On this episode of Tech Talk radio, host Emily Wright is joined by Aviva Investors' head of responsible investment Ed Dixon as he cuts straight to the heart of what ESG is really all about - and it's not acronyms. A former carpenter who lost his job in the 2008 recession, Dixon talks about his career path from "fifty quid weekend jobs" to "£50bn of real assets 20 years later" and discusses why "it's OK" that head of sustainability and director roles in large real estate companies are increasingl...
Sep 27, 2022•36 min•Ep. 1087
In this episode to the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is talking to the final three individuals that make up the latest cohort of EG Future Leaders. Listen in to the third of three episodes introducing you to cohort five of the EG Future Leaders to meet our early careers participants – Isabelle Walters from Savills, Callum Wyatt from CBRE and Priscilla Idowu from HB Reavis. A trio of bright sparks that promise to deliver talks to inspire not just the next generation but current ...
Sep 26, 2022•25 min•Ep. 1086
LISTEN: Piers Wehner is joined this week by content chief Emily Wright and London reporter Chante Bohitige. What other podcast gives you insight into London's rising rents, measuring the UK's cities, pricey buns and squirrels? Emily says 'so long' (for a short while) and Piers takes advantage of Jess Harrold's absence to introduce a new game to the format. What could possibly go wrong?
Sep 25, 2022•4 min•Ep. 1085
In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is in discussion with four more of our latest cohort EG Future Leaders to find our just how excited and terrified they are about undertaking one of the toughest but most rewarding programmes in the sector. Listen in to this 35-minute conversation with Sophie Stewart from DLA Piper, Kat Strzalka from JLL, Jibram Saleem-Sheikh from Landsec and Thai Dang from Ellandi to find out what they hope to deliver through their 10-minute ...
Sep 23, 2022•38 min•Ep. 1084
In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary meets the first batch of Future Leaders joining the fifth cohort of EG’s award winning programme. Listen in to hear how Charlotte Paton from Savills, Sophie Levenson from Knight Frank, Megan Kennedy from Wilmott Dixon and Ola Alade from LCP are feeling about embarking on the intense two-month training programme and how they hope to inspire not just the next generation but real estate’s current leaders to bring about change. F...
Sep 22, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1083
Jess Harrold is joined by editor Samantha McClary and senior writer Piers Wehner to reflect on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. In addition, they consider how King Charles III - who has long been known for airing his views on the built environment, and was ahead of his time on the importance of environmental awareness and sustainability - might continue to have an influence on real estate in his new role.
Sep 18, 2022•20 min•Ep. 1082
In episode five of In on the Act, Jess Harrold is joined by Paul Letman and Cecily Crampin, of Falcon Chambers, to discuss the Building Safety Act 2022, which was was given royal assent in April. Letman and Crampin address the key provisions of the Act, conceived in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the resulting debate on remediating defective cladding, including the greater protections it provides for leaseholders, increased powers to support the making of building liability orders an...
Sep 15, 2022•43 min•Ep. 1081
Covid led many to rethink their careers and follow through on aspirations to open shops and this has helped the retail sector bounce back with a vengeance post-lockdown but it now braces itself for a bruising winter, according to Creative Retail director Scott Robertson. Creative Retail, which is Birmingham-based but has an increasingly national presence, sits in fifth place on the 2022 Radius On-Demand Rankings for retail disposals for the whole of the UK. It has let or sold 164,829 sq ft so fa...
Sep 12, 2022•32 min•Ep. 1080
In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman catches up with Madeleine Davitt, senior partner at Davitt Jones Bould. A pioneer of remote and flexible working, the specialist real estate and planning law firm has a varied client base and operates a waiting list for those wishing to join. Listen as Davitt reflects on her journey into real estate, the challenges she faced when setting up the firm and what she’s most proud of when she looks back on it all today.
Sep 07, 2022•27 min•Ep. 1074
Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and reporter Chanté Bohitige for the latest weekly round-up. Burke tackles the bleak prognosis contained in a lengthy report from investment bank Berenger that concludes that real estate faces the toughest market in a decade… as well as fears that the property industry will be ignored by the next prime minister. In addition, he covers the government’s plans to sell surplus office stock. Bohitige offers some positive news about the demand for grad...
