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The Manchester office space market had a record year in 2018 boosted by a number of large deals in the final quarter. The take-up of office space in Manchester exceeded 1.75 million square feet, which surpasses the 1.2 million square foot take-up in 2017 and beats the previous record high of 1.3 million square feet…

A number of high-profile companies have announced that they are setting up Manchester offices. Office space in Manchester is in high demand because companies find Manchester an ideal location in which to do business. Large companies with Manchester offices include Autotrader, Sky, Deloitte, and NCC. Joining these companies is Hewlett Packard Enterprises, which announced at…

Several factors have contributed to Manchester being one of the best UK cities for startups. Manchester has a collaborative culture in which ambitious startups can form partnerships with like-minded businesses. Commercial rents in Manchester are competitive too, especially in areas surrounding Manchester city centre. Another reason for Manchester’s popularity is access to a highly talented…

A brand new health centre in Altrincham, Greater Manchester is being converted into office space because the healthcare organisations set to occupy it have decided they cannot afford the rents. The £24m building, the Altrincham Wellbeing Centre, was intended to be a healthcare hub for Trafford. A range of services were expected to occupy the…

The CEO of hosting company UKFast, Lawrence Jones, decided to celebrate the one year anniversary of TechManchester by donating a year’s free office space in Manchester to BizzleIt, a new tech start-up business. He said that this was as his way of giving back to the Manchester community. Start-up tech companies need incubator space where…

Many tech firms are moving to Manchester, attracted by affordable office space and a skilled workforce. There are many offices spaces in Manchester that are fitted out to a high standard with high-speed internet access. For tech companies that do not want to commit to long leases, flexible office spaces provide workspaces that can be…

At the North West Development Plans Conference in July 2018, delegates will look at the many new office developments taking place in the region. The Government is supporting the conference because it wants more foreign investors to invest in Manchester. Projects such as Trafford Waters, Media City UK, and Stockport Exchange are providing lots of…

The Manchester Office Agents Forum has revealed that the take-up of office space in Manchester city centre for the first quarter of 2018 was 442,083 square feet, which is more than double the amount of the first quarter of 2017. There were 82 large office space transactions completed in the first three months of 2018….

An innovative new idea is to use restaurant tables as co-working office spaces during their quiet periods. Office space in Manchester has adapted to changing work patterns. Co-working office spaces have opened in the city to cater for people who do not want the long-term commitment of a long office lease. WeWork has two offices…

WeWork, a leading provider of co-working space, has opened an office space in Manchester. Speaking at a BusinessCloud meeting in Manchester in February 2018, Will Lewis of OBI Property said that this was a” game-changer” for Manchester office space. He described WeWork as “disrupters”, although in a positive sense, meaning office property landlords in Manchester…