Public-private partnerships will continue to flourish, but challenges around procurement, choosing the right partner, and developing the right sites still remain, according to a panel of experts from both the public and private sectors, speaking at Place North West’s Meet the Authorities event.
Construction is under way on seven major build-to-rent developments which will deliver over 1,900 apartments, bringing the total pipeline of BtR units to just under 3,300 at various stages across Merseyside, writes Ian Taylor of RSM.
At a consultation teeming with interested locals and property owners – but perhaps surprisingly, no protestors – HS2 has outlined its route into Manchester via the airport, while a number of major pinch points, and possible development opportunities, have been identified.
Manchester and the North West was a fertile ground for innovation in the latter half of the twentieth century; a place where challenging, progressive architecture got built, writes James Jones of Sheppard Robson. Whether to our taste or not, many post-war and late century buildings talk of a confident city, ready to take risks.
If we can be sure of anything right now, it is that the world is experiencing a period of dramatic change – and that applies as much to the UK property industry as anywhere else, writes Ronan Vaspart, director of MIPIM. Many of the issues facing real estate may be global in scale but their impacts are local.
Rail chaos dominated the agenda at Place North West’s Northern Transport Summit with leaders across transport, politics, architecture and development calling for more powers to build a Northern rail, road, air, and port network fit for the future.
Around 100 property professionals gathered for drinks and networking on Fazenda’s sunny terrace in Liverpool yesterday, at the first Liverpool Summer Social, in association with SATPLAN.
We’ve heard a lot about the delivery of the Northern Powerhouse. Column inches and manifestos are full of debates on how best to realise this vision of economic and social regeneration, writes Chris Swan of Tarmac.
The Future of the Workplace, hosted by DAC Beachcroft and Place North West, explored issues facing developers and businesses as they attempt to futureproof their offices in a fast-moving technological age.
At this special event, U+I and Place North West hosted leading figures from the worlds of development, architecture, construction, technology, and culture to examine the next era of city growth, including U+I’s ambitious plans for the 24-acre site next to Manchester’s Piccadilly station.
Hosted at the Fairfield Social Club, set within the arches of Mayfield, the audience heard how the Mayfield site will be reimagined to form a whole city neighbourhood, with influences from overseas and at home blended with innovative design to form a unique new part of Manchester.
The delectable border of Manchester's urban core is being wrongly ignored by hungry developers, writes Mark Slocombe of CallisonRTKL.
In the decade since Liverpool celebrated its year as European Capital of Culture, the city has changed dramatically. At this Place North West event, industry experts covered the economics of tourism, the relationship with leisure and retail spend, and how places should lever cultural brands to attract visitors, retain talent and capture investment.
