Centre for Cities

The main challenges for poorly performing high streets is the lack of skilled workers and the demand to shift away from retail towards high-knowledge and leisure services.

If cities in the North and the Midlands are to continue to flourish, planning rule changes are needed, in particular, to permitted development rights, according to a report published today (21 March).

The UK’s regional cities must step up efforts to attract private sector investment if the country is to rebalance a London-centric commercial property market.