What can Manchester learn from stuffy Leeds’ office market? Plus, why Mileway (and logistics) are on the rise.

What can Manchester learn from Bristol? We dive into what the South West city can teach the Capital of the North. Plus: a look at some interesting Liverpool planning decisions.

How a Liverpool deal shows competitive socialising is going to change town centre property. Plus: American money is heading to the North West.

Reluctance to return to full-time office work poses a 1m sq ft problem for the market. Plus: why the Manchester burbs are the new place to be.

Oldham is proving that large-scale regeneration is not just for cities. Meanwhile a high-profile rejection in Wigan shows a failure in the planning system.

Why residential tower developers need to beware of rising interest rates. Plus: the latest on Liverpool’s freeport.

Do occupiers really want to pay for top-specification refurbishments? Yes and no. Also: the future may not be so bright for Trafford Centre.

Will the Chancellor’s spring statement grab the big chance to boost regional investment? Also discussed: Peel’s takeback of Patagonia Place and haunted offices.

As Bruntwood SciTech auditions new funding partners, who could be in the frame for further North West investment? Also: the property savviness of Warrington Council.

Is Manchester’s housing crisis out of control? The approval of Trinity Islands implies that it could be. Also: good news for Liverpool’s office market.

The flexible workspace sector prepares for a shake-out. Meanwhile, the land registry shows an increase in property owned by tax haven corporations – is this the beginning of Manchestergrad?

Manchester city centre’s for-sale apartment market could be at a crossroads, thanks, in part, to the cladding crisis. Plus: gap funding is back.

Office developments in Birkenhead and Southport grab their chance while Liverpool’s office market snoozes. Plus: a look at the question-begging Levelling Up White Paper.

Northern Powerhouse Rail is dead, but is all lost when it comes to the region’s freight plan too? Also: BTR gets a boost in Merseyside.

These days everyone wants to be a Renaker, but is becoming a contractor-developer worth the risk? Plus, the luxury home market is on the rise… and so is inflation.

Irish investors are returning to the North West market. Meanwhile, THG’s property empire is struggling.

Can concrete and steel buildings be sustainable? Plus, why 2022 could be Blackburn’s year.

Wave riders and wave makers to watch in 2022, and things are looking up for Manchester’s Factory arts centre.

Stalled residential schemes in Liverpool won’t haunt the city much longer, and your weekly run down of who and what is going up, and who is heading the other way.