Hear from the developer leading the first National Housing Bank projects

Set to accept tenders this summer, the national framework will include region-specific lots for development agreement, joint venture, and strategic partnership work.

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.

The investor, developer, and the government’s newly launched housing investment agency will work with Homes England to deliver up to 3,300 rental homes across towns and cities in the UK.

Headquartered in Leeds, the public financial institution will provide flexible capital to housebuilders, developers, and registered providers to support the delivery of more than 500,000 homes.

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee is pessimistic about the government’s ability to build a series of new large settlements due to a lack of clarity on delivery strategies and the country’s constrained planning system.

Leaving MIPIM behind for another year, the focus now moves on to how those conversations in Cannes translate into real projects back home, says Steven Gregory, area director of Morgan Sindall Construction.

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.

The development manager has no interest in being a sector specialist, recognising agility as an antidote to market volatility and eyeing projects across industrial, offices, and housing.

With the dust just beginning to settle on MIPIM 2026, managing partner Dino Moutsopoulos joined deputy editor Dan Whelan to look back on a busy week of networking events, interactive panels, and front-line news and ponder what next year has in store for the North of England and Scotland when their delegations return to Cannes.

Leaving CBRE after 14 years, Alistair Chapman will lead on development and regeneration advisory at the Manchester and Leeds-based consultancy.

Your rundown of the big talking points from this year’s edition of the global property expo.

Long queues, long journeys, and long-standing bromances.

Property professionals gathered together on Thursday to raise a dram to a week well spent in Cannes, having condensed a year’s worth of meetings into four days.

There may be no simple solution for resolving viability issues, but with enough grit, determination, and creative thinking it is possible to move the needle on housing delivery – that was the consensus from an engaging MIPIM session on Thursday hosted by WSP on the North of England Suite.

From marinas to innovation districts, Northern leaders pitched £500m investment visions for their regions at this Dragons Den-style event.

This panel session explored how the North’s combination of land, skills, and collaboration gives it a compelling edge in the I&L sector, despite persistent challenges.

The Office for Investment is targeting late spring to kick off the the Strategic Sites Accelerator, aimed at unlocking major schemes aligned with the government’s industrial strategy.

Stephen Young, Salford City Council chief executive, describes how Salford is a city transformed by a proven track record of major regeneration – bigger, younger, more diverse, and more dynamic than at any point in modern history.

Mark Robinson, director of economy and place at Rochdale Council, and Richard Jones, Northern Cities Executive at Arcadis, discuss two major developments in the borough.