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News · 28 May 2026

Liverpool police HQ site sold for £17m.

Liverpool police HQ site sold for £17m.

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New housing, a hotel, retail, and leisure facilities are slated for a new waterfront development in central Liverpool. Homes England, a government agency, recently purchased the former Merseyside Police headquarters, Canning Place, for £17m. Having served as a police base for over 40 years, the 2.64-acre site's sale will finance the modernisation of various police structures.

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