The Subplot | Autumn Statement, Leeds PBSA, offices

Additional investment zones, business rates relief, devolution deals, and a series of measures geared towards unlocking planning backlogs were all featured in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s list of 110 measures for economic growth.

Beds and sheds are no longer the dream property pairing. Plus: the Americans just keep coming.

Sheffield city centre targets independents and artisans alike with its Heart of the City plan. Plus: the sad truth about HS2’s first significant Northern casualty – Crewe’s Royal Arcade site.

End the year with a final hurrah before everyone heads off for Christmas with Place’s popular networking events in Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle.

Championing a diverse and more modern built environment has always been a focus for Place North. Now, we’re partnering with Regeneration Brainery to help accelerate change to make our industry more representative of the world in which it operates.

US developer Trammell Crow brings overwhelming firepower to Northern offices. It means business. Plus: PBSA in Leeds and WeWork.

Could Durham follow Oxford and Cambridge into big-league innovation property development? Plus: office values and the suburbs.

Bruntwood is gone, and yet it’s still there. Why the most significant Northern corporate property deal of the decade is going to change your world. Plus: sheds and offices.

Holly Sale and Zara Ashraf have joined the Northern media company to bolster its events and production teams.

Labour and co-living: something to think about following Sir Keir Starmer’s conference speech. Plus: offices and BTR.

Promising the delivery of 1.5m homes, planning reform, and the end of “sticking plaster politics”, Labour Leader Keir Starmer rallied his party in Liverpool on Tuesday.

The property industry isn’t losing sleep over the government’s indecision over HS2. Meanwhile: it’s a mixed bag for the world of beds-to-rent.

Here’s why vacancy rates aren’t the most important numbers in Manchester’s office market. Plus: A1 dream delays and creative economics.

Labour and Conservatives float planning reforms. Are they worth your time?

The doubtful future of the 400-store Wilko discount chain poses a challenge to Northern high streets. But there is hope. Plus: good news for flex and Liverpool offices.

Rail and road projects, including the long-awaited A66 dualling between Penrith and Scotch Corner, are at risk of failure. Plus: bad news for WeWork.

Is the tide coming back in for the tech sector? There are signs it might be. Plus: the Leeds office market is on the up.

Can a change in political power, and a new mayoral development corporation, begin to resolve Middlesbrough’s property problems? Plus: overspending at Manchester’s Factory International and underspending at the Department of Levelling Up.

Are mayoral development corporations the future of high-profile urban regeneration? Plus: the latest on investment zones and office take-up.