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Property Week asks developers and agencies to outline what initiatives they are putting in place to improve diversity and inclusion at their companies – Former housing secretary Robert Jenrick outlines government’s goals for the sector at RESI – What can the property industry do to counter ageism

As occupiers compete for space in UK cities, investors are looking beyond traditional hotspots such as London to the regions.

Westfield Stratford shopping centre opened its doors and welcomed more than 150,000 shoppers on its first day of trading. The 1.9m sq ft centre only reached practical completion an hour before opening.

‘How do we turn followship into leadership ahead of COP26?’ That is the question we will be asking at our Climate Crisis Challenge Campaign Spotlight Event with UKGBC next Thursday – and we are inviting you to put questions to the C-suite speakers and panel.

After a year of seismic societal change, the discussion centred on sustainability, social impact and Covid-19.

Top UK agencies are set to welcome a bumper crop of new graduates next month – with many expected to join the booming residential sector.

Five members of the RICS Governing Council (GC) are absorbing a 400-page report by Alison Levitt QC on the circumstances surrounding the sacking of four members of the institution’s management board in November 2019. This steering group will issue directions to the ruling body’s other 21 members.

Watkin Jones, the student accommodation and build-to-rent (BTR) group, has received resolution to grant planning permission for a 600-plus-home mixed-use BTR and PBSA scheme in Bath, Property Week can reveal.

BPF president David Partridge outlines challenges and opportunities for the industry – Quinn Estates founder Mark Quinn on building the firm and the big scheme set to be the pinnacle of his career – Senior Pathways to Property figures reveal how the programme has promoted diversity across the industry

The soaring cost of housebuilding and decarbonising the housing sector are among the big issues set to be hotly debated at Property Week’s hybrid ‘Age of Responsibility’-themed RESI Convention at Celtic Manor in Wales on 8-9 September.