In this latest episode of Place North West’s COP26 podcast series, TLT legal director Joseph Meredith takes us through the nuanced world of landlord/tenant relationships in the net-zero era.

The drive for net-zero is not going away and there are thousands of commercial buildings across the country that need to be brought in line with changing legislation and expectations.

But who should foot the bill for this work, those who own the buildings or those who use them?

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Welcome to the Place North West COP26 podcast series, featuring some of the biggest names in property and exploring all things net zero carbon and sustainability within the built environment.

In this opening episode, Andrew Knapp and David Cadwallader, directors at MEES Solutions, join Place North West's deputy editor Julia Hatmaker to discuss, in detail, the five easy ways to improve your EPC rating, and why good things may come to those who wait when it comes to EPC rating.

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Shazia Bashir, housing & regeneration partner at TLT, joins Paul Unger to discuss green finance. 

Green finance is on the rise and never more so than in the UK's affordable housing sector. In this podcast, Shazia and Paul look at the trends driving the market, the avenues available to access green finance, and the challenges faced by registered providers in meeting the UK's net zero carbon emissions target.

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HMS’ managing director Paul Worthington, construction director John Barrow, commercial director Ian McGillivary, and maintenance director Alison Brown joined deputy editor Julia Hatmaker to hammer out the root causes of the skills shortage and, what is more, discuss what can be done to solve it.

Colin Shenton, chief executive of the Shenton Group, and Andrew Purdon, head of co-living transactions at CBRE, joined reporter Dan Whelan to thrash out the issues currently preventing the co-living sector really taking off and discuss what can be done to break through the barriers.

Permitted development was introduced to speed up the planning process and tackle housing shortages, but has it had the desired effect and will recent changes to the rules have a positive or negative impact on our town and city centres?

Victoria Leam, solicitor at Kuits, and Justine Entezari, associate at Iceni Projects, joined Place North West reporter Dan Whelan to run the rule over the permitted development landscape and discuss how their clients are navigating the complicated web of changing legislation.

Phil Mayall, board director at regeneration specialists Muse Developments and Mark Robinson, chair of the High Streets Taskforce, join Place North West reporter Dan Whelan to discuss the pitfalls of the one-size fits-all approach to regeneration, how to unearth a town’s purpose and identity, and what the future holds for this increasingly scrutinised sector.

Richard Lewis, technical and quality director at M&E consultancy Davies Partnership - alongside Paul Gerrard, director of developer For Living, and Victoria Alderton, director of architect Paddock Johnson - joined Place North West reporter Dan Whelan to discuss how the industry is handling the sustainability challenge.

Colin Shenton, chief executive of the Shenton Group, and Jackson Torchia, house manager at Oppidan Life, join reporter Dan Whelan to discuss co-living and to provide an insight into the emerging sector, the factors driving its growth, where it is headed next and how Oppidan Life plans to tap into the market in the coming years.

Felicity Tulloch, head of licensing at award-winning law firm, Kuits, and Chris Middleton, commercial manager at Bruntwood, join Place North West editor, Sarah Townsend, to discuss all things licences in principle.