As organisations continue to make decisions regarding their work space post-Covid, change management has played a crucial role in helping people to adapt to these new ways of working across the globe. With a lot of these changes likely to be met by resistance, how best can businesses overcome this and get people on board to ensure a smooth transition?
May 30, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 134
How are wedding venues changing? Are they profitable for operators? Who is buying or selling and why? These are just some of the questions that Savills experts answer in this podcast focused on the wedding venue sector.
May 24, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 133
In this annual podcast episode, Savills agents discuss whether its commercial, rural and residential investment property predictions, made at the end of last year, have begun to emerge in the first three months of 2023.
Mar 22, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Which locations around the world come out top in Savills 2023 Tech Cities research, and how are tech occupiers’ real estate requirements evolving in response to industry changes?
Mar 15, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 131
This final episode of the Savills Earth podcast series will introduce social value and how it is evolving. The podcast will look at some of the challenges around social value and also what can be done to ensure social value continues to mature in line with the E and the G in ESG.
Mar 08, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: Stephen Lloyd, Associate, Sustainable Design within Savills Earth, Nick Taylor, Director in Building Project Consultancy and Julia Mountford, Director in Savills Planning division. This fourth episode of the Savills Earth podcast series explores the topic of retrofitting alongside rebuild, unpicking and exploring different sides of the coin, from planning and construction to design. We need to return to retrofit as a...
Feb 01, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 129
The way businesses use offices have evolved, with a shift towards higher quality office space, more amenity and flexibility.
Nov 23, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Experts from Savills join Guy Ruddle to discuss how retail can be reimagined and repurposed for the future. Together they explore the drivers for change and the key challenges and opportunities when it comes to developing greener retail real estate.
Nov 16, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 127
In the third episode of our Savills Earth podcast series, our experts discuss biodiversity, what it is and why it’s important to us all. Our guests explore why it is now one of the moment’s buzz words, recent legislation and government commitments that are driving legislation as well as the integration of biodiversity into urban spaces and how this will effect developments in future.
Nov 09, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Life science remains a hot topic for many within real estate, with a number of new entrants looking to break into the UK market as the sector continues to mature. However, with the current funding landscape impacted by wider macro-economics, and more hesitancy from those looking to invest, it is important to stress that the fundamentals remain strong. Join Guy Ruddle and guests, Tom Mellows, Savills head of UK science, Olivia Drew, director and portfolio manager of UK life sciences at UBS and Fr...
Nov 02, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: David Thomas, Director of Energy Procurement, Thomas McMillan, Head of Energy and Alexandros Chalkias, Sustainable Design Associate Director. Given the ongoing rising energy costs and cost-of-living crisis, this podcast explores what opportunities there are for occupiers and asset owners of commercial property to reduce exposure to un-capped rises in costs, explaining why a transition to domestic renewable energy is ...
Oct 26, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Our experts discuss what is meant by the circular economy and what are some of the greatest challenges to achieving a circular economy in the property sector. Together, they explore what is meant by recycling and the circular economy and how it is being applied to real estate, from an operational level to planning, design and construction. Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: Nick Iles, Senior Sustainability and Waste Consultant, Dan Jestico, Director i...
Oct 12, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Caryn Donahue, Senior Director, Savills Healthcare, Marcus Roberts, Head of Europe OCM, and Richard Valentine-Selsey, Head of European Living Research. Our experts discuss UK & European Care Homes, a sector worth over €115bn across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Underpinned by an ageing population and an increasing old-age dependency ratio, Care Homes have proven to be countercyclical, performing strongly in economic downturns....
Oct 05, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Normally based in London, Paris and Frankfurt, respectively, Savills Rasheed Hassan, Lydia Brissy and Marcus Lemli join Guy Ruddle to talk about what’s happening in Europe’s big three investment markets: the UK, France and Germany. How badly have markets been hit, what’s happening to yields, and are there any bright spots on the horizon? Savills experts tackle these questions, and more.
Sep 28, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Significant market consolidation has led to increased investor appetite and the emergence of a two-tier children’s day nursery market, with group operators on one end and family run operators on the other. One of the biggest changes the sector has seen with this consolidation has been through its holding structures. The growth of lease structures has brought in new types of investors, such as institutional investors who are attracted to this type of fixed income. There is also a clear trend towa...
Sep 21, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Polly Simpson, Head of Multifamily Development, Operational Capital Markets, Marcus Roberts, Head of Europe OCM, and Richard Valentine-Selsey, Head of European Living Research. Our experts discuss what attracts renters to Multifamily schemes, investment trends, active players and key markets, the challenges of inflation and rising build costs, as well as the need for increased investment into energy efficient housing across Europe.
