North West in 2018 series
Place North West has published a series of articles by guest contributors, exploring a range of issues facing the property industry in the North West in 2018.
Stretching skylines
Joanne Roney, chief executive of Manchester City Council, looks at the future of Manchester’s northern fringe
Building a knowledge network
Alison Mitchell, executive director at Sensor City, looks at how designing for collaborative working will help Liverpool emerge on the global stage for science and technology
The land canyon
Managing director of real estate projects at Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure, Deborah McLaughlin, explores options for driving housing supply in the next year
Thinking outside the cubicle
Gayle Taylor, head of North West operations at Lambert Smith Hampton, predicts changes in the office market in Manchester
Where there’s a mill, there’s a way
Catherine Dewar, planning director for the North West at Historic England, looks at the impact repurposing textile mills could have on the region
Cultural evolution
Anita Singh, land quality consultant at Hydrock, explores how the socioeconomic background of the property workforce could change in the region in the next year and the effects it could have on the industry
Bright future for Lancaster
Chief executive of Lancaster City Council, Susan Parsonage, looks at Lancaster’s development plan and growth strategy
Reimagining our airports
Lynda Shillaw, chief executive of MAG Property, considers how airports in the region may become destinations in themselves
What a Labour government would mean for housing
Rebecca Eatwell, managing director of Newgate Communications, explores how the housing market in the North West might fair under the not so far fetched possibility of a Corbyn-led Government
The science of growth in Cheshire
Heather Standidge, associate director at Cushman & Wakefield, considers economic growth in Cheshire and Warrington over the next year as a result of the area’s expanding science sectors
A regional renaissance
Jade Chau, architect at Bennetts Associates, looks at the arts and culture revival taking place in the North West
Moving forwards in Greater Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester’s Nicola Kane gives an insight on the area’s plans for infrastructure and travel over the coming year
E-commerce effect
Ruth Leighton, associate in GVA’s national industrial and distribution team, predicts trends in the logistics sector for 2018
Diversifying housebuilding
Nicola Rigby, director of the planning, regeneration and development team at GVA, explores the idea of diversity as a solution to the housing crisis
Getting our teeth into tech
Kannika Mall of M&G Real Estate looks at how retail is set to change in the near future
A bridge in time
Bernadette Bone, director of BB Heritage Studio, looks at the Ordsall Chord project and its future
Health check
Jayne Cottam, chief financial officer at Assura, considers primary care property and the Government’s ambitious plans for transforming the sector
Life for rent
Pozzoni Architecture’s Liz Brown explores how changes in the residential sector will impact older generations and the role that architecture can play
Transforming our streets
Leah Stuart, associate director of Civic Engineers, looks at how cycling infrastructure improvements in Manchester could create valuable social and economic changes
North stars
Jackie Sadek gives an update and insight into the plans for Cheshire and North Staffordshire’s Constellation Partnership which she chairs
In with the young
Nicola Hewes, partner in architecture practice Purcell, discusses how 2018 is set to be bring good step forward in inspiring young people to enter the built environment industry
The art of regeneration
Erika Rushton of Baltic Creative Community Interest Company makes the case for creative and digital clusters as catalysts for transformation in Liverpool
Force for good
Gillian Harrison, senior architect at Levitt Bernstein, looks at the personalised approach to living trend
Value in disruption
Michelle Rothwell, founder of Watch This Space, explores how value can be added to the industry in 2018 with innovative thinking
No room at the inn
Caroline Hanratty, partner at Mills & Reeve, predicts trends in the hotel market for 2018
Bidding wars
Donna Neely, director and founder of The Northern Edge, looks at trends in procurement and how bidding teams can stand out in 2018
The co-working curve
Jessica Bowles, director of strategy at Bruntwood, reviews office trends from across the Atantic and how we can implement them in the North West
A public-private push
Tahreen Shad, regional partnerships director at Lovell Partnerships, considers how collaboration in 2018 could see real steps being taken to deliver housing targets
Demystifying placemaking
Razi Riahi of DS Emotion discusses the need for placemaking as part of Manchester’s development strategy
A very good series – why don’t you publish them as a booklet with the title PlaceNW:2018?
By Lord Muck