Finally it’s happened to me. We are going out on a hot date and I am to decide where we go and plan the evening. I could go to the new bar and restaurant in town that has tables on the balcony that overlook the harbour; the basement restaurant with the tango dancing, smoky candles in bottles, exquisite wines and tables in alcoves. Or I could try the revolving restaurant on the top floor of the tower with low lighting, modern music and stylish dishes. But you know what? I can’

No longer does Tracey Chapman and the many she described dream of finding work, getting promotion and buying a bigger house to live in the suburbs. The reversal of the fortunes of the city centre and the transition zone around it is becoming one of the staggering social and urban changes of the last, and perhaps next, forty years. People want good quality homes and quality places to live in the city centre. To deliver more homes that are affordable in the city, we will need l

There are significant structural changes afoot in our urban centres. Aviva Investors, with £20 billion worth of property under management in the UK is making strategic changes as it believes store-based retail is set to “decline significantly”. The successful High Street is emerging as a destination for social and leisure activities. The demand for affordable housing within the town centre continues, not only from the young but also an ageing population seeking access to the