What will happen if planning can no longer be blamed for the lack of viability in housing schemes? Plus: Greater Manchester’s game of Cluedo and office-to-resi pivots

Whisper it, but against a backdrop of economic doom and gloom, could the slow pace of the Northern property market’s lower prices be its secret power? Plus: Socially minded pension funds and dead cats.

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.

Next year, Place North is doing MIPIM differently and will run the show’s first-ever exhibition stand dedicated to the North of England. Get a snapshot of what this could mean for you by listening to this podcast.

The UK is pinning many of its growth hopes to the life sciences sector. But will labs turn out to be as lucrative as previously thought? Plus: Rental houses are beating flats in the war for investment and a shed in Doncaster attracts a £54m cash injection.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has outlined her plan to get thousands of homes built. But will it work? Plus: Leeds’ office market has reason for optimism – and so does the wider shed scene.

What the sector wants and needs from its industry events was the topic of this frank and honest discussion about the quality and value of what is currently on offer.

The property industry thinks Labour’s manifesto may be hard to deliver, if Angela Rayner’s recent UKREiiF speech is any guide. Plus: levelling up in Doncaster.

Welcome to May, a month where the Northern property market is focussed on revenue as the half-year approaches. Plus: mayoral elections and Liverpool entertainment.