Assura plc, the Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust, has confirmed that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has granted approval to Assura for a secondary listing on…

Assura plc, the Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust, announced that it is in the process of applying for a secondary inward listing on the main board…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura plc said it sold 12 assets for cash proceeds of £25 million, enabling it to make a partial…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura plc said it now has 625 properties in its portfolio with an annualised rent roll of £179.1 million,…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc has appointed Steven Noble to the newly created role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Assura is…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc said it agreed with Canada’s Northwest Healthcare Properties to acquire its UK private hospital portfolio comprising…

The CEO of Assura plc, the Altrincham-based FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said the UK’s healthcare crisis is “getting more severe by the…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS) announced they have entered into a new £250 million 20:80…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said it will relocate its head office from to Altrincham. Assura has a portfolio…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), reported an IFRS loss before tax of £119.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023,…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has reported a portfolio of 607 properties with an annualised rent roll of £141.6 million….

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Tuesday reported a higher first-half net rental income, but profit fell on a property…

Battery technology pioneer Britishvolt, planning to create thousands of jobs by building the UK’s first battery gigaplant in Blyth, Northumberland, has announced “a transition within its…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Wednesday its portfolio currently stands at 662 properties with annualised rent roll of…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said its profit before tax grew 44% to £155.8 million in the year to March…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Monday it completed nine acquisitions in its third quarter for £105 million and…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Thursday it raised around £182 million — below and expected £190 million — via a…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday announced the pricing of its first sustainability bond, a £300 million sterling-denominated senior unsecured…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Tuesday its portfolio has increased 15% to £2.45 billion amid expectations that NHS demand…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Tuesday it will soon appoint three new directors and that Jenefer Greenwood intends…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Monday it now has a portfolio of 593 properties with a current annualised rent…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Thursday its portfolio of 576 properties yielded a rent roll up 6.4% at…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc said on Tuesday it raised £185 million through a sale of 240.2 million shares at 77p…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc said on Tuesday its rent roll grew 2% to £104.4 million and net rental income rose 10%…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc said on Tuesday it increased the value of its portfolio by £246 million to £2 billion in…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc on Monday issued a trading update for the first half of the year to September 30,…

Warrington-based real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc, which invests in general practitioner surgery buildings and primary care centres, on Thursday published a trading update for its…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has ramped up its attack on Manchester fashion firm Boohoo by demanding that co-founder and executive chairman Mahmud Kamani be kicked…

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group is seeking assurances from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the company’s largest shareholder which is pushing for a seat on…

Leeds-based sustainable developer Citu has announced a significant new partnership with The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USRF) and its Investment Adviser SURE Capital Partners, signing a…

Manchester online fashion firm Boohoo Group is resisting retail billionaire Mike Ashley’s call to appoint him CEO, saying his presence on the board could raise…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said US investment giant Blackstone has confirmed a £10 billion investment at Blyth in the North East of England to create one…

Deloitte has established a regional equity capital markets (ECM) hub in Manchester for the North West of England, broadening its services to large corporates. With…

Amazon announced it has launched a new £500 million state-of-the-art fulfilment centre at Gateway45, Leeds, that will employ more than 2,000 people by November this year. The…

The UK Government has ordered a “best value” inspection into Warrington Borough Council amid its huge level of debt. The inspection will be conducted under…

Liverpool City Council announced that is to have all of its powers returned to it in June 2024, with the ending of the UK Government…

Warrington-based DSW Capital, the mid-market “challenger” professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts corporate finance brand, announced the appointment of Peter…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, said its revenue fell 9.9% to £159.2 million in the six months to November 30, 2023, but the…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, announced the completion of an external investigation into “non-itemised assets” at the firm. Speedy Hire…

Shares of NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, fell as much as 35% on Friday after it warned in a trading update that…

Leeds-based Jet2 said on Monday the latest Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL) data published by the Civil Aviation Authority shows that Jet2holidays is now the UK’s…

Manchester United plc has announced that the company’s board of directors “is commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club.” As part of…

The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, raised interest rates to 3% on Thursday from 2.25%, its biggest rate rise since 1989. However, the…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security and risk mitigation firm, said in an AGM trading statement it continues to generate double-digit constant currency revenue growth…

The British pound and UK government bonds rose on Monday after new finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan — reversing…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc announced its revenue slipped 0.6% to £678.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, and it made an…

The UK central bank announced on Wednesday morning it will “carry out temporary purchases of long-dated UK government bonds from 28 September” to avoid “a material…

Manchester-based global cyber security and risk mitigation firm NCC Group said its revenue increased 16.4% to £314.8 million in the year to May 31, 2022, and profit…

By Mark McSherry Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc on Wednesday outlined much-anticipated plans to overhaul its corporate governance structure as it announced that…

The North East Fund announced it has helped 350 businesses raise about £220 million of funding in its first four years of operations. The Newcastle-based…

Manchester-based cyber security and risk mitigation firm NCC Group announced the appointment of EY executive Mike Maddison as its new CEO following Adam Palser’s decision to step down…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its current forward sales position is £2.8 billion and the average selling price in the forward…

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced it has imposed sanctions — including fines totalling £910,000 — against KPMG and its former employee Michael Frankish…

Manchester-based global cyber security company NCC Group plc announced that its first-half revenue rose almost 11% to £150.1 million for the six months to November 30,…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell on Thursday reported a record year of growth with total customers up by 87,449 to 382,754, net inflows of £6.4 billion…

Newcastle United Football Club announced that an investment group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and including PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports…

US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has won the auction for Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons with a bid of roughly £7 billion. Including…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc announced that following assessments by the UK accreditation service (UKAS), it has received ISO 15189:2012 accreditation for its Covid-19…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc and a fund managed by Aviva have agreed to measures called for by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Thursday its has a current business pipeline of £2.1 billon as it announced results for the six months ended…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Tuesday it is not “aware of any investigation” by US Customs and Border Protection following reports claiming…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, announced that Robert Hudson of St. Modwen Properties is to be appointed as Grainger’s next chief financial officer (CFO)….

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited said it has agreed a £385 million “buy-in” transaction with the Northern Gas Networks Pension Scheme “securing the pension…

The UK Government has asked Liverpool City Council to reveal details of “any proposals or plans for your authority” to carry out commercial property deals…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said on Monday it is preparing to raise €250 million via a bond sale. In a stock exchange statement, Drax said:…

Preston-based Inspired Energy plc on Friday morning announced a proposed sale of new shares to raise up to £35 million to fund its acquisition of…

The UK government said on Thursday it will pay grants to many self-employed people who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus crisis. UK…

York housebuilding giant Persimmon said on Wednesday its revenue slipped 2.4% to £3.65 billion in the year to December 31 reflecting “the action being taken…

Global mining giant Anglo American plc said on Wednesday it is in advanced talks to buy troubled Scarborough-based Sirius Minerals plc, the firm behind the giant potash…

Responsible investment campaign group ShareAction has claimed that many big UK pension schemes are skirting their responsibilities on climate change despite new regulations. ShareAction said…