Eg Property Podcasts

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary sits down for the final part in our trilogy in which we meet this year’s EG Future Leaders. EG Future Leaders is our award-winning programme that seeks to showcase the very best and most diverse talent in real estate, putting them through an intense training programme that will see them deliver a 10-minute, Ted-style talk to a room full of 100s this September. Future Leaders is more than a training programme, however. It is a movement showing how powerfully real estate can impact our places, planet and people and how exciting a career it can offer. It really is the most powerful event you’ll ever attend in real estate. And in this episode you’ll get a flavour for just why as we hear from Ellie Awford, senior associate at Nuveen, So Sum Lee, consultant at Inner Circle Consulting, and Georgie Roberts, associate partner at Knight Frank as they talk about the power and impact the programme brings and why if you don’t think it sounds like somet

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary sits down for the second of three special interviews with the latest cohort of EG Future Leaders. EG Future Leaders is our award-winning programme that seeks to showcase the very best and most diverse talent in real estate, putting them through an intense training programme that will see them deliver a 10-minute, Ted-style talk to a room full of 100s this September. This is more than a training programme though. It is a movement showing how powerfully real estate can impact our places, planet and people and how exciting a career it can offer. In this episode we hear from Georgie Manly, retail customer propositions director at Landsec, Nabeel Alhassan, senior treasury analyst at Aster Group and Alix Murtha, senior associate at Clyde & Co as they talk about why Future Leaders matters, why being great communicators is about more than just what we say and why it is absolutely vital that you attend our Future Leaders Summit on 21 September

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary sits down for the first of three special interviews with the latest cohort of EG Future Leaders. EG Future Leaders is our award-winning programme that seeks to showcase the very best and most diverse talent in real estate, putting them through an intense training programme that will see them deliver a 10-minute, Ted-style talk to a room full of 100s this September. This is more than a training programme though. It is a movement showing how powerfully real estate can impact our places, planet and people and how exciting a career it can offer. In this episode Adnan Anwar, fund accounting lead at JLL, Lucia Sanderson, apprentice surveyor at CBRE and Bisi Brown, secretary at Real Estate Balance, share insights into their Future Leaders journey so far and tell us why they believe they have what it takes to showcase a brighter future for the UK real estate sector. To secure your free place at what promises to be the most inspiration-filled day

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and news editor Pui-Guan Man for the latest weekly round-up. Burke celebrates the 60th anniversary year of the British Property Federation with insights from an EG interview with major figures from the organisation's past and present, including new president, Mark Allan. Man offers an update on EG's survey into the future of the RICS, with news on what respondents believe should be the way ahead for the troubled body. Plus, there's the tricky puzzle of office values to be pieced together, and a new track for the EGLSM: Certified Bangers playlist - check it out at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pBand693O5IhhaScVM6uZ  

The latest episode of the politics and property podcast, hosted by former housing minister Mark Prisk and EG's Piers Wehner, is a whopper.  Piers meets North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll, to talk devo deals, running as an independent, fixing the drains and building the pyramids.  Meanwhile Mark gives his views on the latest news, from the damning report on the government's (lack of) net zero progress, Michael Gove entering the (Placemaking) Matrix, housebuilders' concerns about planning and promises of more funding.

Nicky Richmond returns to the Bricks & Mortar podcast for the final instalment of her careers trilogy. This week she talks to Sarah Jackman about how she progressed to senior partner and the key things that helped her along the way. In particular, she advises the need to be "honest with yourself" when making career choices. Richmond also gives her thoughts on when it's ok to say no to career progression, as well as recognising when it's time to make a career change.  

It's a tale of two important organisations with divergent fortunes in the latest weekly round-up. Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and Hanna Afolabi - managing director & founder at Mood and Space and founder of Black Women in Real Estate. Afolabi discusses BWRE, its purpose, what it offers for members and the state of real estate as a sector for black, female professionals. In addition, Afolabi discusses the group's current campaign, in partnership with Quaye Services, to offer five sponsored memberships of BWRE for young black women early on in their careers. Find out more, and how to apply at: www.bwre.org In addition, Man tackles the latest dramas at the RICS, after the mass resignation from its standards and regulation board - and Afolabi joins the discussion as a chartered member. Listen to their thoughts, then have your say on the future of the RICS in our survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RICSPOLL

