Who we are
Place North East is a business-to-business website for property and regeneration professionals in the region.
We publish news, comment, in-depth special reports, video, and podcasts on a broad subject range but with a strict regional focus.
In addition to our online publishing, Place North East can also bring together property professionals for conferences, socials, receptions, dinners and roundtables.
Place North East reports on activity in Newcastle, Tees Valley, Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland and more.
Place North East is part of Place North media group, which publishes the long-established Place North West and the new Place Yorkshire titles.
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Charity partner
Championing a diverse and more modern built environment has always been a focus for Place North. That’s why we partner with Regeneration Brainery to accelerate change to make our industry more representative of the world in which it operates.
Regeneration Brainery is a not-for-profit organisation that addresses the skills gap and the need for diversity in the property industry by working with young people from under-represented backgrounds to encourage them to pursue careers in the built environment.
Get involved with Regeneration Brainery
The Place team
Editorial
Neil Tague - Senior reporter
Neil Tague is an experienced business journalist, with 20 years’ experience covering property and regeneration across the UK regions for titles such as Estates Gazette, The Sunday Times and Big Issue North. He has worked regularly with Place since 2015.
Paul Unger - Publisher
Paul founded regional trade title Place North West in 2007 which developed into Place North Media Group in 2023, consisting of Place Yorkshire and Place North East as well. A well-established editor and journalist, he was previously business editor of the Daily Post and spent six years as North West features writer for Property Week.
David Thame - Analysis editor
David has more than 30 years’ experience covering the region’s property industry. He is responsible for producing The Subplot, which focuses on getting behind the headlines and examining the issues affecting the industry, as well as the significant role the North plays in the national economy.
Sales
Dino Moutsopoulos - Managing partner, head of commercial
Dino has more than 22 years of experience in strategic business development and growing brands. Specialising in event sponsorship, Dino has worked both nationally and internationally, winning work with global brands and SMEs alike. Dino is responsible for leading the commercial offering of Place North and overseeing strategic commercial projects and managing key Partner work across the firm. He holds an MA in Communications and Public Relations from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Production
Kirsty Butcher - Managing partner, head of product
Kirsty leads on the delivery and development of Place products and services, to ensure we’re providing engaging and quality publications across the North. She has nearly 10 years of B2B publishing experience and has been with Place since 2015, seeing readership grow by 300% in that time.
Laura Davies - Event director
Laura joined Place in 2018, bringing more than 10 years of events experience at communications consultancies and B2B publisher. She leads on the event strategy and execution across Place North.
Marian Arnold-Lawson - Senior event manager
Marian has over 15 years of event management experience, working both agency and client side across B2B and B2C events. After graduating from UCLAN with a BA Hons in Public Relations, she has worked in senior level event and partnership roles in the media, advertising & charity sectors. She joined Place North In April 2024 as Senior event manager.
Rhianna Scott - Event producer
Rhianna graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in Events Management. She has a background in venue finding and events as well as project coordination for small and large retail projects. Rhianna joined Place North in December 2023 as part of the events team.
Zara Ashraf - Event assistant
Zara graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2022 with a degree in Business Management, before completing her MSc in Hospitality and Tourism at Northumbria University. She has several years of hospitality and event experience, joining the events team at Place North in 2023 as Event Assistant.
David Booth - Video lead and content producer
David joined the Place team in March 2020 to grow the video and content offering at Place North West. A filmmaker by training, David leads on Place North East's video content.
Office Management & Accounts
Fiona Davies - Office and accounts manager
Fiona gained a degree in Marketing with Management before moving to Manchester in 2011. Her background in the property sector consists of experience in legal, administrative and managerial positions. She positively assists and supports the day to day running of Place by managing our office and accounts.
Address: Parsonage Chambers, 3 Parsonage, Manchester, M3 2HW
Company number: 09392799