From high rates of graduate retention to a lack of green space, experts on this podcast brought to you by Alliance Investments explore the city’s strengths and weaknesses in the eyes of people looking to plough their money into property. 

Arik Agamian, sales director at Alliance Investments, and Louise Emmott, managing director at Kingsdene, sat down with Place North West senior reporter Dan Whelan to discuss what Manchester has going for it and what it must improve on. 

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Accelerating the delivery of buildings of all shapes and sizes is imperative if our towns and cities are to thrive and a piece of software developed by VU.CITY is doing just that. 

Claire Locke, commercial director at VU.CITY, sat down with Place North West senior reporter Dan Whelan to explain how Site Solve, the firm’s generative design tool, works. 

They were joined by Dave Lee, director at Clarion Housing Group, who talked about how the tool is helping the housing association’s development arm Latimer streamline its processes. 

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Hosted by Julia Hatmaker, editor of Place North West.

Constant tinkering with the planning system and a volatile economic landscape are two of the biggest issues contributing to the housing crisis. That was the view of Winkworth Sherwood partners Colette McCormack and Lindsay Garrett, who discussed the sector’s challenges during Housing 2023. 

McCormack and Garrett were joined by Jackie Sadek, director at Urban Strategy and a former government advisor, to reflect on a frank and honest discussion with industry leaders that law firm Winckworth Sherwood hosted during the Chartered Institute for Housing’s annual conference. 

On this episode of the Place North West podcast, hosted by senior reporter Dan Whelan, the participants discussed the industry’s biggest gripes, why the planning system should be left alone, and what the future of housing delivery might look like. 

Find out more about Winckworth Sherwood: wslaw.co.uk

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Place North West editor Julia Hatmaker is joined by Onward Homes executive director of property, Sandy Livingstone, and Manchester City Council executive member for housing and development, Cllr Gavin White, to discuss how best to achieve high-quality, affordable homes for all and tackle what many are calling a housing crisis.

Genesis Homes chief executive Nicky Gordon sat down with Place North West to discuss what being a housebuilder in Cumbria is really like, the potential implications of the recent local government reorganisation, and why Barrow is a place to watch.

Place Editor Julia Hatmaker hosted this podcast with Leah Holmes, Utilities Specialist within Smart Energy and Sustainability at Hydrock, and Carol Culley, Deputy Chief Executive at Manchester City Council to discuss the demand and supply of reliable energy in Manchester.

Replacing Section 106 contributions with a single community infrastructure levy could severely impact the delivery of discounted homes, according to Rob Loughenbury, director of strategy at Onward Homes.

Hosted by Place North West senior reporter Dan Whelan, this podcast delves into the implications of scrapping S106, and the continued politicisation of the planning system, and offers up solutions that might better support the affordable housing sector.

Find out more about Onward Homes: onward.co.uk

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Having completed one of London’s smartest office buildings in recent years, MiddleCap’s innovations director Miloš Halečka dives into how his team puts tech at the heart of development.

Southworks, MiddleCap’s first development in the UK, completed in 2021, bringing 70,000 sq ft of tech-enabled, BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ office space to the market. Now, the developer is looking ahead to its second UK project – Seal House – which aims to push the boundaries of tech even further.

Want to learn more about innovation in property? Visit placetech.net, the sister publication of Place North West.