MIPIM | Northern leaders gather to discuss devolution and regeneration 

Beetham and TJ Morris vehicle KEIE want to bring Liverpool’s first five-star hotel to a tower topping 60 storeys, with architect SimpsonHaugh lined up to join the design team.

Salford City Council has launched its strategic regeneration forum at MIPIM, with the pair of heavyweight developers the first delivery partners to sign up.

The need for society to be connected and the rapid adoption of AI are driving the requirement for more and better digital infrastructure, including data centres, according to Thomas Pearson, partner at JMW.

Delegates of all stripes keen to get their week off to a flyer descended on Huracannes for the third edition of Place’s popular Monday evening gathering.

Cllr Tom Ross said the club’s decision to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium next to the existing Old Trafford ground will help to maximise the regeneration potential of the wider area and attract investment.

An innovative approach to resident engagement is making the process of delivering dense housing schemes in the capital smoother, but could it be rolled out and scaled up to break through planning barriers elsewhere?

The regeneration of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium and the land around it presents arguably the biggest opportunity for transformation the borough has ever seen. The council and its partners discussed how to maximise the potential of that project and others in the pipeline.

At this year’s MIPIM, I expect to hear a great many conversations around the need for greater collaboration, new towns, planning issues and the move from Green Belt to Grey Belt, and most particularly, the inexorable rise of the North, writes Thomas Pearson of JMW.

While still finding his feet in the top job at Manchester City Council, Tom Stannard heads to MIPIM today with no intention of deviating from a tried and tested formula for driving growth and attracting investment.

“Blackpool has already made great waves in regeneration, so why not invest here?” said Emma Ratcliffe, head of business development for the North West at Morgan Sindall Construction as the firm heads to MIPIM as one of the council’s trusted delivery partners.

Small and medium sized housebuilders are uniquely placed to play a starring role in addressing the UK’s housing crisis and contribute to the government’s ambitious homes target, according to Andrew Evans and John Wybar of VM Finance.

The construction firm’s managing director Paul Dodsworth chatted to Place North West about its expansion plans, thriving in a volatile market, and why the company is going to MIPIM 2025.

One hundred Place North delegates heading to Cannes in four weeks gathered for an inaugural preview dinner at hotel voco in Manchester.

Get ready to throw yourself into the thresher that is 2025 because MIPIM will be here in six weeks’ time, writes Lucy Lomas, director at Luma Marketing.

Delegates heading to MIPIM for the first time this year were treated to a masterclass on what to expect and how to have a successful time in Cannes at an intimate Place North event last night. 

With just nine weeks to go until the 2025 edition of the international property expo in Cannes, now is the time to think about how to get the most out of the event. Place North has you covered.

Thomas Pearson, partner in JMW’s commercial real estate team, said the recent relaxation of rules on converting buildings is being viewed positively by the market but needs to be carefully monitored.

Drees & Sommer UK director James Ryan discussed decarbonising public estates and the UK’s approach to infrastructure at the property expo.

Place North West caught up with property lender Together’s Elliot Vure at MIPIM, where he highlighted how developers and entrepreneurs can make the most of market potential.