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Stockport’s Broadgrove planning on expansion

Stockport based Broadgrove Planning and Development have expanded their team and appointed Jack Appleton as Principal Planner. Established by Richard Walters and Andy McMullan in July 2018, Jack joins Broadgrove as the planning advisors prepare for growth in a buoyant property market. With … [Read more...]

Review of Manchester green belt could supply 500,000 new homes

The Centre for Cities think tank estimate nearly 500,000 new homes could be built in and around Greater Manchester by reforming the green belt to build within walking distance of train stations. In their report, titled “Homes on the Right Tracks: Where can we build new homes?”, the Centre for … [Read more...]

224 new homes for outskirts of Stockport

Cheshire East Council is set to approve a development on 224 new homes just outside Stockport, in Handforth, providing housing for the town and commuters to Wilmslow and South Manchester. The Meriton Road development from Anwyl Homes will be on former greenbelt land that Cheshire East Council … [Read more...]

Stockport College bridges gender divide in joinery apprenticeships

Stockport College is working to close the gender gap in joinery apprenticeships and is providing Stockport Homes’ repair service with its first female joiners. Two young women, Jenny Cooper and Gabriela Bohajczuk, were top picks from 34 applicants for Stockport Homes apprenticeships, because of … [Read more...]

Stockport second most ‘mortgage ready’ town in UK

Online provider Mojo Mortgages has revealed Stockport has the second best mortgage scores in the UK and is therefore more ‘mortgage ready’ after analysing 4,000 home buyers across the UK. Stockport came out as second in Mojo’s list, scoring 684 out of 1,000, making it the second most ‘mortgage … [Read more...]

Andy Burnham calls for homelessness commitment from party leaders

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has called on party leaders to make commitments towards tackling homelessness during the 2019 general election campaign. Last year, over 700 homeless people died in England and Wales, representing a 22% increase since 2017. However, Greater Manchester has … [Read more...]

Will a new home be on your Christmas list?

75% of people in the North West would be happy to schedule a viewing for a new home over the Christmas period, according to survey by fixed-fee estate agency Yopa. A national survey commissioned by Yopa and carried out by Censuswide indicates that Christmas is one of the most popular times for … [Read more...]

Woodford Garden Village to offer luxury apartments

Redrow’s The Courtyard comprises luxury two-bedroom apartments with floor space equivalent to some houses as part of Woodford Garden Village development. Based on the historic site of the former Woodford Aerodrome, the two three-storey blocks of 15 apartments have been named after … [Read more...]

Former night club set to become housing for young professionals

itSimple Capital have entered a planning application to convert the derelict former night club on Fletcher Street, Stockport into a 15-bedroom property with shared living spaces for young professionals. The Stockport site previously housed the Klub XXL and Pure night clubs but has been empty … [Read more...]