Yorkshire

The government department will occupy the first completed office block in the £300m West Bar scheme, which is being developed by Urbo Regeneration and Peveril Securities.

The housebuilder will start on the 289-home scheme this spring and aims to have the first properties ready for sale by the end of the year.

The Criterion Capital brand plans to convert a retail property in the city centre into a hotel.

The scheme in South Yorkshire is now fully let following the earlier completion of a 186,000 sq ft lease to Gem Imports.

Under the Enclave: Student platform, Outpost will be responsible for the operation strategy, leasing and day-to-day management of assets, including The Store House in central Leeds.

Phase one of the Bradford City Village project will include development of 33 townhouses on Chain Street centred on a new community green.

The company acquired the development on the former Yorkshire Post headquarters site from Prescient Capital.

The 280,000 sq ft Kingsgate Shopping Centre opened in 2002 and attracts more than 4.7 million visitors a year.

The properties will be split between the Mapplewell development, in the north of the borough, and a second site in Carlton.

New construction starts rose year on year in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, but the total volume of schemes under construction fell.

It comes ahead of a major £15m expansion of the shopping centre's foodhall, which represents Landsec’s largest single investment in Trinity Leeds since its launch in 2013.

The cash will be used to refinance the company’s acquisition of the Ramsey Drive site, while supporting the development costs of the Peppermill Court scheme.

Stradivarius and Pull&Bear join the existing Bershka and Zara stores at the Sheffield shopping centre.

The development, known as The Tower, will comprise 256 student bedrooms across a mix of studio and cluster apartments.

The scheme will significantly expand the west and north stands, making the ground eligible to host major international tournaments and fixtures.

Domis will be the main contractor for the development and will bring forward 239 build-to-rent homes in the first phase.

Finisterre, Arabian Oud and Dinny Hall have joined the shopping centre's retail line-up.

The developer plans to add a further 541 homes across three towers in the second phase of its scheme in the South Bank regeneration area.

The freehold commercial building is located in a high-profile position between the city’s established retail core and its expanding office district.

The schemes in York, County Durham and Preston are due for completion late next year.