Round-up of the regions

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REGENERATION: QUARTET TAKES TO THE STAGE – Derby’s new masterplan includes four sites that when regenerated could boost homes, jobs and investment for the city

CAMBRIDGE QUESTION TIME: HOLDING ON TO THE THINKERS – Given the city’s reputation for drawing the best minds in the world, what threat does Brexit pose to Cambridge’s knowledge-sharing economy? This was just one of the topics tackled at one of EG’s biggest Question Times yet

RESIDENTIAL – BOOM TOWN: As its population surges, Cambridge is struggling to keep up with demand for new housing stock, despite increased completion rates

RETAIL – STAYING POWER: As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Gateshead’s intu Metrocentre remains the largest shopping centre in Europe. EG charts its history and asks what challenges lie ahead in the fast-moving world of retail

NORTHERN POWERHOUSE: A giant leap for Manc-kind? The people who dreamed it up have stepped down – or been pushed – from power, and it’s not clear what the new prime minister thinks about it. Is the Northern Powerhouse already running out of steam?

QUESTION TIME – WHO SPEAKS FOR MANCHESTER? The council’s chief executive is standing down and the champion of the Northern Powerhouse is no longer chancellor. What are the prospects for the North West’s biggest city? 

MANCHESTER – URBAN LIVING ALL ROLLED UP: Yo! Home is the latest in a string of innovative housing concepts using modular construction to try out in Manchester. EG takes a tour

BELFAST QUESTION TIME – TITANIC OPPORTUNITIES: Opportunity awaits in Belfast, but only if it can capitalise on its uniquely positioned southern neighbour, said experts at EG’s latest Question Time debate

SCOTLAND RATES: IN A SPIN – Individual businesses in Scotland still have no idea how next April’s rating revaluation will hit them and property professionals look for clues

SCOTLAND POLITICS: BUSINESS AS USUAL? In the face of protracted Brexit negotiations and the possibility of another independence referendum, is it a case of keep calm and carry on for Scottish firms?

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE – Political uncertainty threatens to take the gloss off an otherwise thriving property market, according to panellists at EG’s Edinburgh Question Time

RETAIL: TAKING IT TO THE STREET: After years of decline, Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street is in desperate need of revival. EG asks whether a new regeneration plan will bring a change of fortune

RETAIL: LADY BRACKNELL WOULD APPROVE – despite a wealthy catchment area, Bracknell has failed to attract high-end shoppers. But the revamped Lexicon centre could mean a change of fortune

HIGH-TEC HUBS – SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER: Cornwall has the innovation, expertise and aesthetics to attract high-tech start-ups. But to capitalise on its success, grow-on space is a must

DEVOLUTION– STANDING IN THE WAY OF CONTROL: Following north Somerset’s decision to opt out of devolution, a newly elected mayor for the West of England could find themselves overseeing strategies for areas over which they have no control. Confused?

CITY TALKS – BUMPS IN THE ROAD: Bristol’s infrastructure spending depends on devolved powers, but things are not going as smoothly as planned

HINKLEY POINT – ENERGY BOOST:  The approval of Hinkley Point C looks set to give the South West economy a massive jolt – and the property sector will be among the biggest beneficiaries

BRISTOL RETAIL – SHOPPING FOR OPPORTUNITIES: Residential development and a high street revival means Bristol’s shopping and dining scene is growing up. Now all that’s left is for developers to connect the office and retail dots

WALES INFRASTRUCTURE – GETTING LEFT BEHIND: A slowdown in infrastructure development threatens to push down property values and leave Wales behind. What can be done to halt the economic slide? 

INDUSTRIAL: Aston Martin parks up in South Wales for its new manufacturing plant

INDUSTRY – A FEAT OF CLAY: The Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone is creating a high-tech hub and 9,000 jobs in The Potteries, revitalising an area blighted by industrial decline

ALL SHOPPED OUT? It has big names, glitzy frontages and an array of shopping offers. So has central Birmingham reached retail saturation point?

CHINESE INVESTMENT: LOOK EAST – To persuade overseas investors to put their money into UK cities, it’s important you understand their business culture as well as their investment needs. EG spoke to one firm specialising in the Chinese market

WHO’S A HAPPY WORKER THEN? Savills’ What Workers Want survey quizzed office staff up and down the country to see who wants to work where, their likes and dislikes about the workplace and the all-important commute times. Some of the responses may surprise

BREXIT – WHAT COMES NEXT? How will the countdown to triggering Article 50 play out in the UK’s regional property markets?

YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIAL – A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN? Harworth Estates has found a new suitor following its break-up with Peel Logistics. Is its new relationship built to last?

CITY TALKS: Can Sheffield attract the inward investment it needs to boost its economy and bring it to the international stage? Devolution could be the first step

GOVERNMENT RELOCATION: Who goes where? Leeds has been earmarked by the civil service for one of its huge regional hubs as part of a national reorganisation of its office stock. But the specific location remains a mystery. EG looks at some of the likely candidates

RETAIL: Victorian value – A retail and leisure scheme in Leeds city centre has been more than a decade in the planning. Now Victoria Gate is just days away from opening

TRANSPORT: Trouble over bridged water – Plans for Leeds’s high-speed rail station could temporarily blight regeneration of the city’s South Bank

RETAIL – BARGATE BOUNCES BACK: After three years of neglect, the Bargate Shopping Centre is about to be brought back to life, and its regeneration could also save another of Southampton’s pieces of real estate – a section of the historical city walls, hidden behind the centre for 30 years

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26 November 2016: Dramatic increase in Glasgow deals – take-up jumps by 30% to take the total over the 1m sq ft mark

19 November 2016: LSH races to lead on M27 corridor – the top 10 agents have secured a massive 90% of the market

12 November 2016: Q3 offices data – feeling the pinch: Office take-up across the six key regional cities has continued to slide, with Edinburgh the worst affected and Leeds seeing only a moderate increase

5 November 2016: Bidwells ahead of the pack in Cambs – Long-running champion is way out in front in latest office agents league

22 October 2016: Fourth title for FHP in Nottingham – Falling take-up means agents work extra hard to increase deals

15 October 2016: Steady as she goes in Manchester – No change in the top four meant a second successive title for JLL

8 October 2016: Knight Frank shows steel in Sheffield – A shake-up among the top five could do nothing to end the agent’s dominance

1 October 2016: JLL retains top spot in Leeds – A decent year for take-up saw no change at the top of the Leeds office agents table

24 September 2016: C&W takes over from DTZ – A smooth transition at the top of the table masked an underwhelming market, with deals and take-up down on last year

17 September 2016: CBRE REGAINS WESTERN CROWN – Fewer deals across the Thames Valley meant a shake-up in EGi’s top office agents league

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19 November 2016	26 November 2016
15 October 2016	22 October 2016	29 October 2016	5 November 2016	12 November 2016
8 October 2016	1 October 2016	24 September 2016	17 September 2016	10 September 2016

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