Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox 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, and on what terms.
Academics Dr Tom Gillespie from the University of Manchester and Dr Jon Silver from the University of Sheffield published an investigation earlier this month entitled 'Who owns the city?' On the basis of council and Land Registry
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