Julia Hatmaker
@JuliaHatmaker
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American journalist living in the UK. Editor of @PlaceNorthWest. Formerly @PennLive. Views are my own.
Manchester, UK
Joined September 2009
Is the age of speculative office development over? @DanAtPlace investigates the commercial scene across the North. Read it:
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Next year will be another lean one for new-build office development across the North as encouraging rental growth fails to outpace build costs and investor uncertainty keeps yields soft.
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As we gear up for the new year, what is the property community looking forward to - and what is it dreading? @Charli3Valentin surveyed an array of experts from across the industry to find out. Check it out:
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Place North West asked professionals from all corners of the industry what they are most looking forward to in 2025 and what they expect to bring the biggest challenges.
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.@Charli3Valentin breaks down the 10 schemes that need to be on your radar next year - and a few bonus ones that are SUPPOSED to have some major developments in 2025 (but we aren’t necessarily 100% sold)
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After another year of evolving skylines across the region, Place North West has identified 10 projects that are due to make moves in 2025. Many of the region's most ambitious plans to date are set to...
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RT @PlaceNorth_: What were the North's top three developments of 2024? @PlaceNorth_'s @JuliaHatmaker has the rundown.
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What does next year hold for the property industry? @DanAtPlace peers into his crystal ball… and glimpses struggles with the Building Safety Act, continued devolution impact, and… could that be? Is it? A change at Strangeways? (maybe not)
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A more stable economy and increased local powers and funding will improve the property landscape, however shifting the dial on development and investment will be a slow process as the region fights...
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Very proud of my team over here at @PlaceNorthWest. We published more than 2,400 stories this past year, 60 videos, and 36 podcasts. Here are our best-read/watched/listened pieces:
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Here are the 10 headlines that caught your eye the most, the three videos you watched again and again, and the podcasts that carried you through your commute this past year.
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Housing providers, developers, and investors have been loud and clear about what needs to be done to achieve the government’s housing goal of 1.5m homes before the end of this Parliament. Place North...
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RT @PlaceNorthWest: Starmer’s Plan for Change sees PM double down on 1.5m housing goal. Plus: NPPF to arrive before end of year 🤞. Read mor….
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“What is the point of setting a target that you can deliver without bold action?” Prime Minister Keir Starmer told an audience at Pinewood Studios on Thursday.
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RT @stratusimagery: Waking up to snowfall ❄️❄️. @angiesliverpool @realrobinjmac65 @YOLiverpool @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT #liverpool #liverpool….
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Landsec has moved from being "hopeful" of a 2024 start on the office component at Mayfield to "very confident" of a 2025 one. Fingers crossed this comes off. Read more:
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Fresh from announcing the company’s £243m pre-tax profit for the half year ending 30 September, chief executive Mark Allan singled out the Manchester project as one of its key future developments.
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Last night, those who knew Sir Howard Bernstein best gathered to reflect on his life and impact that he had on Manchester. In that vein, here's a recording from when he retired as CEO of Manchester City Council in 2017:
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Join Place as we step back in time to March 2017 to hear from Sir Howard Bernstein about his career as chief executive at Manchester City Council.
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RT @Liz_Cheney: Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect. All Americans are bound, whether w….
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RT @liamrobinson24: Yesterday I took part in the @PlaceNorth_ Question Time event. Where I made the case for:. 🏘 Building communities, not….
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RT @PlaceNorth_: Moderator @JuliaHatmaker is discussing ‘the North of tomorrow’ with our second panel, exchanging ideas on how the region r….
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RT @PlaceNorth_: Place North Question Time moderator @JuliaHatmaker reflects on tonight’s event: “We gathered public and private sector lea….
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Big infrastructure moves being made in Greater Manchester by Cubico. @Charli3Valentin has the details:
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Cubico Sustainable Investments has revealed £200m plans for a renewable energy complex that would have the potential to power 100,000 homes - roughly 10% of the city region's energy needs.
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RT @jd_durkin: trump's not saying anything about the election being a fraud i don't understand.
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@salford_mayor @LBIAirport @HomesEngland @landsec_uandi Just a taste of our discussion- since then we’ve touched on devolution, planning, housing crisis.
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@salford_mayor @LBIAirport @HomesEngland Laura Percy from @landsec_uandi - “I welcomed planning form… but we need to grow. We need govt to incentivize investors.”.
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