Eg Property Podcasts

Piers Wehner plays host again this week, as Jess Harrold swaps seats to tell us all about the long-awaited consultation on the Landlord & Tenant Act. Nearly 70 years old and in need of a refresh. The legislation, that is, not Jess.  Meanwhile, editor Sam McClary joins to discuss the impact of April 1st's EPC changes, plus the government's underwhelming Green Day cover.   

This conversation, recorded live at MIPIM 2023 to celebrate the launch of EG's latest UK Cities Investor Guide - produced in partnership with Avison Young and Shoosmiths - explores the opportunities and challenges that will affect our cities’ growth and what more cities need to do to attract innovation and investment. EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by a panel of experts to find out more about how public and private partnerships play a key role in delivering transformation and regeneration projects across the UK. Listen in to hear key insights from: Jo Davis, principal and UK executive chair, Avison Young Patrick Duffy, partner, Shoosmiths Jules Pipe, deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills, Greater London Authority Michelle Percy, director of place - Newcastle City Council, Invest Newcastle Pat Ritchie CBE, chair, Government Property Agency        

One of the most important issues facing real estate, and one that EG takes very seriously, is how to make the industry truly inclusive, and how to design the built environment to enable diversity and inclusion from the outset. This 45-minute discussion, chaired by EG editor Samantha McClary and recorded live at MIPIM 2023, takes a look at that very issue. Listen in to hear an expert panel discuss everything from the role of a leader in ensuring a diverse workforce, the importance of a next generation speaking up and how the real estate sector can – or should – lead in terms of the inclusive places it creates. Key insights come from: Barbara Cominelli, chief executive Italy, JLL; Melanie Leech, chief executive, British Property Federation; Roland Karthaus, programme Lead, Design Council Paul Modu, NextGen Committee, Real Estate Balance Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick, chief executive, RIBA A must listen for any leader.

In this EG Property Podcast, recorded live at MIPIM 2023 in Cannes, EG’s deputy editor Tim Burke delves in to a debate about whether governance is key in enabling the real estate sector to solve the environmental and social challenges it faces, or whether leadership plays and essential role. Listen in to find out more about how companies are ensuring their supply chains and occupiers are driving change, and what future challenges should the industry be mindful of. Big questions are answered by:  Daniel Chang, managing director, ESG, Hines Jess Kennedy, associate director, climate and sustainability, Arup Petri Valkama, partner, NREP

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary presents the first of three EG Interviews, recorded live at EG’s Pavilion out at MIPIM 2023. This EG Interview is with managing director of levelling up at the office for investment, Tim Newns. Newns is no stranger to investment. Prior to his appointment at the office for investment, he was chief executive of MIDAS and with his team successfully brought billions of pounds of capital to the city region. Now he has to repeat that success on a national scale. Listen in as the pair talk about how the work he is doing to secure genuine transformational  investment for the rest of the country and how through Newn’s collaborative role he hopes help governmental departments work more closely together and really level up the UK. You can also read this interview in the 1 April issue of EG Magazine or online at www.egi.co.uk/news

Levelling up the UK has long been on the government’s agenda, and London is often seen as the city that doesn’t need any help with its economic recovery. However, there are great areas of deprivation that still remain in London, and as EG editor Samantha McClary finds out in this important discussion. Recorded live at MIPIM 2023, she sits down with  Elizabeth Campbell, executive member of London Councils, and Jack Pringle, RIBA Chair of Trustees, to understand what investment is still needed in the capital city. Listen in to find out what is needed to drive growth in London and what pillars of resilience already exist that should help London dominate the market with the opportunities it can offer not just to its communities, but to the enable growth across the rest of the UK.   

The United Nations has declared that cities are where the climate battle will largely be won or lost, and although they are places of great innovation, real estate has a long way to go in creating environmentally better and more resilient spaces for business, society, and the natural world. Listen in to this important conversation, recorded in partnership with DWF, live at EG's Pavilion at MIPIM 2023, where host, DWF partner Melanie Williams, investigates how businesses are embing environmental resilience into the business model. She is joined by a panel of expert to discuss how important quality architecture and planning are in improving the quality of life for everyone, and how global education needs improving if the sector is to achieve it goals. The recording also features a special presentation from Christine Auclair, coordinator of the World Urban Campaign, UN Habitat, who speaks on the work they’re doing to help businesses accelerate their development. Listen in for fresh insights from: Christine Aucla

