Manchester's £1 land deals for luxury flats and a hotel

23.05.2021 - 10:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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The leader of Manchester council says a series of £1 land deals that allowed developers to build luxury apartments and a hotel were part of a 'pragmatic' approach to secure investment in the city.

Sir Richard Leese, recently re-elected as Labour's leader, has defended the council's strategy after a report described the deals as 'worrying' and called for greater scrutiny of how public land is sold or leased, who to,

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