Sep 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1079
In this edition of the EG Property Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Savills, EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by five experts from the south coast to find out more about what being awarded one of eight freeport statuses means for Southampton and the wider region. Listen in to this special EG Cities Live: Southampton recording to understand why collaboration between public and private sector is vital and why competition between UK freeports would be the worst thing for the country....
Sep 01, 2022•46 min•Ep. 1077
Jess Harrold is joined by reporters Evelina Grecenko and Akanksha Soni to round up a busy week of news. Grecenko tackles Rishi Sunak's promise to relax planning laws for life sciences labs, and how the industry has responded - as well as Fujifilm's plans for expansion. Soni covers a big PBSA acquisition by M&G, what the soaring demand for university places in London from international students will mean for rents and the first real estate firms to take steps to aid staff afflicted by the cos...
Aug 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1078
In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman catches up with ex-Nottingham Rugby Club player Ben Brownlie. Having played professional rugby since 2014, the pandemic forced Brownlie to reassess, enroll on a masters in building surveying and enter the real estate industry. Now an assistant building surveyor at Innes England, Brownlie is on course to take his APC and gain professional accreditation as a chartered surveyor, while still playing the sport that he loves. Listen to Brown...
Aug 24, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1075
Jess Harrold is joined by reporters Evelina Grecenko and Chanté Bohitige for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Bohitige discusses GSK's search for a new London HQ, and what the current levels of office attendance will mean for the market - could there be a glut of redundant space in the capital? Grecenko tackles asset manager and developer Lateral's big plans for life sciences, and the high standards set by McCain in its HQ redevelopment in Scarborough. But who will triumph in the quiz of the ...
Aug 21, 2022•23 min•Ep. 1076
LISTEN A number of the big agents had results out over the past week or so - and pretty good ones too. Savills' first half revenue has broken the £1bn ceiling, Cushman's leasing revenues alone have topped a billion, JLL's revenues are up 17%... So why is EG's deputy editor, Tim Burke, so full of doom and gloom? Turns out, the good times might already be at an end... And we get to meet EG's newest addition, London reporter Chanté Bohitige, who has been covering some far cheerier stories. But when...
Aug 14, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1073
In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman catches up with senior partner Sara Bailey, real estate partner Rebecca Wardle and real estate solicitor, Ugo Ebhogiaye, from Trowers & Hamlins. The firm has been working on a number of initiatives to help improve diversity and social mobility within the sector, including the Routes to Real Estate programme, which seeks to address the various barriers into employment in real estate. They discuss the background to initiatives, how t...
Aug 10, 2022•24 min•Ep. 1069
Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and life sciences Evelina Grecenko for the latest weekly round-up of all the latest headlines. Grecenko tackles Oxford Biomedica's sale-and-leaseback plans, and the buzz around Manchester's Landmark Building. Man has news on industrial land values, Hammerson's latest results and a new digital twin of the commercial real estate market. But which is the better investment, industrial or life sciences? And how will they both fare in the quiz of the ...
Aug 07, 2022•19 min•Ep. 1072
Jess Harrold is joined by Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC, of Falcon Chambers, to discuss the eagerly awaited Court of Appeal decision in the combined appeals in Bank of New York Mellon (International) Ltd v Cine-UK Ltd ; London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others [2022] EWCA Civ 1021; [2022] PLSCS 125 - cases both arising out of rent arrears accrued during lockdown periods imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fetherstonhaugh outlines the parties involved in the appeals, i...
Aug 03, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1071
Jess Harrold is joined by injury-hit editor Sam McClary for the latest weekly round-up podcast. McClary shares Birmingham City Council chief executive Deborah Cadman's excitement for the Commonwealth Games, and how they are already helping transform the city for a golden future. She also hails the strong field vying for this year's EG Awards, as the finalists are named. In addition, Harrold addresses the Court of Appeal's decision on a pair of high-profile pandemic rent cases, the state of play ...
Jul 31, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1070
In episode four of In on the Act, Sarah Jackman is joined by Falcon Chambers barrister, Oliver Radley-Gardner QC to discuss the Electronic Communications Code, which came into force in December 2017 and replaced the existing Code governing telecommunications. Disputes between operators and landowners under the new Code have been higher than under its predecessor, with one case – Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd and conjoined appeals – going all th...