Real estate knows that new technology is key to driving the sector forward, and the sector has seen significant investment in recent years. In this podcast, recorded live at MIPIM 2023, EG editor Samantha McClary speaks to an expert panel about how we retain that investment and continue to attract the right skills and talent that will ensure the industry’s development. Listen in to hear the panel share their insights on how real estate can do more to understand the innovations and solutions that already exist to help reach their sustainability goals and how we can keep up the pace of development to tackle the challenges we face.  Key insights come from: Vincent Bryant, chief executive and co-founder, Deepki Tzvete Doncheva, investor relations lead, PropTech 1 Louisa Dickins, co-founder, LMRE  

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, recorded live at MIPIM in Cannes, EG’s news editor Pui-Guan Man chairs a discussion about one of real estate’s most exciting sectors – life sciences. Listen in to find out more about the UK’s ambitions to become the next global science and technology superpower, how real estate can better harness that opportunity and support growth, what infrastructure is needed to support the life sciences market and how the sector can meet the demand for future life sciences occupiers. Unmissable insight comes from: Olivia Drew, director & portfolio manager, UK Life Sciences, UBS Tom Mellows, head of Savills Science, UK, Savills Professor Jane Robinson, pro-vice-chancellor, engagement and place, Newcastle University Paul Singh, Founder, EEDN and policy lead for small and medium size enterprises, City of London Corporation  

City pitches: Government Property Agency, Manchester, Scottish Cities For UK cities to be engines of growth, opportunity, and prosperity there can be no more business as usual. That’s why at the MIPIM conference in Cannes last week, EG gave some of the UK’s core cities a platform to showcase why their city is the place to invest, and what the built environment is doing to help transform those cities. In this live recording that took place in the EG Pavilion, EG’s news editor Pui-Guan Man spoke to leaders from the Government Property Association, the National Office Agency, and Shoosmiths, who outline their vision for their city or region’s future and the ways in which they see public and private sectors coming together to shape that. We hear from: Steven Boyd, chief executive, Government Property Agency Michael Hawkins, director - head of national office agency and development UK regions, Colliers Barry McKeown, partner & head of Glasgow office, Shoosmiths

For UK cities to be engines of growth, opportunity, and prosperity there can be no more business as usual. That’s why at the MIPIM conference in Cannes last week, EG gave some of the UK’s core cities a platform to showcase why their city is the place to invest, and what the built environment is doing to help transform those cities. In this live recording that took place in the EG Pavilion, EG editor Samantha McClary  spoke to leaders from London, Manchester and the West Midlands, who outline their vision for their city or region’s future and the ways in which they see public and private sectors coming together to shape that. We hear from: Eamonn Boylan, chief executive, GMCA Roger Clarke, chief executive, IPSX Richard Lawrence, director of regeneration, City of Wolverhampton Council      

Instant Group and Urban Land Institute exclusively launched their new research into the evolving needs of occupiers at the EG Pavilion at MIPIM this year. Listen in to this session, recorded live in Cannes, where vice president of research & advisory services at the Urban Land Institute, Simon Chinn, and James Rankin, head of research and insights at The Instant Group, delve in to key findings from the report. Craig Hughes, chief executive officer of partnerships at The Instant Group, steps up later in the session chair a panel discussion on the changing requirements for our workplaces and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is the office really dead? Find out the answer from expert panellists: Nathalie Charles, deputy chief executive  and global head of investment management, BNP Paribas Real Estate Charlie Foster, managing director, European real estate, RBC Boudewijn Ruitenbure, COO, EDGE Technologies Lisette van Doorn, chief executive, Europe, Urban Land Institute

EG editor Samantha McClary talks to Homes England about its ambitious vision for transforming UK towns and cities, alongside its partners, in this conversation that took place on Tuesday 14 March at MIPIM, Cannes. The discussion explores the power of public and private sector collaboration in achieving long-term results for communities and showcases some successful examples of collaboration across the country. Panel: Eamonn Boylan, chief executive, GMCA  Abi Brown, councillor, Stoke on Trent City Council  Peter Denton, chief executive, Homes England  Caroline Simpson, chief executive, Stockport Council  Listen here to find out how the public and private sectors can come together to create extraordinary places.  

