The city region Metro Mayors were everywhere this week and arguably had the best time of any cohort at the party conference as they rose to seize devolution’s elevated status under Labour.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has watered down its pre-election optimism with a slew of dismal warnings of economic hardship ahead of the Autumn Budget – but that has not diminished the confidence that David Saville of Caddick Construction has in the built environment’s future in the region.

Enabling SMEs to deliver more homes may be the answer to our housing problem, according to Phil Cooper of Hope Architects and Anna Relph of Turley.

The distribution unit, Crewe 335, is scheduled to be available for occupation in April, with a main contractor appointed for the development.

The power of arts and culture has always been firmly rooted within our development plans and central to our delivery, writes Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett.

After a tumultuous few years, the property and development industry is calling on Labour to provide the stability it has long-craved, thaw the “frozen” market, and make good on its pledge to breathe new life into the housing sector.

With more than 400 seats in Parliament, Keir Starmer’s party has a clear mandate for its manifesto. So what can the built environment expect from our new government?

Mayors getting groovy, a wishlist for sustainable design, and the rise of tactical voting.

Spotting profitable buying opportunities in tough, as well as good times, is key to success in commercial property investment, writes Jake Webster, managing director at the Seventy Ninth Group.

A reduction in the UK’s hotel room supply spells opportunity for ambitious and affordable hotel chains like ours, writes Jill Anderson of Whitbread.

It’s time to unleash the heat beneath our feet to power our businesses and homes sustainably, writes Mark Griffiths of Hydrock, now Stantec.

This time next week, polling stations will be open and a new government will be emerging.

What will the industrial and logistics sector look like in the next five to 10 years? This roundtable discussion, hosted by DAC Beachcroft, had a group of developers, local authorities, and agents share their predictions as to what the future holds.

The built environment is all about building projects that last generations, so why should our approach to our staff be any different? The latest Place podcast, brought to you by Morgan Sindall Construction, digs into recruitment, employee development, and more.

Rather than a box-ticking exercise, this Morgan Sindall Construction-hosted roundtable focussed on how to ensure social value delivers long-lasting local impact.

There is still some hesitation from the public sector to greenlight the essential decarbonisation and retrofit schemes required to meet the quickly approaching net zero deadline, writes Sarah Butler of Drees & Sommer UK.

Bringing more young people from diverse backgrounds into the built environment is crucial to building up the workforce of tomorrow. Regeneration Brainery chief executive Michele Steel and Lloyds Bank managing director for real estate and housing Caroline Snowden discussed how they are working together to accomplish this.

Without a doubt, the scale of the need for retrofit in council homes is immense. A roundtable discussion hosted by Onward Homes highlighted ways we can tackle the problem.

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