UKREiiF GALLERY + VIDEO | How to build a new town

Introducing tax breaks to help regenerate ailing town centres and cutting planning red tape would be among the party’s focuses if it were to form a government at the next general election, according to deputy leader Richard Tice.

What more can be done to make it easier and more viable to convert older buildings into much-needed homes? That was the question pondered recently by Crystal Jenkins, associate director at Overford, and Capital&Centric co-founder Tim Heatley.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has defended the government’s approach to planning and housing reform, rejecting claims it was ‘underprepared’ on entering office.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester used a speech at the Great North Investment Summit on Monday to launch his pitch as an MP for Makerfield and as a wide-ranging critique of centralised government, arguing that the “North doesn’t have all of the control that it needs” ahead of the forthcoming by-election.

Announced at The Great North Summit in Leeds, the funding will be spread across the next 10 years and will support investment in areas crucial to regional growth, such as energy, transport, infrastructure, regeneration, and housing.

UK Sport has been commissioned to carry out an initial strategic assessment of a potential pan-Northern bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Suppliers can now bid for places on the four-year framework, which targets public sector regeneration schemes from councils, housing providers, and NHS Trusts.

As many of the UK’s property professionals prepare to head to UKREiiF, there promises to be plenty of scope for robust conversations about what really matters when it comes to strategically reimagining office space to underpin business objectives, writes Dan Pilling of TSK.

Investors still see the Northern residential market as a viable landing spot for capital but regulatory red tape and viability challenges are constricting the flow of funds into the sector, attendees at Place North’s most recent half-day conference heard.

It is easy to get lost in the crowd of more than 16,000 property professionals who will flood into Leeds’ Royal Armouries in a matter of days. Place will help you attend with purpose, putting you in the room with the likes of Liverpool City Council, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, CBRE, Socius, MADE Partnership, Tritax, Peel Land, and more.

Having collaborated on numerous regeneration schemes from Coventry to Chester, the firms have formalised their partnership with the French construction giant buying the Liverpool-based developer.

Place Media Group has hired Sara Thomas from Property Week as commercial partnerships director to strengthen Place’s expanded events and marketing portfolio.

Place North brought the region to the forefront of the international property community at MIPIM in 2026. Next year, we aim to do even more – with more events, more branding opportunities, and more networking receptions.

The construction industry is increasingly moving to a ‘reuse first’ approach and despite higher levels of returns for new-build in Manchester – compared to neighbouring cities in the North – we’re also seeing a welcome shift towards the reuse, refurbishment, and retrofitting of current stock in the Greater Manchester region, writes David Sandbrook of Curtins.

More than 16,000 property professionals and public sector leaders will be gathering at Leeds’ Royal Armouries in May. Place can help you make the most of the convention, with an array of services to help your business stand out.

There’s less than 10 days left to give your recruitment and marketing a seasonal lift with a special 4‑for‑2 promotion across all Place websites.

Place Capital Group chief executive David Smith-Milne joins a robust line-up of speakers, including Manchester City Council’s Becca Heron, McLaren Regeneration’s Tom Gilman, and Igloo’s Joe Broadley, at Place North’s City Living Summit on 30 April.