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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.

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

Net zero deadlines, and whether they will be met, along with sustainability by design and in practice were all topics under discussion by almost 250 people who attended the Net Zero conference in Manchester.

Bold’s Manchester flex office space is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and SMEs.

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

How we interact with our urban spaces has changed as people have shifted their attitudes to work, home and socialising in response to the challenges of the past two years, writes Phil Moran of TLT.

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 a busy MIPIM week drew to a close, 250 guests gathered for the PlaceTech and Place North West Closing Drinks at Mademoiselle Gray Plage Barrière in Cannes.

Civic Engineers’ Stephen O’Malley weighs in on the changing role of engineers and how the profession can help projects meet net zero ambitions.

JMW Solicitors’ Thomas Pearson discusses the state of the country’s residential sector and how best to address supply issues.

Bruntwood’s Jessica Bowles shares how cities can attract investments from innovators and be more responsive to changing business needs.

JMW Solicitors’ partner Simon Maddox takes the temperature of commercial real estate and weighs in on the pandemic’s impact.

More than a hundred property professionals gathered in the gardens of Le Grand Hotel in Cannes to celebrate the opening of the international property event.

JMW Solicitors’ Thomas Pearson and Simon Maddox sound off on the strengths and weaknesses of the UK property market, and what the country can hope to accomplish at the international conference.

MIPIM is a major annual event in the real estate calendar – and with several years lost to the pandemic, there is even greater anticipation as the industry arrives in Cannes for the 2022 conference, writes Thomas Pearson of JMW Solicitors.

Confidence in the North West office market is rising, but we’re not out of the woods yet. Plus: a look at recruitment in the region.