Stockport Homes Group has been awarded three stars, the highest possible rating, in its Best Companies for 2020. The three-star accreditation recognises organisations that truly excel and reflect ‘extraordinary’ levels of workplace engagement. The accreditation score forms the criteria used to … [Read more...]
News for: Housing
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...]
Manchester buy-to-let properties offer better investment than London
A league table by Aldermore Bank has ranked Manchester one of the best cities for buy-to-let property investment, ahead of London, with a trickle-down effect bringing attention on surrounding boroughs like Stockport. Aldermore Bank analysed 25 UK cities to find the best places to invest. The … [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...]
Stockport moves forward with Supplementary Planning for Town centre
Following a public consultation period, Stockport Councillors last night (Tuesday 12th November) voted overwhelming to approve and agree to the Stockport's Strategic Regeneration Framework. At the Cabinet meeting held in Stockport Town Hall, councillors heard that the consultation process in … [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...]
UK: High Streets emergency – new retail planning applications halve in 5 years
Struggling high streets face a fight for survival after new analysis by the District Councils Network (DCN) found that the number of planning applications for new retail units has almost halved in five years. There were 1,258 applications received by district councils for retail and service … [Read more...]
Contractors in bid to deliver new Stockport Interchange
Four contractors are competing to deliver the major redevelopment of Stockport Interchange with a winner set to be chosen in early 2020. As reported on Place North West, Morgan Sindall, Galliford Try, Vinci, and Willmott Dixon are bidding for the development to include a 196-home apartment block, … [Read more...]
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