Eg Property Podcasts

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary takes a look back at EG’s Future Leaders event, which took place on 7 December and saw 8 amazing individuals from across the real estate sector get up on stage, with no notes, and deliver a Ted-style talk. All eight talks were honest, delivered straight from the heart and underlined just how much talent exists in this industry and how, if we listen to people like Tanya Coen d’arcy from JLL, Robin Didier from Ellandi, Clare Grimes from Octopus Real Estate, Jenny Offord from Homes England, Zaman Sheikh from Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council, Deborah Green from Oxford Properties, Georgina Watt from Taylor Wessing and Alex Woolmore from Argent, the future of the sector is looking bright. Reminiscing on the evening are Taylor Wessing’s international head of real estate Paul Lawrence, JLL’s head of UK project, cost and NZC design Aimee Baker, and head of HR at Savills, Noel McGonigle. Listen in to this 50-minute podcast, to find out mo

The industrial market is booming in the super-connected county of Hampshire but with a coastal boundary and two national parks to contend with, land has never been in shorter supply, according to Hellier Langston director Andy Hellier. Hellier Langston is the highest-placed regional agent in the Radius On Demand Rankings for Hampshire with 444,162 sq ft transacted so far this year across 37 deals. It operates from offices in Fareham, near Portsmouth, as well as Southampton. Southampton, which is the UK’s second biggest container port, is linked via the M27 to Portsmouth, itself a major passenger port, and this motorway connectivity is rare along the south coast and makes it attractive to the logistics and shipping services sectors. Hellier says the office market is also in tentative recovery, although he believes the pandemic means the days of single-let office buildings in the county are over. The biggest challenge, however, is land. In Portsmouth particularly, which is a densely populated island, there i

Jess Harrold is joined by senior writer Piers Wehner and EG's new reporter Evelina Grecenko for the latest weekly podcast round-up. Grecenko introduces herself to EGLSM listeners, and shares her experiences from her first three weeks covering her challenging patch, comprising both life sciences and the North. Wehner reviews his week of early mornings covering property news in the UK press, and some of the stories set to have major impacts in the coming weeks and months. But who will triumph in the quiz of the week?

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary is talking to Nick Searl from Argent, Sarah Cary from Enfield Council and Nick Hanmer from Club Peloton to take a look behind the rides that so many people in the real estate industry will have taken part in. Club Peloton is the charity behind the Cycle to Mipim, PedElle and Cycle to Mapic events and while these and other rides may be the visible side of Club Peloton, it is so much more than that. Club Peloton raises vital funds for various charities and brings people together from across the real estate industry to build valuable connections. In this 20 minute listen learn about the future direction of the charity and how you can get involved if you want to help bring that vision to life, find out about the benefits that being part of the Club Peloton family can bring not only to the vulnerable young people its supports but to your professional career too. And listen out for how club membership might lead to a very special moment in bed

In EG’s final wellbeing and mental health podcast of the year, our guests explore how company leaders can prioritise wellbeing from the top of a business – often through making clear their own vulnerability and sharing their experiences. Deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by Judith Everett, executive director for purpose, sustainability and stakeholder at the Crown Estate; Davina Goodchild, chief executive of LionHeart; and Guy Harrington, chief executive of Glenhawk. In their 35-minute discussion they outline not only how their companies have worked to prioritise wellbeing, but also talk openly about their own challenges and how they have faced them.

Following hot on the heels of COP26, EG’s professional & legal editor, Sarah Jackman, is joined by Ian Wilkinson and Jonathan Mills, from the international real estate and infrastructure group at law firm Osborne Clarke, to discuss the publication of a new report commissioned by the firm: Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities. The three look at the report’s findings, what the move to decarbonisation means in practice for the firm’s clients and how that translates into the legal process.

Jess Harrold returns to EG's weekly round-up podcast, inviting editor Sam McClary and head of content Emily Wright to talk talent. McClary airs her views on the importance to real estate of understanding the wants and needs of the best-and-brightest from all walks of life, and Wright shares highlights from this week's Talent special - including the advantages of embracing neurodiversity and her must-read interview with four inspirational execs rising like phoenixes from the ashes of US tech giant Katerra. Plus, excitement builds for next week’s EG Future Leaders event – but, as their skills are put to the test, will Sam or Emily triumph in a closely-fought quiz of the week?

