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The latest news, views and debates from the commercial property industry. A mix of regular short interviews and the weekly news round-up, covering the whole of the commercial property industry.

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How do investors see post-pandemic London?

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is talking all about London’s continuing attractiveness as an investment hotspot with Rasheed Hassan, head of global cross border investment at Savills, Katherine Ekers, a partner in the commercial real estate team at Forsters and James Edwards, managing director of Evans Randall Investors. Over the next 30 minute conversation Hassan, Ekers and Edwards share their insights on how investor interest may have changed as we start...

Oct 12, 2021•30 min•Ep. 932

Unlocking the power of the web of life sciences

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast we turn our attention to the increasingly fascinating world of life sciences. The UK life science sector was thrown into the spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic as experts in Oxford, Cambridge and London lead the way on vaccines. But there is more to life science than vaccines. And there is certainly more to life sciences in the UK than just the golden triangle. EG editor Samantha McClary is joined on this episode by a trio of experts – Emma Goodf...

Oct 12, 2021•32 min•Ep. 931

EG Like Sunday Morning: Wellbeing in real estate

On World Mental Health Day, deputy editor Tim Burke and offices reporter Alex Daniel join host Jess Harrold for another weekly round-up, including an extensive look at the results of EG's latest Wellbeing Survey. Tim digs into the detail of the survey results, not least the effects that the pandemic and home-working have had on the real estate industry's collective mental health - and the further impact anticipated from a return to the office. Speaking of which, Alex has major news that underlin...

Oct 10, 2021•22 min•Ep. 938

‘We can’t stop the conversation’: Wellbeing and real estate after Covid

Ahead of this week’s World Mental Health Day, EG has published the findings of its third annual survey of wellbeing and mental health in the real estate industry . As companies explore whether a return to some degree of post-Covid-19 normality is now possible, we wanted to know about real estate professionals' wellbeing during the pandemic. In this 35-minute podcast, EG deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by Juliet Smithson, head of operations at LionHeart; Louise Ashley, human resources business ...

Oct 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 936

Voice of the Region: Wiltshire – Retail reawakens

Retail is bouncing back with a bang in Wiltshire with vacancy rates plummeting and a slew of independent operators offering a bright glimpse of the future, according to Myddelton & Major partner in commercial Dean Speer. Myddelton & Major, which operates mainly across south and mid-Wiltshire as well as neighbouring Hampshire and Dorset, comfortably tops the Wiltshire Radius On Demand Rankings in deals numbers, and sits a close second for transacted space in the county. Its core market is...

Oct 07, 2021•31 min•Ep. 937

Why social value is critical to the evolution of UK life sciences

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by a quartet of experts to discuss the role that the booming life sciences sector could and should be playing unlock social value across the UK. Life science clusters have been successful at creating high-value jobs, but are often dependent on outside recruitment, so how can developers, universities and entrepreneurs ensure they maximise ‘social value’ for local economies - including employment, educational and supp...

Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 929

“Don’t accept the residential market as it is. Ask for better and demand flexibility.” Inside JLL and Lavanda‘s rival to Airbnb

JLL's launch of JLL Short Stays in partnership with Lavanda last month is set to plug a gap in the market with a platform "to rival Airbnb". JLL director Sam Winnard and Lavanda's chief executive Frederik Lerche-Lerchenborg joined EG's Emily Wright on the latest episode of Tech Talk Radio to reveal the thinking behind the launch and why they believe the residential sector needs to be better when it comes to embracing flexibility. The new booking platform has been launched to offer business and l...

Oct 04, 2021•26 min•Ep. 935

EG Like Sunday Morning: Hair-raising talk on CVAs, EVs, business rates and Vikings

Senior writer Piers Wehner and court reporter James Lumley join Jess Harrold for EG's latest weekly round-up. Lumley tackles a pair of major judgments arising out of the pandemic - an unsuccessful challenge to the Caffè Nero CVA, and a ruling that the Picturehouse chain must pay up for rent arrears at its flagship cinema at London's Trocadero. Wehner looks at Labour's conference pledge to scrap business rates, and how the industry has responded to such an ambitious plan - and, as the country is ...

Oct 03, 2021•27 min•Ep. 930

”It always amazes me that the smoke and mirrors get so far.” Why time is nearly up for the tech firms with nothing to offer real estate.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” So said Leonardo da Vinci, a man who knew a few things about problem solving. As the application of technology and digital innovation to solve problems within the real estate sector continues to dominate strategies across the board, the power of simplicity comes into increasingly sharp focus. Of the many efficiencies offered by real estate tech, using digital technologies to expedite long-standing processes remains one of the most business critical. A...

Sep 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 934

Voice of the Region: South Wales – Enter the dragon

South Wales is building back from the pandemic with a raft of industrial start-ups and with leisure operators keen to fill vacant space on the high street, believes Fletcher Morgan associate Matthew Jones. Fletcher Morgan is the highest placed regional independent agency in the Radius On Demand Rankings for South Wales with 338,699 sq ft of space transacted across 40 deals so far this year. Jones, meanwhile, has done the third most individual deals (22) for the whole of Wales, with only Knight F...

Sep 30, 2021•33 min•Ep. 928

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