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A full-service law firm has expanded in Manchester by almost doubling its space at a prominent building in Spinningfields. Browne Jacobson has agreed a deal with Schroders Capital, the $111bn private markets business of Schroders, to expand at No.1 Spinningfields. The firm has committed to an additional 4,642 sq ft of office space, almost doubling […]

Construction has begun to deliver the first sustainable office within Manchester’s award-winning Mayfield Park.  This marks the start of a major new phase for regeneration specialist Landsec and the Mayfield Partnership, which will deliver park side working for thousands, hundreds of high-quality homes, and a significant expansion of the city’s greenest public space. The wider […]

Orbit Developments has experienced a strong start to 2025, completing 21,042 sq ft of office lettings across six deals in Birchwood, Warrington, in the first half of the year. The activity highlights renewed confidence in the local office market and reflects a broader upswing across the region. The six lettings include: 4,941 sq ft – PNZ Group […]

PJD Group have announced significant lettings within their estate as two tenants have moved into larger suites relocating from One Express to Two Express. Both buildings are owned by the PJD Group. The first floor at Two Express became vacant in January 2025 and the two tenants moved quickly to secure the space which the […]

The Express Building in Ancoats, Manchester has achieved full occupancy following the completion of a 23,000 sq ft transaction on the final two floors to DF Capital, a specialist savings and commercial lending bank, under a 10-year lease agreement. DF Capital, which provides award-winning commercial finance solutions and savings products to consumers and small businesses, […]

Strong occupier interest has continued into mid-2025 at PJD Group’s Sevendale House in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, with two significant lease events completed in recent months. The deals follow a major refurbishment in 2024 that transformed the 90,000 sq ft office building, adding a striking communal breakout and event space, a wellness studio, and a physiotherapy suite. Tech and digital […]

The Warrington office market has made a notable comeback, recording 78,575 sq ft of office take-up in the first quarter of 2025 across 38 transactions. Simon Roddam from OBI’s Warrington office, and spokesperson for the Manchester Office Agency Forum, highlighted the significance of this data from the latest MOAF quarterly research. Simon noted, “The transactions […]

One of the UK’s leading mid-tier business advisory firms, Sedulo Group, has announced its expansion in Birmingham following growth success in the city, opening a new regional base at Bruntwood SciTech’s Cornwall Buildings. The company’s new base of 5,000 sq ft in the Grade II-listed city centre innovation hub, strategically situated in the heart of the […]

Canal Bank Business Park in St Helens has welcomed seven new occupiers to site since developer, Sterling Properties, completed work on the 16-unit scheme, on behalf of Bracken Property Company Limited. OBI and Sterling Properties jointly represented Bracken Property Company, developers of the business park, in the lettings, which has seen a total of  9,525 […]

OBI has launched Through The Keyfob, a new video series that offers a playful look inside the offices of the UK’s most successful businesses. The new series, created by OBI’s in-house creative studio – the team behind some of the most striking brand, design and content work in the UK property scene – showcases the […]