Insight

One of the key discussions at the Connected North conference in Manchester centred around gigabit rollout and how programmes like Project Gigabit will impact businesses and homes.

As the built environment community waits with bated breath to see whether further planning reforms will be announced, I look at some of the challenges.

When your building is empty and you want to refurbish, here are eight points you should consider before proceeding.

The pre-election period can be problematic for those looking to bring forward development.

It isn’t entirely true that the customer is always right, but it is certainly true that we should always be right for the customer.

After more than two years of prevarication and delayed proceedings due to Covid, a long-running battle with Trafford Council was finally settled.

There isn't one way only to achieve a compliant energy performance certificate. There are often more affordable and effective paths than you think.

MIPIM has changed since its last outing - and change isn't a bad thing.

A woman's role was once considered to be simply a home maker, but now she can be a home builder or any other role she chooses.

The chaos of the 'messy middle' can give birth to your best ideas.

There is a new obligation for owners and occupiers to inform the Valuation Office Agency of physical property and occupation changes, or else incur a fine.

What happens if you are unable to reach an agreement for financial settlement with your neighbour to acquire their right of light?

Every purchase decision is an emotional decision. Find out how you can use this to build your community.

The EPC rating for your non-domestic building might improve later this year without you doing anything at all.

Gone are the assumptions that online-only campaigns will bypass ‘hard-to-reach’ groups.

In our conversations with leaders this month, a key theme is top of their list for 2022: recruitment.

After several years of deadlock, political leaders across Lancashire are on the cusp of agreeing a bid calling for devolution of £5.6bn to the county.

There is an art to getting the most out of MIPIM. You should already have a plan to smash it out the park.

The race is on for businesses to improve their green credentials and meet net zero carbon targets as we collectively battle the climate change crisis.

We often take for granted the amount of time and expense that goes into site identification and assembly.