Procure Partnerships to launch £12bn developer framework

The chair of Homes England and the chief executive of the newly launched National Housing Bank sat down with Place to to outline how £16bn of public funding will be mobilised to unlock housing delivery at scale.

Hear from senior figures at Manchester City Council, Igloo, Legal & General, McLaren Regeneration, and more as they explore trends in build-to-rent, student accommodation, and social housing at this Place North conference in Manchester on Thursday 30 April.

City Investment Funds were just the start of chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcements on Tuesday for reshaping the Northern economy – she also teased additional fiscal devolution measures that would provide mayors with control of some of the national tax income.

Place North caught up with Gordon Hewling, managing director Newcastle, and James Pitt, managing director Leeds and director of development at the international property exhibition to delve into why the North’s infrastructure, energy resilience, and development pipeline are attracting growing investor interest.

Matalan’s Knowsley headquarters, Central Square South in Newcastle, and One City Place in Chester have joined the London-based investment advisor’s newly launched regional office fund.

Embracing digital platforms allows the industry to easily and quickly connect companies with surplus soil with others who need it. MukAway is a construction tech start-up that does just that.

If you sell or let homes or commercial space in the UK, you’re operating in a market where the product is physical, but the first viewing is digital. Buyers, tenants and agents don’t just compare floor plates and EPCs; they compare experiences, writes Daniel Swepson of Next Chapter and Show + Tell.

BTG Eddisons will underline the new brand with an extended campaign of activity with Place North encompassing major events and online commentary.

Seeking to gobble up further market share in the brunch segment, the café group has secured £3m from private equity backer Foresight to support a further 18 sites by 2030.

The government’s regeneration and housing agency has confirmed its attendance at the international real estate show in March, agreeing a partnership with Place North.

Despite economic uncertainty and Building Safety Act Gateway 2 delays, the property sector in the North has continued to move at pace delivering sheds, beds, and everything in between.

Warehouses are no longer the freezing, utilitarian buildings of the 1980s – today’s industrial and logistics facilities target occupiers who demand strong sustainability credentials, quality offices, and green spaces, according to Stuart Murray, national customer development and leasing director at Harworth.

Kingsley is acting for a number of well-respected and highly successful consultancy clients, who are looking to appoint experienced, enthusiastic and highly professional RICS/IRRV Qualified Rating Surveyors – Surveyor, Senior, Associate and Director / Partner level, across the Northwest: Manchester Cheshire Merseyside Lancashire Cumbria Person Specification/Requirements: MRICS /FRICS / IRRV qualified Proficient IT skills including Microsoft […]

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has warned local authorities currently working without an adopted local plan that central government could use intervention powers to take over the process.

There was a mixed response to Rachel Reeves’s speech, with her warm words for the built environment welcomed but criticism for the lack of ammunition she has given to housebuilders. Caddick, Avison Young, Ridge & Partners, Close Brothers and more, share their thoughts.

Citing Labour’s “overhaul” of the planning system as proof that this government is an agent of change, chancellor Rachel Reeves was borderline buoyant throughout her Budget speech despite the early release of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report stealing much of her thunder.

A growing number of councils across the country are putting measures in place to curb the development of houses in multiple occupation amid concerns about their impacts on residents and local communities.

Government wants the UK to have the third most important life sciences economy worldwide by 2035. The North is busy doing its part to help achieve that goal by delivering millions of square feet of lab and research and development space, attracting global power players like Convatec, and empowering our leading academic research.

Mayors and local leaders from across the North of England have penned an open letter to Rachel Reeves outlining their three key priorities for government action: full delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail, a new devolved funding settlement to support business growth, and measures to tackle child poverty.