Network Rail’s comprehensive £40m refurbishment of Princes Exchange in central Leeds is now underway, bringing prime Grade A office space to the commercial rental market. The 111,078 sq. ft, seven-storey building, next to Leeds City station, was bought by Network Rail in 2024 to bring track and train colleagues together in one location in Leeds.

Keyland Developments Ltd, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has launched to market a 24.4 acre site in Rotherham which has planning consent in place for 333,000 sq ft of employment space. GV & Co has been appointed as sole agent to market the site.

The National Railway Museum in York has signed a contract with Graham Construction Ltd to begin main construction work on building Central Hall, a landmark new museum building that will transform visitor experience.

Next week Yorkshire’s property professionals will have the chance to hear from CEO of Real Estate:UK, Melanie Leech, and CBRE Investment Management’s Head of UK Direct Real Strategies, Hannah Marshall, at a free breakfast seminar at Harvey Nichols’ Fourth Floor Brasserie.

Education recruitment specialist Operam Education Group has announced the acquisition of Choice Teachers and its brand, Bespoke Education, for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks the ninth acquisition for the Barnsley-headquartered group as part of a 10-year growth strategy.

Premcor Estates (Premcor) has secured planning permission for its 43-acre Mode 18 development at Rossington, Doncaster, marking a significant milestone and paving the way for hundreds of future jobs and the start of much-needed infrastructure works.

York-based architecture firm brown + company has secured first place in a national design competition to create a new community facility on the Portobello Promenade in Edinburgh.

A flagship office building, which would perfectly serve as a company’s headquarters, is available to buy or to let at the Capitol Park development in Leeds. The building, which was formerly the headquarters of Real Radio, is ideally situated at the entrance to Capitol Park East by Junction 28 of the M62.

Strategic property and construction advisors, Fox Lloyd Jones (FLJ) have launched 84 Albion Street on behalf of ESR at an asking price of offers in excess of £4 million. The mixed-use freehold commercial building is situated in a high-profile position between the city’s established retail core and its expanding office district.

A private student accommodation provider has appointed Silverstone Building Consultancy to carry out pre-acquisition building surveys on an extensive portfolio of student properties located across the UK. The portfolio includes a mix of purpose-built and converted student blocks, as well as HMO’s, in the heavily student populated cities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester and York.

An enormous bug hotel has been installed at a Leeds housing development helping to provide new homes for both wildlife and people. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire commissioned Wildlife and Birdcare Nature recovery project (CIC) to provide the giant 2m by 4m bug hotel for their development at Morwick Springs, in Leeds Road.

A stunning Berkshire country house, built with bespoke York Handmade Company’s bricks, has been chosen as the Sunday Times’ House of the Week. The Georgian-style Glebe House in Chieveley, near Newbury, is on the market with offers over £1.75m.

Following the successful completion of the first phase of renovation works at the National Holocaust Museum earlier this year, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm Hobson & Porter has been awarded a significant second phase of development at the historic site in Laxton, Nottinghamshire.

The Old Plough in Ashton on Mersey has officially reopened its doors following an extensive £550k refurbishment, as part of a major ongoing investment programme by Salford-based brewer and pub retailer, Hydes. The transformation of the popular community pub marks the latest phase in Hydes’ multi-million pound investment strategy, which will see substantial refurbishments at venues this year.

The Oaks Hotel & Leisure Club, a distinguished country house hotel located on the outskirts of Burnley, has been acquired by Burnley Based Rambler Group Holdings for an undisclosed sum. The transaction was managed by Colliers’ specialist Hotels team who initially put the opportunity to the market at offers in the region of £1,800,000.

The 93,000 sq ft City West business park, close to Junction 1 of the M621 in Leeds, has been bought by property company Overcliff Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The premier Yorkshire business park, whose occupiers include Regus, Cennox, Ascensor and Sedgwick, was previously owned by Harbert and asset managed by XLB Property.

Avant Homes has marked its debut in the North West with the launch of a £32 million residential development in Great Eccleston, Lancashire. Named Oakview Quarter, the 115-home scheme is located off Copp Lane and includes a mix of one- to five-bedroom properties.