Centre for Cities

In the final of our London 2030 series of events and podcasts in partnership with Addleshaw Goddard, we look at the challenges for development in London. Demand for London property, both commercial and residential, continues to outstrip the rest of the UK. Becky Worthington, Chief Executive, Lodestone Capital,  Ben Denton, Strategic Director for Housing and Regeneration, Westminster City Council and Marnix Elsenaar, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard join Ben Harrison, Director of Partnerships at Centre for Cities to discuss what the likely consequences are for London if it can't meet its development demands. On the commercial end of development, is the market capable of delivering the right kind of office development in the right places to support London's future growth? How do we encourage economic activity in regeneration places? And on the residential side, why is London suffering from a lack of homes and can the public sector help increase supply in London?

Following up from the Centre for Cities' policy briefing looking at the state-funded business support schemes on offer Andrew Carter, Centre for Cities speaks to Mike Spicer, British Chambers of Commerce and Peter Pledger, South London Business Association, about business support as it currently stands and what policymakers can do to improve what appears to be a very complex system. Questions are raised such as: what is the impact of a complex business support structure on businesses on the ground? What is the role of the public sector, when there is already private sector support out there? How do you strike a balance between national support systems and local ones? And with the first phase of the Business Bank announced, how effective is it likely to be and what more could it do to support business directly?