Jul 28, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1067
In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman speaks to Greg Manson, director of debt finance at OakNorth Bank. Manson practices within OakNorth's property finance team and recently received accreditation to become a chartered surveyor via the senior professional route. They discuss his motivation for seeking MRICS accreditation, how he managed studying alongside his day-to-day work and the benefits that his recent qualification has brought to his current role. Tune in to hear the...
Jul 27, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1068
On this week's episode of Tech Talk Radio, host Emily Wright speaks to someone not known to mince his words. Ility founder and chief executive Marcus Moufarrige pulls no punches when it comes to his thoughts on the future of tenant engagement apps as his platform is rolled out across portfolios within major real estate companies including L&G and Deloitte. "I have always said that tenant engagement isn't an app, it's an outcome," said Moufarrige. "If it isn't an app, why do we need them?" Mo...
Jul 25, 2022•17 min•Ep. 1066
Just 13% of the UK real estate workforce is female. Even less – a lot less – of it is made of of black women. That is not right and it is not okay. As real estate continues to transition and understand its importance in delivering places and spaces for human beings to thrive the need to diversify our workforce and become a truly inclusive sector has never been more important. To help highlight and showcase the black women there already are in the sector Black Women in Real Estate has teamed up w...
Jul 25, 2022•37 min•Ep. 1064
Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and, making her EGLSM debut, residential reporter Akanksha Soni, to round up the hottest week in UK history. Burke tackles the real estate industry reaction to the record temperatures, and the stark warning they offer of the realities of climate change - as well as the latest news on RICS and what he learned from his EG Interview with Here East chief exec, Gavin Poole. Soni offers her thoughts on the resi sector after her first few weeks on the b...
Jul 24, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1065
Sheffield is poised to reinvent itself as one of the greenest cities in the UK, with a raft of environmentally sustainable new developments about to come online and a wealth of older stock ripe for redevelopment, according to Colloco founder Tim Bottrill. Colloco sits in second place in the Radius On Demand Rankings for South Yorkshire, with 12 deals across the line so far this year. It was established five years ago by Bottrill following a 20-year career in the city, first with Knight Frank and...
Jul 20, 2022•41 min•Ep. 1063
Piers Wehner is standing in this week for Jess Harrold, and what could possibly go wrong? He talks to EG's editor Samantha McClary and news editor Pui-Guan Man about the dark clouds hovering over the industry - from analysts predicting Global Financial Crisis II (the sequel no-one wanted), to the threat of bubbles bursting. And with inflation rising and the dreaded R-word on the horizon, is now the time to put faith in the wisdom of old age? Meanwhile, Sam and Pui go head-to-head to see who will...
Jul 17, 2022•33 min•Ep. 1062
In episode four of EG’s new monthly podcast series – In on the Act – Sarah Jackman catches up with Falcon Chambers barrister Mark Sefton QC to discuss the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. A cornerstone of landlord and tenant practice for almost 70 years, the Act has attracted calls for reform, with the government announcing in 2020 its intention to review it. Sefton explains the background to the Act, the practical difficulties in its operation and the effect of the S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel ...
Jul 14, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1060
Dublin’s growth is the envy of Europe. Demand across all sectors is high, with increased interest in the life sciences, living sectors and industrial space. But with planning constraints starting to choke off supply, and ESG requirements potentially rendering 80% of Dublin’s stock uninvestible, is the situation sustainable? Piers Wehner heads to Ireland’s capital to ask an expert panel what the future holds. Patrick Phelan, managing director, Ballymore John Ring, director of research, Savills Co...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1061
Jess Harrold is joined by Emily Wright and Piers Wehner for the latest weekly round-up - which inevitably begins with a discussion of the events at 10 Downing Street, and what the upheaval may mean for real estate. On a happier note, Wright shares her excitement for having returned to the stage for an in-person Tech Awards after two years of virtual ceremonies. As well as celebrating the worthy winners, Wright expresses her hope that next year will see an even more diverse line-up of entrants. B...
Jul 10, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1059
In this week’s Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman catches up with Steven Cronin and Cillian Doyle, co-founders of development management business – Kimberlite – based in Dublin. They discuss their routes into the profession, the decision to upskill and study part time at UCEM and how they started their own firm earlier this year, having worked at real estate companies together during their careers. Both have advice for those developing a career real estate and, without giving too much away, refl...
Jul 08, 2022•30 min•Ep. 1058
