COMMENT | Funding for growth in Manchester

More than 700 guests enjoyed yet another sold-out Place Party with an evening of relaxed networking, dinner, and dancing hosted by Place North West.

The Government has commented many times in recent years that the housing crisis is the biggest challenge of our generation, writes Shaun Taylor, founder and managing director of SATPLAN.

People-focussed workplaces, co-working and a tech-based future were the hot topics at this Place North West event.

Outside Manchester’s city centre, the need for affordable housing is great, writes Lucy Worrall, housing partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors.

Property and construction professionals in the North West value flexible working above bonuses and other benefits, according to the findings of the Vertical Salary Review 2019.

A look at the changing role of town centres, the impact of future technologies, and retailers becoming more flexible were the major topics at this Place North West event.

Following a successful launch at Mamucium in Manchester's Hotel Indigo in May, Thursday saw more than 100 attendees gather at Fazenda for Place's second young person's networking event.

Throughout August, Place North West published reflections from property professionals on the towns and cities that shaped them, and how the fabric of these places has changed, along with their vision for the future. Here, you can read the series in full.

Mental health issues are on the rise with the urban environment increasingly thought to have a negative impact. As cities in the North West get busier, bigger, and more developed, what can be done to make them more bearable?

The revised National Planning Policy Framework has strengthened the policy on biodiversity, stating that ‘measurable net gains’ should be secured, writes Georgina Palmer of Tyler Grange.

In July, parts of the North West saw the entire month’s rainfall land in just a matter of hours, writes Stephen O’Malley of Civic Engineers. Move into August and the picture hasn’t really changed; we’re seeing unseasonal heavy, persistent rain and gale force winds.