Jess Harrold looks ahead to next week's Supreme Court appeal in Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of Tate Gallery [2020] EWCA Civ 104; [2020] EGLR 14 - a high-profile breach of privacy claim brought by neighbours to the Tate Modern gallery, complaining about a viewing platform that offers panoramic views of London - together with Charles Russell Speechlys partner James Souter and associate Megan Davies. Each taking a respective side, Souter and Davies rehearse the arguments set to go under scrutiny by the Supreme Court justices - and they don't pull their punches as they debate the key question of whether the law of nuisance can or should be extended to breach of privacy by overlooking.

On 11 October, the RICS announced changes to its professional Rules of Conduct, which will come into force in February 2022. Ahead of the change, EG’s Bricks & Mortar host, Sarah Jackman takes a look at the detail and what both its members and APC candidates need to do to ensure compliance. Joining her for a look at the detail are Christine O’Rourke, head of conduct standards at the RICS and Charlotte Neal, director of surveying standards at the RICS. Tune in to hear the background to the changes, the technical detail and what they will mean for its global membership.

When US-based tech giant Katerra shut down operations in June, it sent a ricochet through the construction technology sector.  After raising billions of dollars’ worth of funding, the Softbank-backed modular pioneer collapsed under debt following the pandemic.  Now, four of the group's former executives have joined forces once more to lead the US roll-out of another modular start-up, one much closer to home. On this episode of Tech Talk Radio, EG head of content Emily Wright is joined by Janet Stephenson, Kassi Mast, Eva Talbot and Jennifer Caldwell; the Seattle-based team which will run the US arm of London start-up Modulous.  The expansion follows Modulous’s £5m capital raise from investors including Blackhorn Ventures, Cemex Ventures, Groundbreak Ventures, Goldacre and the UK Government's future fund.  For more on how these four former Katerra executives plan to harness their pre-existing skills to lead this expansion and why being a team of four women was a happy coincidence based on talent and ta

In this week’s round-up of news from the team at EG, deputy editor Tim Burke hosts as a poor man’s Jess Harrold, and is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and residential editor Emma Rosser. The trio discuss Landsec’s moves to pick up a new outlets portfolio as well as a piece of the Bluewater shopping centre; Bradley Baker’s promotion to chief executive at developer Co-Re; the L&G executive with the most fun job in real estate; and more. Disastrous driving lessons and car racing in the Square Mile also make an appearance, although not together. Finally, there’s a slightly-less-well-thought-out-than-usual quiz in which – spoiler alert – everyone really is a winner.

Hybrid working looks to be here to stay. That not only means that offices need to work harder than ever before to lure tenants back but a wide range of other asset classes must up their connectivity game.   On this episode of Tech Talk Radio, EG head of content Emily Wright is joined by Wiredscore president William Newton and Watkins Jones head of divestment and asset management George Dyer to discuss just that.  Wiredscore research has revealed that over half of Europeans consider their internet to be better at home than in the workplace. As the world gears up to embrace hybrid working, it is clear there is more to be done to ensure that connectivity is supporting hybrid working across a number of asset classes including offices, BTR and purpose-built student accommodation.  "The key thing now for us as developers is to design places where people want to live and a critical part of that now is also where people want to work," said BTR and student accommodation developer Watkins Jones' Dyer. "For us,

On this episode of Tech Talk Radio, EG head of content Emily Wright speaks to Insurami chief executive and founder Majed Chaaraoui and head of partnerships Jack Sibley.  Launched in 2019, Insurami effectively operates as a large-scale Deposit Guarantee platform for commercial real estate and is currently used by companies including The Howard De Walden Estate, Level39 and Huckletree.  Rather than forking out a hefty deposit in one go, tenants pay a monthly fee to the platform for a Deposit Guarantee. This then pays out to the landlord – up to the maximum cover value of £600,000 – if there is a default on the lease. Off the back of last month's announcement that Fasanara Capital has joined existing investors including Global Founders Capital, Entrepreneur First and Clocktower Ventures in a £42m raise to facilitate Insurami’s expansion, the duo reveal what those growth plans will entail.  They also explain why they believe their tech solution will release billions of pounds worth of otherwise illiquid funds

