The Telegraph has a very interesting article today about councils who send council officers to Mipim, the annual get-together of the property industry in Cannes. Andrew Gilligan reports how the registration cost alone is £1,300 per person. Add to this the flights, hotels, and disbursements... Some councils also organise special events. Manchester, for example, laid on a private bar for its delegates, “Manchester Dinners” in “The Manchester Apartment”, and the Manchester Stand with a second bar and terrace offering beautiful views of the Croisette.
Some quick research taught me that Westminster Council, where I am a Councillor, does not send planning officers to Mipim. In fact our Director of Planning, Rosemarie MacQueen, was quoted in last year’s property press as saying that she thought it unnecessary, and a waste of Council resources. “If I wish to meet a developer, I can do so in my office – over a self-made cup of tea”, she stated. There simply isn’t a need for councils to send staff Mipim.The Telegraph has a very interesting article today about councils who send council officers to Mipim, the annual get-together of the property industry in Cannes. Andrew Gilligan reports how the registration cost alone is £1,300 per person. Add to this the flights, hotels, and disbursements... Some councils also organise special events. Manchester, for example, laid on a private bar for its delegates, “Manchester Dinners” in “The Manchester Apartment”, and the Manchester Stand with a second bar and terrace offering beautiful views of the Croisette.
Some quick research taught me that Westminster Council, where I am a Councillor, does not send planning officers to Mipim. In fact our Director of Planning, Rosemarie MacQueen, was quoted in last year’s property press as saying that she thought it unnecessary, and a waste of Council resources. “If I wish to meet a developer, I can do so in my office – over a self-made cup of tea”, she stated. There simply isn’t a need for councils to send staff Mipim.
Some quick research taught me that Westminster Council, where I am a Councillor, does not send planning officers to Mipim. In fact our Director of Planning, Rosemarie MacQueen, was quoted in last year’s property press as saying that she thought it unnecessary, and a waste of Council resources. “If I wish to meet a developer, I can do so in my office – over a self-made cup of tea”, she stated. There simply isn’t a need for councils to send staff Mipim.The Telegraph has a very interesting article today about councils who send council officers to Mipim, the annual get-together of the property industry in Cannes. Andrew Gilligan reports how the registration cost alone is £1,300 per person. Add to this the flights, hotels, and disbursements... Some councils also organise special events. Manchester, for example, laid on a private bar for its delegates, “Manchester Dinners” in “The Manchester Apartment”, and the Manchester Stand with a second bar and terrace offering beautiful views of the Croisette.
Some quick research taught me that Westminster Council, where I am a Councillor, does not send planning officers to Mipim. In fact our Director of Planning, Rosemarie MacQueen, was quoted in last year’s property press as saying that she thought it unnecessary, and a waste of Council resources. “If I wish to meet a developer, I can do so in my office – over a self-made cup of tea”, she stated. There simply isn’t a need for councils to send staff Mipim.