Charlie Valentine

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Charlie Valentine

In autumn, Distribution Finance Capital, the Manchester-based specialist bank, will move from its current HQ on Oxford Street to the grade two-listed building on Great Ancoats Street. The bank will occupy the last remaining 23,000 sq ft across the third and fourth floors of the Express Building. The firm has signed a 10-year lease at the “significantly larger” office space, according to the company.

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Charlie Valentine

The housebuilder has submitted plans for homes on an eight-acre slice of greenfield sandwiched between Atherton and Tyldesley. Bellway Homes applied to Wigan Council for the 83-home scheme off Douglas Road with planner Pegasus Group and designer APD. Proposals indicate the development of a neighbourhood of 55 three-bedroom homes, with the remaining 28 units split evenly across two- and four-bedroom homes.

2 weeks ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Charlie Valentine

Three companies, Ocean Finance, CredAbility, and TotallyMoney, make up the fintech group, which will set up its headquarters at the Salford office block. The 6,800 sq ft space on the 10th floor is suitable for hosting up to 250 employees based across London, Cyprus, and Italy. Intelligent Lending offers financial products, services, and advice. Simon Kay, chair of Intelligent Lending, said: “Greater Manchester is fast becoming one of Europe’s leading fintech hubs, and it’s an exciting place to be.

2 weeks ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Charlie Valentine

Projects in Hawarden and Flint were granted consent by Flintshire County Council’s planning committee. In Hawarden, Castle Green Homes has consent to develop 300 homes on a 27-acre site, with 105 properties set to be affordable, after a heated discussion and a subsequent 6-4 vote in favour of the application. The housing mix will comprise eight one-bed apartments, 95 two-bed, 141 three-bed, and 56 four-bed houses. The affordable homes on offer would be tenure blind.

2 weeks ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Charlie Valentine

Zac Worthington has been appointed managing director for Merseyside and Cheshire West and Matt Parkes will become managing director for Manchester and Cheshire East. Parkes joined housebuilder Vistry in June 2023 as the divisional finance director before a promotion made him operations director in 2024. He is now set to lead the division serving Manchester and Cheshire East as managing director.