Greens call for radical reset of ‘profit-led’ housing model

Lee McLean will begin his new role on 3 August, joining the residential developer from Campus Living Ventures.

Culture and commercial director John Long will become chief executive as Peter Connolly, who has led the regeneration specialist since 2007, takes on the role of non-executive chair.

Simon Butler has been appointed as managing director – regional building at the multidisciplinary contractor, heading a host of internal promotions.

From Reform’s case for housebuilding to the launch of the £10bn East Birmingham MDC, here are the headlines important for those in the North and Midlands from the Leeds property and investment expo.

More than 16,000 property professionals descended on the West Yorkshire city en masse for the property expo and its vibrant fringe. Here are the big talking points from this year’s convention for those in the North and Midlands.

Against a tumultuous political backdrop, the chancellor was in buoyant mood at UKREiiF as she announced hundreds of millions of pounds of investment across the North and the scrapping of judicial reviews that slow down large infrastructure projects, while also defending the government’s first two years in office.

After a busy day of meetings, panel discussions, queuing for coffee, searching for signal, and hot-footing it between Leeds Dock and the city, attendees were able to relax and unwind at Place’s reception drinks at Revolución de Cuba on Call Lane.

Voters made one thing abundantly clear in the local elections, according to secretary of state Steve Reed: “They want to see change faster.” At UKREiiF, he and Homes England chair Pat Ritchie shared how they were going to answer that call to action.

Introducing tax breaks to help regenerate ailing town centres and cutting planning red tape would be among the party’s focuses if it were to form a government at the next general election, according to deputy leader Richard Tice.