NEXT WEEK | North West Property Lunch

What would Prime Minister Andy Burnham mean for the North? How does the public sector plan to actually make ‘good growth’ happen? How is the built environment handling viability – and will economic situations improve by the end of the year? Those questions and more will be asked at this senior-level, Chatham House Rule gathering on Thursday 2 July in Manchester.

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Sponsored by A+B Engineering, Lexington and Trowers & Hamlins, the North West Property Lunch will take place on Manchester Hall’s roof terrace between 12:30pm and 3pm on 2 July.

As part of the lunch, Place North West has assembled a property triumvirate to weigh in on the months past and those ahead.

Developer Hugh Frost is the founder of Beetham and behind the game-changing £1.2bn Kings skyscraper district in Liverpool. His property career began with the refurbishment of a terraced house in 1972, from which he went on to build a major residential portfolio up until the mid-90s. His long and steady learning curve prepared him for greater things, beginning with a city centre hotel, then on to the residential and office tower developments for which he became famous, most notably for Beetham Tower in Manchester and Liverpool’s West Tower. He came to redefine the skylines of Britain’s largest cities, with major developments also in Birmingham and London. Now, Frost has turned his focus to Liverpool and transforming that city’s skyline.

Tom Stannard is the chief executive of Manchester City Council. He is also the Greater Manchester Combined Authority chief executive lead for the economy, business, and international portfolio, and the chair of the Institute of Economic Development. When it comes to “good growth” there are few better placed to discuss the city council and combined authority’s mission to use devolved powers to drive sustainable and inclusive growth through funding the delivery of affordable housing, regeneration, transport infrastructure, and employment spaces. Prior to joining Manchester City Council, he was chief executive of Salford City Council.

Katie Saunders is a partner at Trowers and Hamlins and the co-head of the law firm’s Manchester office. An expert in construction contracts for regeneration, investment, and asset management projects, Saunders has more than 25 years of experience helping local authorities, registered providers, and housing developers throughout the procurement process. Recent projects she has advised on include Bolton Council’s appointment of MEPC as development partner for Crompton Place, the £2.4bn procurement of Southern Housing’s Capital Investment Agreement programme, and the  establishment of a joint venture between the Hyde Group and Legal & General.

The North West Property Lunch is an opportunity to step away from the noise of the usual conference circuit for a different kind of conversation.

Taking the pulse of the market and gauging the economic outlook under Chatham House rules, this gathering is designed to give you the inside track on the decisions that are shaping the property landscape.

Because the discussion is strictly off the record, contributors can speak more frankly about what is really happening in boardrooms, on major projects, and in negotiations with government. You will come away with practical, usable intelligence you can feed straight into your strategy, business planning, and pipeline conversations back at the office.

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