Melanie Leech, chief executive of the BPF, joins Piers Wehner and Mark Prisk to discuss the focus on planning and development at party conferences, the potential impact of scrapping HS2 North, and the contrasting approaches to public and private financing in the property sector.
Both the Conservative and Labour parties recognized the importance of housing and planning, focusing on affordable housing, infrastructure, and planning regulations.
The conferences emphasized the role of the private sector in driving economic growth and delivering housing, with a focus on capital from pension funds and insurance companies for funding new developments.
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The podcast discussion focused on the recent Conservative and Labour Party conferences and the key points and policies discussed during these events.
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One of the main topics discussed during the conferences was the importance of housing and planning, with both parties recognizing the need for reform and focusing on issues such as affordable housing, infrastructure, and planning regulations.
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Both parties emphasized the role of the private sector in driving economic growth and delivering housing, with a focus on harnessing capital from pension funds and insurance funds to fund new developments.
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The conferences also highlighted the need for greater devolution and local decision-making, with both parties discussing the importance of empowering mayors and local authorities to drive development and deliver on regional priorities.
In the latest episode of the politics and property podcast, EG's senior writer Piers Wehner and former government minister Mark Prisk are joined by special guest Melanie Leech, chief executive of the BPF, to recap the party conference season and take a look at some of the policies unveiled.
Are we seeing a new level of focus on planning and development from both the government and opposition? Will the sledgehammer taken to HS2 North prove disastrous for developers? And just what is Labour hoping to deliver if it forms the next government?
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