The newly-announced Celtic Freeport which aims to turn South Wales into a colossus of renewable energy is offering grounds for genuine optimism for the South Wales commercial real estate market, according to Jenkins Best director Henry Best, who believes its potential for spin-offs is enormous. Jenkins Best is the highest place regional agent in the Radius On Demand Rankings for South Wales in 2023, with 42,657 sq ft transacted across 11 deals. It finished 2022 with 551,182 sq ft completed across 106 deals. The Celtic Freeport is a joint scheme that would be based at Port Talbot and Milford Haven and Best says enquiries are already coming in for sites in the zone despite the scheme only being given the go-ahead last week. He also says the broader industrial market in the region is ticking along nicely, with particular demand from owner-occupiers.

Jess Harrold is joined by Tim Burke, Akanksha Soni, Chanté Bohitige and Evelina Grecenko for a MIPIM debrief special of the weekly roundup podcast. Toghether, they share their biggest stories and best memories of their few days in Cannes, and sum up the market sentiment as the annual convention played out against the backdrop of a developing banking crisis. In addition, they catch us up on the major headlines they returned to - but whose life was changed on a "cellular level" by a Snickers dessert, and who was the ultimate hip-hop DJ? Hint: Tim Burke is the answer to one of these, but not the one you think.

What are cities doing right when it comes to climate change, and how are they bolstering their economies through innovative new approaches to development? This live discussion, hosted by EG deputy editor Tim Burke on Tuesday 14 March at MIPIM, explores where cities in the UK can look to internationally for inspiration and best practice. The panel, which includes Cristina Gamboa, chief executive of the World Green Building Council, Joanne Roney, chief executive of Manchester City Council, and Ricardo Valente, city councillor of Porto Vivo (the city’s urban regeneration agency), discuss how international cities are reinventing themselves to attract the right talent in order to create social value and build community engagement.  

The real estate industry is one of the largest and most profitable sectors in the world. But despite this, the industry has a glaring problem that has persisted for decades- a lack of diverse representation. This 25-minute conversation, recorded live at MIPIM 2023 in Cannes, sees managing director of Real Estate Balance Sue Brown find out more from Pathways to Property chair and head of operational capital markets at Colliers Paddy Allen about the progress the real estate industry has made on ED&I.  Listen in to find out where the industry is on issues including the gender pay gap, attracting and retaining diverse talent, and how businesses can influence suppliers and clients on the value of D&I. A must listen if you care about how we can speed up the journey of transforming the industry as one that is inclusive to all.    

For UK cities to be engines of growth, opportunity, and prosperity, there can be no more business as usual. That is why at the MIPIM conference in Cannes last week, EG gave some of the UK’s core cities a platform to showcase why their city is the place to invest and what the built environment is doing to help transform them.  In this live recording that took place in the EG Pavilion, deputy editor Tim Burke spoke to leaders from Cardiff, Derby, Central South, West Midlands and Newcastle, who outlined their vision for their city or region’s future and the ways in which they see public and private sectors coming together to shape that.   Hear from:  Huw Thomas, leader, Cardiff Council Paul Simpson, chief executive, Derby City Council Gavin Hall, lead of office and head of department, central south planning, Savills Andy Street, mayor, West Midlands Pam Smith, chief executive, Newcastle City Council Listen to the pitches, recorded live at MIPIM on Tuesday 14 March, to learn more.

In the latest episode of the politics and property podcast, EG's senior writer Piers Wehner and former Conservative minister Mark Prisk take a look at the contents of the Spring Budget.  They have digested 61 minutes of the chancellor's speech, 122 pages of the Red Book and reams of supporting documents so that you don't have to.  They also have a look at what the politicians get up to in Cannes, why this might finally be the last gasp for Prisk's baby, the Local Enterprise Partnerships, and how he may have provided the inspiration for The Thick of It.

This latest episode of Bricks & Mortar sees EG’s Sarah Jackman catch up with Davies Jiva, a consultant at property regeneration firm AspinallVerdi. The pair discuss his early experiences of the real estate sector in Malawi, his studies – which eventually brought him to the UK – and how he’s finding the APC pathway. He highlights the benefits that come with RICS qualification, not least its international recognition. And as ever on Bricks & Mortar, there are words of encouragement for those looking to explore a career in the sector: “Nothing is impossible as long as you remain resilient… and focused with your aspirations”.