MEES Solutions shares tips on how you can boost your building’s energy proficiency certificate rating in this episode of Place North West’s COP26 podcast series.

Unpicking the latest in green bonds, loans and grants for housing associations, with Shazia Bashir, housing and regeneration partner at law firm TLT, and Paul Unger.

The growing skills shortage has led to thousands of vacancies in construction. But there’s still hope that a crisis can be avoided, according to construction group HMS.

Developers, lawyers, engineers and planners are among the first wave of property professionals to join Place North West’s COP26 podcast series highlighting low carbon activity in the sector in the run-up to the UN’s global climate change summit.

Regulation aimed at better defining the co-living product and giving local authorities greater confidence in the burgeoning sub-sector’s business model is required for the market to grow, according to industry experts. 

This policy was introduced to speed up the planning process and tackle housing shortages, but has it had the desired effect and will recent changes to the rules have a positive or negative impact on our town and city centres? 

Local authorities are mobilising to redevelop distressed assets into schemes aimed at revitalising town and city centres, but the success of such projects is dependent on strong partnerships with the private sector, and a clear understanding of the needs of individual places, according to sector experts.

The Government has set a national target of being net zero carbon by 2050, a move that has prompted the property industry to dramatically overhaul its practices, but is the sector doing enough? 

Manchester-based co-living provider Oppidan Life gives an insight into the emerging sector, the factors driving its growth, and where it is headed next, on this Place North West podcast. 

Experts discuss a legal mechanism increasingly being used by the property industry to mitigate uncertainty around how buildings might be occupied, in this Place North West podcast sponsored by law firm Kuits Solicitors.

As we near the end of another tough year for construction firms, join Stuart Stead, head of construction and property at accountancy firm Cowgills, and Ben Fearns, managing director of developer Novo Property Group, as they discuss the biggest issues facing the industry and what can be done to improve the outlook for medium-sized contractors in an increasingly competitive market. 

Stockport Council leader Wilson and former Trafford leader Anstee, now executive director at Cratus Communications, discuss how Covid-19 has impacted them personally and professionally, and what it means for the future of place making and community engagement, in this Place North West podcast.

The Government’s proposed changes to the much-maligned planning system aim to slash red tape, speed up housing delivery and prioritise the creation of beautiful places for people to live. Whether the reforms will ultimately be as radical as Whitehall claims remains to be seen. 

Experts discuss how the pandemic has impacted landlords and occupiers of commercial property and what this means for the future of leases, in this Place North West podcast sponsored by law firm Kuits Solicitors.

The chief executive of Bruntwood, which has a £1bn investment portfolio across the UK, tells Lisa Morton, founder of Roland Dransfield, about the values, passion and drive it takes to build thriving cities including his hometown, Manchester.

The chair of Women in Property North West said addressing the problem of inequality together and searching for solutions rather than apportioning blame are the keys to unlocking the innovation that true diversity can deliver.

Experts discuss the legal viewpoint on how the pandemic has impacted construction contracts and how to avoid disputes, in this Place North West podcast sponsored by law firm Kuits Solicitors.

For the healthcare industry, completing infrastructure projects quickly is now more important than ever and the NHS and private organisations are looking increasingly to firms that provide high-spec, flexible buildings to a tight deadline.

The private rented sector specialist at Lambert Smith Hampton talks to co-founder and director of Glenbrook, Guy Butler, about whether there are premium rents being paid in the market.