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About us

Centre for Local Economic Strategies is the only membership based organisation in the UK which is dedicated to economic development, regeneration and local governance. CLES is a unique independent thinking and doing organisation with charitable status. In all of CLES' work the challenge of delivering.. Learn more >

Consultancy services for Housing

CLES Consulting offer a number of bespoke services to those involved in Housing (and regeneration more broadly) including policy and research intelligence, housing market analysis, community mapping and consultation Learn more >

Member offer

CLES/New Start members can now get a substantial discount on subscriptions to the respected journal Local Economy. Learn more >

Upcoming event

Cost Benefit Analysis training- With increasing pressure on public spending, CBA is increasingly being used as a tool in public and social sectors to understand the cost effectiveness of different initiatives. The course provides an overview of the tools, skills and approaches to CBA. Learn more >

New research

CLES has officially launched new research undertaken with Manchester City Council into the Manchester People into Construction (MPiC) scheme. Learn more >

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