Leadership changes at Homes England

While undoubtedly necessary, stricter rules around the safety of buildings could stymie the delivery of new homes in Northern cities if lengthy delays obtaining regulator sign-off go unchecked, according to industry figures across the North.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has asked the building consultancy firm to carry out a range of services across its 30-strong portfolio.

Managing the energy usage, visitor access, and lockers is just the start of what technology in smart buildings can do. Smart Spaces’ Dan Drogman and MEPC’s Dan Hyde delved into the future of the office and its relationship with technology.

Despite the odds, the office market not only survived Brexit woes and Covid concerns – it positively thrived. But has Labour’s employer NI hike just spelt the end for the high-end office market? Plus: Peel ducks out at MediaCity and co-living picks up pace in Leeds.

Those signed up as Place partners for the 2025 edition of the international property expo will gather to share ideas and meet key decision makers from across the region a month before boarding the plane to Cannes.

Dominic Waugh has been appointed as senior director of planning in the multidisciplinary firm’s Newcastle office.

Work can now start on the site in Crook, where permission was granted for 256 homes in March this year.

Durham County Council is tipped to approve plans for the 7.5 acre plot in Coxhoe, which include the demolition of existing farm buildings. 

A specialist in off-highway electric vehicle technology has opened its fifth global R&D hub in South Tyneside, taking the 33,000 sq ft former Siemens building.