Newcastle has redrafted its office offering with a much stronger focus on amenities and environmental performance and is finding occupiers are willing to pay healthy rents in return, according to Parker Knights founder and director Michael Downey. Despite only launching last year, Parker Knights is the highest placed regional agent in the Radius On Demand Rankings for offices in the North East, with 50,207 sq ft transacted so far this year. It is also the top regional player in the Newcastle office rankings, with 20,424 sq ft let or sold in 2023. Downey believes build costs are thwarting a lot of development in the region but he says tenants will still pay for the correct offering. He also points out there are now Grade A office offerings in Sunderland and Durham, meaning Newcastle is no longer the only game in town for the wider region.

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and editor Sam McClary for the latest weekly round-up. After recounting her pedElle experiences cycling in gorgeous Slovenia, McClary turns her attention to whales, and why they are so important to real estate - specifically how they must be factored in to the sector's environmental impact. Man discusses the new RICS chief executive, Justin Young, and how his military experience -  including commanding a tank troop on Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s - can help whip the organisation into shape. And McClary offers her own thoughts on both the RICS and the results of EG's LGBTQ+ Attitudes and Actions in Real Estate survey. But who has been paying the closest attention to the rest of EG's headlines? Find out in the quiz of the week.

In this week’s episode of Bricks & Mortar, EG’s Sarah Jackman sits down with Nicky Richmond, ex-finance lawyer and former managing partner of specialist real estate legal firm Brecher, for the second instalment of their careers trilogy. They discuss early career development and cover a range of subjects including building confidence in the workplace, dealing with difficult situations and understanding your core values. Richmond also sets out why “imposter syndrome” should be banned from a young professional’s vocabulary, as well as offering plenty of other insights drawn from her expansive career in the sector. Richmond will return for the final part – accelerating your career – in a fortnight.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary is in conversation with three industry professionals that will be taking part in this year's JLL Property Triathlon.  The event, which takes place on 30 June at Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire, is one of the biggest annual gatherings of real estate professionals. The triathlon is now in its 16th year and as well as helping real estate stay fit and healthy, raises huge amounts for charity. This year's event is supporting WWF for a second year and will be one of JLL's biggest fundraiser for the charity. Listen in to this conversation to find out more about why the JLL Property Triathlon is more than just a swim, bike, run event, why you should take part and what bringing real estate professionals for a day of competition really means for the industry. Expert commentary comes from: Steve Jack, COO - UK & international capital markets, EMEA, JLL Hannah Done, associate, office agency, JLL Jess Ford, asset manager, British Land      

For the latest weekly round-up, Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and two special guests - Kelly Canterford, founder of Tigrou Consulting and Misa von Tunzelman, Head of Corporate Affairs & Marketing - Europe at Lendlease, who are the co-chair and a board member respectively  at Freehold – to discuss the results of EG’s latest LGBTQ+ Attitudes & Actions in Real Estate survey. Together, they dissect the key findings in respect of the percentage of LGBTQ+ respondents who are out at work, and a growing number that say they would recommend the industry as a good place to work to the LGBTQ+ community. In addition, they look at factors that still prevent some LGBTQ+ professionals from being out, the particular challenges faced in the transactions and capital markets sector, and what businesses and colleagues should be doing to make their workplaces more inclusive.

The latest episode of On the Case focuses on the Supreme Court decision in Nuffield Health v Merton London Borough Council [2023] UKSC 18; [2023] PLSCS 94 – a dispute involving gym premises and charitable relief from non-domestic rates. Jess Harrold is joined by Jessica Hopewell and Edward Gardner, both senior associates at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, to explain how the charitable relief works, and outline the dispute between the parties over the particular gym property. Hopewell and Gardner sum up the Supreme Court analysis of this important area of law, and the significance of a decision that will be welcomed by charities.

