Future looking bright with a risk of showers
At the turn of the year I wrote an article regarding the prospects for the North West property market in which I displayed an air of 'cautious optimism'. I'm pleased to say that, in retrospect, such optimism has proven well founded with a definite upwards trend as we approach the end of the year. Nevertheless, […]
The Greater Manchester Mayor: Theory and Practice
Following on from our last piece , it took only 45 days from the Prime Minister's pledge "to empower our great cities" to the Chancellor standing in Manchester, announcing plans for "the first metro-wide elected mayor outside of London." The speed with which a new metropolitan structure of governance was negotiated and agreed between Whitehall […]
Devolution – the future for British cities?
The United Kingdom's near-death experience seems to have changed it. As a relieved David Cameron welcomed the news on 19 September, he pledged to find "a decisive answer" to the UK's constitutional quagmire, reopening questions about English devolution that seemed to have been closed by the referendum in the North East a decade ago. The […]
The importance of mobilising the ‘silent majority’
It is a widely acknowledged frustration that while controversial new developments (and even some relatively straightforward schemes) usually face a barrage of outspoken opposition from objectors, it is very difficult to encourage people who support the scheme to stand up and be counted. In the majority of cases, it is those who oppose a scheme […]
Crisis and issues management: are you ready?
It is an immutable fact that some forms of development provoke opposition. Right now, it is hard to think of anything more likely to bring protestors to the streets (or the country lane, or the rural field) than new energy developments, and hydrocarbons in particular. Climate change is high on the national and international agenda, […]
Scottish Referendum: A messaging case study
With the Scottish decision on whether to become an independent country or remain as part of the UK only days away, Remarkable Engagement looks at how important it is to get the messages for your campaign right. Let's start (in no particular order) with the Better Together campaign. On the face of it, the spirit […]
BPRA – a bang not a whimper
Looking back, May's EU announcement on the expansion of Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA) qualifying areas was heralded with little more than a whimper. Given the potential opportunity it provides to the region's developers I don't believe enough attention has been given to this valuable tax relief. By significantly increasing the reach of BPRA, the […]
Oasis, Coronation Street and King Louis…
…just a few Remarkable people who call Manchester home… and now we do too! It's approaching six months since Remarkable Engagement launched its Manchester offering and a busy time it's been. Welcoming four new clients to our existing client base and servicing over 50 live projects, it's not only the less than £3 pints and […]
Research & Development Tax Relief
Research & Development Tax Relief is still disregarded by many construction companies as irrelevant when, in actual fact, it could provide a valuable cashflow boost. To say R&D Tax Credits ‘aren’t just for men in lab coats’ has become something of a cliché but, nevertheless, it’s a perfectly apt phrase for the construction industry. In […]
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