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Friday 25 February 2022

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TOP STORY

A 17-storey tower, which would house 160 apartments and a gym, looks set to be approved by Salford city planning officers.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Matt Hodgson, from Claritas, says nervousness remains that the current mainstream rate of capital gains tax of 20 per cent could increase in the short to medium term.
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DEALS

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired Accrington-based digital retailer Studio Retail Ltd (SRL) and certain other assets of Studio Retail Group in a deal it expects to save about 1,500 jobs.
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Multi-family investment office Arete has led a funding round into a Warrington-based energy trailblazer in a deal worth £15m.
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Deal volumes in the UK recruitment sector reached a decade high in 2021, according to new research.
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National debt investor Frontier Development Capital (FDC) has hailed a record 2021 after approving almost £100m of investment for businesses across the UK.
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INSIDER FEATURE

James Corlett, from Beyond Corporate Law, says the Office for National Statistics reported that the close of 2021 saw the highest inflation rate since the early 1990s. This figure is set to peak in the spring once energy price hikes kick in. News reports are rife with consumer products increasing daily. Inflation is a key risk for economic recovery and has become most business’ top current concern.
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Nicholas Dodd, partner and head of debt advisory UK at KPMG, says ESG is here to stay and a clearly articulated ESG strategy can help to drive competition for a company's financing as well as bringing wider value to the business.
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PROPERTY

Peel L&P's revised plans to restore and redevelop Hulton Park in Bolton into a sport and healthy living destination have been refused.
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Detailed schemes for more than 900 homes at Middlewood Locks in Salford have been recommended to be given the green light by city planning officers.
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Plans have been submitted for a new 162-bedroom 'lifestyle' hotel in Chester city centre, which would create more than 130 jobs. 
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Chancerygate has been granted planning permission to build a £20m urban logistics and industrial space in Chadderton.
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TLT has advised on the £24.1m sale of a four-star hotel in Central Manchester to a Singapore-based investment company through a share purchase agreement. 
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A new monthly artisan market is set to descend on Manchester's Kampus garden neighbourhood.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Could 2022 be the year for councils and developers alike to twin-track their devolution hopes and ‘levelling up fund’ applications with proactively and decisively paving the way to benefit from other, innovative financing options? William Church from CBRE offers his advice.
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BUSINESS

Representatives from three exciting tech businesses have been confirmed to speak at Insider’s upcoming Battle for Talent breakfast. 
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Administrators have been appointed to a logistics company which has sites in Lancashire and Cheshire.
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Pre-tax profits more than doubled at investment group Rathbones, which has major operations in Liverpool, in its latest financial year.
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Manchester-based Identity proofing platform platform IDnow has reported another record year, closing 2021 by organically doubling the number of transactions in its core business.
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V12 Vehicle Finance (V12VF) has surpassed a major milestone after providing £100m worth of stock funding to its portfolio of independent and franchised car dealers across the UK.
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MANUFACTURING

Shares in Howden Joinery Group have risen following the kitchen and joinery products supplier's announcement of record results.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Mercedes-Benz dealership group LSH Auto has made a new appointment.
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Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has made a new hire.
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