Around 150 senior property players from across the North West and beyond gathered for a drinks reception co-hosted by Place North West and Morgan Sindall in sunny Cannes on Tuesday.

When Sajid Javid said in 2017 that "the housing market was broken", describing it as "almost impossible for small independent builders to enter the market", he cast light on an issue of vital importance, writes Simon Finlay, head of development at Macbryde Homes.

The next steps for Carlisle Lake District Airport, the transformation of Whitehaven, the region’s rapidly-changing retail landscape and planning troubles were all under the spotlight at Place North West’s Cumbria Update, part of the Development Series.

There's one week to go until the 30th edition of MIPIM kicks off at the Palais des Festival in Cannes. Ronan Vaspart, director of MIPIM, chooses his highlights for the 26,000 participants expected to attend.

As the two new faces at the helm of the Altrincham-based housebuilder, Northern managing director David Ward and North West managing director Lee Sale have laid out their plans for increasing turnover, mixing tenures, and partnering with local authorities to meet ambitious Government targets.

One of the most important issues of our time is how we make better cities - places that deliver quality of life for all, writes Georgina Power of MIPIM.

Over the past year it seems the only story able to break through wall-to-wall Brexit coverage has been the growing housing crisis, writes Jaimie Ferguson of Optimised Environments. Getting town centre developments right could be part of the answer.

Morecambe’s Eden Project North, Lancashire’s City Deal, housing delivery targets, and city-centre living in Preston were all under the spotlight in the latest in Place North West’s development series.

At this sold-out Place North West event, the region's built-to-rent experts outlined the future of the market with global investors ready to back one of the UK's fastest-growing sectors.

The UK’s exit from the EU and the GMSF planning process have a number of similarities, writes Paul Martin, managing director of Altrincham-based Patrick Properties. Will they deliver on their promises, and is the public being misled?