unlocked the potential of Albert Dock has been recognised for two outstanding projects. Read

Energy certificates ‘an unwanted extra cost’

ENERGY perform-ance certificates (EPCs) are unlikely to heat up the commercial property market when they become compulsory on April 6. Read

Business village is launched

A NEW business village has been launched in St Helens. Read

Sign of the times as investor buys in

A GRADE II listed building in the heart of Liverpool’s business district has been sold for £2m. Read

Property lawyer hits at CPOs

THE trend for compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) is damaging businesses in the region, according to a Liverpool property lawyer. Read

Two new tenants for converted farm buildings

KNOWSLEY’S Stanley Grange Business Park has welcomed two tenants. Read

Office market picking up outside city centre

NEARLY half of the office space taken in Liverpool last year was away from the city centre, according to a report by Liverpool Vision and Merseyside Property Forum. Read

DTZ glad to win team of the year prize

REAL estate adviser DTZ collected the Industrial Team of the Year award at Property Week’s annual North West Property Awards, held at Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre. Read

Real estate area director chosen

BANK of Scotland Corporate has appointed Paul Devenport as area director for its real estate business in Liverpool. Read

IIP offshoot to set up Warrington head office

INVESTORS in People consultancy, Centre for Assessment & Recognition (CAR), has chosen Warrington’s Centre Park as the new location for its head office. Read

Work on St Modwen’s Business Park

WORK has started on the next phase of St Modwen’s Trident Business Park in Warrington, which will provide nearly 55,000 sq ft of industrial space and is expected to be complete by August. Read

Pavilion building on offer in Cheshire

A THREE-STOREY pavilion style building at Daresbury Park in Cheshire is currently on offer for sale or rent. Read

Developer moves to Birchwood

DEVELOPER David Wilson Homes is relocating its North West office to the Bridgewater Place scheme at Warrington’s Birchwood Park. Read

Irwell Chambers sold for £5million

ADMINISTRATORS have sold a building in the heart of Liverpool’s business district for more than £5m. Read

Venmore team for historic projects

PROPERTY agent Venmore is expanding its historic and listed buildings project management team to deal with the growing demand for work in the sector. Read

Work starts at Widnes project

WORK has started on a £2.4m regeneration project for the Widnes Waterfront. Read

Company’s ambitious plans for city region

ONE of Liverpool’s biggest owners of commercial property is aiming to grow its Merseyside portfolio to up to 3m sq ft. Read

City sets out stall to woo property investors

NEXT week’s MIPIM international commercial property festival, in the south of France, will set a new record for the number of investors attending. Read

New-look union HQ

TRANSPORT House, the former Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) building in Commutation Row in Liverpool city centre, is to be given a major refurbishment by its new owner Unite the Union. Read

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