Property round-up: Peel’s Princes Dock; Millson Associates; The Debt Advisor
PEEL Land & Property has fully let the second phase of its flexible office space at Princes Dock: The Quay.
Five firms have taken space, taking the total number of businesses at The Quay to 13.
They are: Security firm Copeland Security Services, marketing company Quantum Card Services, low carbon automotive specialist ULEMco, hedge fund Marc Sharpe and sister company Alpha Real Invest.
Princes Dock is already home to the Malmaison and Crown Plaza hotels, The Liverpool City Region LEP and PWC.
Sarah Syvret, business centre manager at Peel Land & Property said: “Naturally we’re pleased to have let the second phase of The Quay prior to its completion and welcome the new tenants to Princes Dock. The waterfront has proven itself to be a magnet for businesses looking for office space is a unique and impressive setting.”
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MANCHESTER property consultancy Millson Associates has achieving planning consent for one client and been appointed on a number of other developments.
Its team has helped gain planning consent to redevelop a sheltered housing block in Nottinghamshire for the housing association Gedling Homes.
Director Philip Millson said: “We have long worked with Gedling Homes on developments with elderly clientele and the process of proper engagement is imperative in achieving a positive planning outcome. I’m delighted that this scheme is underway and that this lovely group of residents are getting the new, spacious homes they need.”
The firm has also won new work with Seddon Homes and Bolton-based Forrest.
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INSOLVENCY specialist The Debt Advisor, has signed a new five-year lease for its existing premises at the Westpoint building in Old Trafford.
The business said it had decided to stay at the 3,500 sq ft open plan offices following “extensive research” into alternative accommodation in Salford Quays.
Managing director Bev Budsworth said: “We carried out a cost benefit analysis which involved remaining at our current premises against relocating to Salford Quays and, in the end, following negotiations with the landlord, it was more beneficial all round to stay where we were.
“We were able to reach a deal with Savills which represented a significant saving compared with relocation. However, the decision made sense from a personnel perspective too; the team are really happy to be staying here, enjoying the benefits of on-site parking and café-bar as well as adjoining gym facilities.”
