Economic Development

The government recently announced a new minister for cities. Greg Clark will take on the role, alongside his current responsibilities as minister for decentralisation.

Areas of the northwest could soon be characterised by communities living in poor quality and increasingly expensive rented homes. Philip Leather and Brendan Nevin explain why

The housing market in the north west of England has so far failed to emerge from the crisis which during 2008 enveloped financial institutions and segments of the wider economy which were dependent upon consumer expenditure, financial services and property development.