Industry commission urges policy changes to close £44bn urban ‘growth gap’

By Daniel Gayne2024-04-05T09:15:00

Lack of investment holding back cities outside London

Improved transport, housing and infrastructure could give a £44bn boost to the UK’s regional cities, according to a group of industry experts.

In its first report, the Inclusive Growth Commission (IGC), which includes Mace and CBRE, found that insufficient investment in physical infrastructure was making the country’s regional cities difficult and expensive to live in compared with London.

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