Economic Forecast Lunch: The North in 2027

Only a handful of tickets remain to join the 150 guests already registered to attend this year’s event on Thursday 30 April at Bridgewater Hall.

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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.

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 group has reported net value gains of £44.5m for the year, made up of £73.6m from industrial & logistics and a loss of £28.7m in the residential sector, as the group’s pivot towards data centres and power-enabled land continues to gain momentum.

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.

Senior representatives from Saudi development New Marabba and the University of Sheffield are among the latest additions to Place’s North of England and Scotland programme.

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.

The Leeds-headquartered building regulations and compliance adviser is looking forward to representing the North of England on the international stage in three weeks’ time.

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.

Results for the year ended 31 December 2025 were supported by strong demand for residential land and the company’s focus on streamlining its activities, however the developer has warned that profits in 2026 will fall significantly below market expectations.

The housing secretary mused on the futuristic possibilities the new towns initiative could throw up and boasted about being asked for selfies by developers wearing the red ‘Build Baby Build’ caps that debuted at the Labour Party conference.

During FY2025, the developer completed 25 transactions, comprising £58.2m of industrial and logistics sales and £52.0m from residential plot disposals.

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.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook and New Towns Taskforce chair Sir Michael Lyons provided more details about what support can be expected to encourage the delivery of a series of communities and urban extensions with more than 10,000 homes each.

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