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and reporter Akanksha Soni for the latest weekly round-up. Burke shares insights on the retail sector from this week's EG Interview with former Intu chair and current P-Three consultant, John Strachan – and offers a pair of contrasting stories that illustrate the state of the office market. Soni discusses the housing plans of London mayoral hopeful Samuel Kasumu, and Henley Investment Management's first mixed logistics and residential scheme. But how will they fare in the quiz of the week - and what will DJ Burke add to the EGLSM Certified Bangers playlist?: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pBand693O5IhhaScVM6uZ

Suffolk is showing its resilience to the gathering economic storm clouds thanks in large part to the influence of Britain’s busiest container port, Felixstowe, which is boosting activity levels across the logistics and warehousing sector, according to Penn Commercial founder and managing director Vanessa Penn. Penn Commercial, located in Ipswich, transacted the most space in Suffolk in 2022 and currently sits in second place in the 2023 On Demand Rankings for Suffolk, with 44,205 sq ft transacted across 14 deals. According to Penn, logistics and non-food retail warehousing are performing strongly this year, although activity levels in high street retail and offices has slowed, while most speculative development has been put on hold until costs come down. She believes the key thing for agents in the current climate is to keep the short to medium term churn of deals going and not get bogged down in longer term projects where planning can be time consuming.

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and offices reporter Chanté Bohitige for the latest weekly round-up. Bohitige shares important insights on diversity and inclusion from Crown Estate chief executive Dan Labbad, speaking at the Real Estate Balance annual conference, and Man rounds up the week's news, including LondonMetric's confidence in the urban logistics sector. But, still in mourning over the end of the acclaimed TV series Succession, how will Man fare when she is put to the test on the real estate featured in the show (fear not, there are no plot spoilers for the finale)? And what classic track will Bohitige add to the EGLSM Certified Bangers playlist? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pBand693O5IhhaScVM6uZ       , you've done it again! And Pui, it has to be you this week. Any chance we could record an EGLSM tomorrow afternoon to chat D&I, urban logistics and post-grieving the end of a certain TV show?

Time is fast running out for the UK to meet its target to reach net zero by 2050 and nowhere is this more apparent than in the public sector. Local authorities across the UK own millions of sq ft of assets that need to be brought up to standard. Never before has it been more vital for public and private sectors to work together to create communities where people and business can thrive. In this EG Property Podcast, recorded live as part of a breakfast briefing session at UKREiiF in Leeds in May, EG gathered key players from both the public and private sector to understand more about the scale of the challenge and the opportunities that true partnership could deliver. Expert commentary comes from: Ramona Jones, deputy director, Office for Investment Shravan Joshi MBE, chairman planning & transportation, City of London Corporation Jackie Sadek, director, Urban Strategy Andrew Wallis, partner, Clyde & Co Jonathan Wilson, managing director, Citu

Jess Harrold is joined by Imogen Dodds, of Falcon Chambers, to discuss the Renters (Reform) Bill recently introduced to parliament – legislation intended to deliver the government's long-standing promise to abolish so-called "no-fault" section 21 evictions. Dodds explains the political background to the Bill, offers a comprehensive outline of the proposals contained in the current draft and details the practical implications for landlords and tenants – including increased security of tenure for the latter and new grounds for seeking possession that will become available to the former. In addition, Dodds appraises how well the Bill as drafted addresses the issues facing the residential sector and balances the competing interests of landlords and tenants, and offers thoughts on how smooth its passage through parliament may be.

A place of “ambition and progressive thinking,” is how Sheona Southern, managing director of Marketing Manchester, describes her city. She points to “trailblazers and change makers” including Alan Turing, L.S. Lowry and Emmeline Pankhurst. Now she’s thinking about how the city – which her agency promotes nationally and internationally – can position itself for its next phase of growth. In this podcast recorded at the UKREiiF conference in Leeds, Southern tells EG deputy editor Tim Burke about the factors and influences shaping Manchester’s pitch to investors – and the role that the real estate industry has to play in that.

The concept of 15-minute cities has gained traction in places as diverse as Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen and Melbourne. Advocates say this approach can create long-term economic growth for urban centres but critics fear it would widen inequalities in communities. So what could this concept mean for the UK in terms of fairness, equality and levelling up? How can the UK embrace repurposing and retrofitting yet retain the historic and uniqueness of places? Listen in to this panel discussion, hosted in partnership with Landsec and recorded live at UKREiiF in Leeds, to hear what more can be done to increase collaboration between the public and private sectors to connect spaces to people, and establish healthier and happier places to live.   Expert commentary comes from: Jennifer Daothong, acting chief executive, Lewisham Council Mike Hood, chief executive, U+I, a Landsec company Andreas Markides, vice-chair, the Academy of Urbanism Michelle Sacks, deputy chief executive (growth), South and East Lincolnshire Counc