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Natalie Dodds will take up the position at the Construction Technical Excellence College, as it prepares to expand its specialist training provision with a new 55,000 sq ft facility.

With occupiers including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Costa, and Boots, the 40,000 sq ft property will be auctioned with a guide price of £5.8m on 7 October. 

The council and Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estate are preparing to launch the procurement process for Bassingthorpe Farm, with the successful partner expected to lead on planning, infrastructure, and the development of the 460-acre site.

Springhead Developments has applied to Calderdale Council for the estate, located on Green Belt land off Windmill Drive near Halifax.

Wakefield Council, supported by Arcadis and Equans, has submitted plans to overhaul the site, with around 89 existing trader stalls and shop units earmarked for demolition as part of a major consolidation. 

Since 1980, successive governments have introduced more than 60 initiatives to fix housing affordability, writes Jeremy Hinds of CivicScape. Yet 1.33m households remain on waiting lists, 176,000 children live in temporary accommodation, rents are rising and homes cost around eight times average earnings.

Providing 50% of England’s renewable power and 40% of the UK’s electricity, the North is ready to write the nation’s next chapter in its energy future. To make that chapter as illustrious as it should be, Place North’s latest conference delved into the obstacles to be overcome, opportunities to be realised, and the work to be done.

The Leeds-based property developer has promoted Muhammad Bucksun to financial controller director, while Christophe Demoulin is now operations director.

The 8.8% vacancy rate compares with a current national average of around 12.4%, according to Leeds City Council. the lowest level since records began in 2019.