Manchester town hall refurb costs hit £525m

The refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall will cost another £95m and not be completed until Spring 2027 by main contractor Bovis.
The latest total £525m budget and time scale increase has  been confirmed in a project update by Manchester City Council.
Bovis – then known as Lendlease – started the job in 2020 with an original budget of £330m and completion date of 2024.The scheme has been hit by a series of cost and time increases in the intervening years and th