In the Neighbourhood
Estates Gazette19/04/2008
Home sweet home LPC Living is targeting first-time buyers and families in Salford with a scheme that offers affordable housing and a shared ownership plan. David Quinn reports
As residential development goes, nothing sums up the gritty romance of the north like a row of terraced houses under glowering skies and no row [...]
Ordsall regeneration
Urban Splash profile
Going straight?
Estates Gazette
17/11/2007
Ahead of the pack Urban Splash is not going mainstream. On the contrary, the rest of the property industry is catching up. David Quinn reports.
Urban Splash has never been a classic property company. Renowned for unusual conversions andcutting-edge architecture – and setup by a man who made his name selling posters to students [...]
Hazel Blears interview
Quay to the city
Estates Gazette
18/11/2006
A staunch Blairite and supporter of the Iraq War, Hazel Blears MP is forthright and enthusiastic about the ongoing regeneration of Salford. David Quinn reports
Salford’s Working Class Movement Library prides itself on ignoring the “conventional history” of “kings, queens, generals and political leaders”. As such, the red-brick building [...]
Peel Holdings profile
The ship comes in
Estates Gazette
20/11/2004
With assets totalling £2.5bn, Peel Holdings is busy planning for the future of the Manchester Ship Canal. By David Quinn
The office of Peel Holdings, one of the UK’s largest landlords and property developers, is perched in what a helpful assistant calls “Peel Dome”, high above the consumerist temple that is [...]