The office market in Cambridgeshire is flourishing as rents head towards the £50 psf level but a shortage of available land could hamper future growth, according to Bidwells senior surveyor George Craig. Bidwells leads the Cambridgeshire On-Demand Rankings for transacted space, with 822,813 sq ft disposed so far this year. It is a market led by the technology cluster that has formed around Cambridge University which seeks to attract the best talent the various colleges produce. One of the biggest success stories this year has been Roku, which specialises in streaming services including Peloton, whose growth through the pandemic has seen it expand from 20,000 sq ft to 116,000 sq ft. Craig expects the £50 psf barrier to be broken early in the new year, but says landlords will need to think creatively about repurposing existing stock as land is in short supply.

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and news editor Pui-Guan Man for the latest weekly round-up podcast, with good news on the menu. Tim discusses how the real estate industry appears to be recovering from the worst of the Covid-19 crisis, with the latest results showing some major players turning profits and occupiers eager to take space. Pui digs into details on British Land's largest half-year profit since 2015, and tackles more of the week's news. But who will come out on top in the quiz of the week?

The latest episode of the EG Property Podcast continues our Investing through Auctions series with a practical podcast focused on how to buy in the new normal The pandemic saw a massive shift to online auctions and brought with it a rise in newcomers to the auctions market. In this 30-minute episode EG editor Samantha McClary chatting with head of sales at 574 Max Mason and managing partner of Harold Benjamin Vijay Parikh to learn more about how to buy at auction, the increasing importance of due diligence, how to make sure you get the very best deal – and don’t get carried away – and how online auctions are proving to be key in attracting a more diverse buying group to real estate.

Last week, the government introduced its anticipated legislative proposals on commercial rent arrears recovery for debts accumulated during the pandemic. They take the shape of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill – introduced into Parliament last week – and a new Code of Practice for landlords and tenants. To discuss the background to the proposals, the detail contained in the draft legislation and what it will mean for landlords and tenants, EG’s professional & legal editor, Sarah Jackman, is joined by Helena Davies, property litigation partner at law firm Brabners. Listen as they get to grips with the scope of the proposals and how the proposed new legally-binding arbitration process might work in practice.

In this week’s episode of Bricks & Mortar, EG’s Sarah Jackman is joined by Nina Zeilerbauer and Clare Coe of real estate recruitment specialist Madison Berkeley for a look at the employment market in the real estate sector. They attest to one of the busiest periods that they’ve ever seen, with lots of people – of all levels and across a range of sectors – on the move for a variety of different reasons. As a result, attracting new staff and retaining existing employees has become increasingly important, with factors such as remote working and flexibility playing a key part in the discussion. Both stress that communication is central to understanding the needs of existing employees and that counter-offering to someone who is intending to move elsewhere often isn’t productive. Tune in for the full discussion and their thoughts on the direction of the employment market over the coming months.

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and London & offices reporter Alex Daniel for a wide-ranging round up of the week's hot topics. Daniel updates listeners on the office market and the surging interest in 22 Bishopsgate, including from Apple - and explains why controversial tower, The Tulip, has failed to get off the ground. Burke tackles the future of flex with the latest from some major players, and highlights some powerful content in this week's magazine featuring trans people in real estate sharing their stories, including the EG Interview with District Technologies founder, Lee Butz. Harrold himself weighs in with the details on the Covid rent arrears arbitration process introduced by the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill - then puts his colleagues to the test in the quiz of the week.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary sits down with JLL UK chief executive Stephanie Hyde and global head of sustainability services and ESG Guy Grainger to reflect on two weeks of COP26. Both relocated to Glasgow for the full duration of the event, attending numerous discussions to make sure they were learning more about exactly what real estate can and needs to do to ensure that it plays its very important role in helping to solve the climate challenge. In this 20 minute discussion, they share invaluable insights from COP26, what has inspired them most and why now is no longer the time for pledges and goal-setting but for real and thoughtful action.