GALLERY | Scene Power in Property 2022

FULL LIST + VIDEO INSIDE | The Bruntwood chief executive was last night named the winner of the inaugural Scene Power in Property award, crowned at a special event hosted by commercial interior design agency Scene.

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.

The growing senior living sector, the pros and cons of intergenerational life, and whether ‘the bungalow is dead’ made for strong debate at the first Place North West event of 2022.

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.

The delivery of brownfield land is firmly back on the agenda, writes Stuart Sage of Hive Land & Planning.

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.

Properties that require maintenance or repair come in all shapes and sizes, writes Matthew Lavery of Orb Rope Access. Hard-to-reach places can present a major headache to property owners who need work to be completed quickly and cost-effectively.

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

Green infrastructure, sustainable development and the need for net zero policies were key topics at a discussion hosted by LUC and Civic Engineers.

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

If we really want to tackle the climate emergency, now is the time to champion diversity and discussion in the engineering sector, writes Leah Holmes of Hydrock.

Bespoke packages featuring advertising opportunities, event sponsorship and podcasts are just a few of the extensive offerings from the region’s go-to property news resource.

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

Balancing profits with the need to embed sustainability into schemes and boosting social value for residents were among the topics discussed at a roundtable sponsored by ClearFibre. 

Housing has shown a great deal of resilience and recovery, both this year and during 2020, writes Catherine Kennedy of Forbes Solicitors. This will lead to risk shaping housing sector trends in 2022.

Property professionals came together in Manchester for an evening of Christmas cheer and high-quality networking on 9 December.

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.

Five reasons to feel good about Bev Craig’s leadership of Manchester, and your weekly rundown of who’s heading to the penthouse and who’s hitting the -1 button.

One of the business practices that has shifted up a gear in the wake of the pandemic is the role of data in identifying opportunities, writes Sam Caulton of Re-Leased.