Sep 12, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic significant tailwinds have amplified nearly every metric associated with the logistics property market.
Aug 17, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In spite of the challenges caused by the pandemic, the resilience of the global luxury retail market has been nothing short of astounding. Brands continue to open new stores as they explore new markets across Asia and the Middle East, sales remain robust and international shoppers return as global travel reopens. Tune in to the final episode of The Retail Takeover as Marie Hickey, Director of Commercial Research, and Nick Bradstreet, Head of Asia Pacific Retail, join Guy Ruddle and Tiffany Lucke...
Jul 27, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Workthere’s latest Flexmark report shows that occupancy levels and profitability have both recovered to pre-pandemic levels, which is hugely encouraging, but what is next for the flexible office sector and where are the opportunities for it to mature further? Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Global head of Workthere, Cal Lee, World Research director, Eri Mitsostergiou, and Head of Workthere UK, Jack Williamson, as they explore what the recovery drivers have been within the sector across the global ma...
Jul 21, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 116
It’s no secret that the fashion industry has faced a number of headwinds in recent years – from Covid induced lockdowns to supply chain issues, retailers have certainly had a whole host of difficulties to overcome. However, with challenge comes opportunity, and the womenswear market is now entering a new era as timeless, sustainable fashion made from quality materials takes centre stage. In today’s episode of The Retail Takeover Guy Ruddle and Tiffany Luckett chat to two women at the forefront o...
Jul 14, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In recent years the activewear market has gone from strength to strength. With a shift in lifestyle caused by the pandemic, coupled with an increasing focus on wellness, the trend for athleisure is certainly here to stay. In the third episode of this mini-series, Guy Ruddle and Tiffany Luckett chat to two brands who have been at the forefront of this growth, progressing from being pure-play ecommerce brands to successful omnichannel retailers with a portfolio of engaging stores. Niall Horgan, co...
Jul 06, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In spite of the growth of online in recent years, physical shops are still the backbone of the retail industry. However, we know that in order to stay relevant retail needs to change, and brands that can create meaningful experiences for customers in their stores will be the ones shaping the market in the future. In the second episode of the retail takeover, Guy Ruddle and Tiffany Luckett welcome none other than Anya Hindmarch, the eponymous British fashion accessories designer who has put exper...
Jun 29, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 113
The retail industry is changing. Questions are being asked around the future of fast fashion and the sustainability of the clothes we buy is now under the spotlight more so than ever before. The fashion sharing economy is the antidote to this and has the potential to create long term change in the fashion world. In the first episode of this five part retail takeover series, Guy Ruddle and his co-host Tiffany Luckett are joined by guests from two of the most innovative and exciting brands within ...
Jun 22, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 112
The dynamic in the London land market is changing, with sites previously earmarked for residential development remaining as industrial as land values for the sector soar in the capital. With a need for new homes and for well-located industrial & logistics space to service them, how do we balance these two competing uses? While the London Plan, adopted in 2021, supports co-location as part of its ‘beds and sheds’ policy, it’s clear that this is not always viable and alternative solutions are ...
Jun 15, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Caryn Donahue, Senior Director, Savills Healthcare, Henry Elphick, Senior Advisor, Savills Healthcare, and Richard Valentine-Selsey, Director, Savills Residential Research. Our experts discuss the supply and demand fundamentals underpinning the UK’s Independent Private Hospitals sector, the key operators in the market, some major recent transactions, and the further opportunities for investors in the sector. Listen to our podcast to learn more....
Jun 08, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Co-living is a form of purpose-built rental housing that generally consists of studio bedroom units and large amounts of high-quality communal amenities, including gyms, cinemas, co-working spaces and resident’s lounges. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: James Hanmer, Head of UK PBSA Investment and Co-Living, Savills Operational Capital Markets and Paul Wellman, Associate Director, Savills Research. Our experts discuss the many benefits the product offers for tenants, the enormous scale of demand, how...
May 25, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 109
To launch the 2022 edition of Impacts, its global thought leadership programme, Savills experts from the US and Middle East discuss what peoples’ priorities are post-pandemic and how the built environment is responding to new trends. What does the future look like for resilient cities? What are the top destinations for ‘executive nomads’? How are supply chains coping with geopolitical uncertainty, and which cities are making headway in meeting the net zero challenge? With the world opening up ag...
May 18, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 108
There are approximately 560 marinas in the UK. Historically marinas have been operated by private individuals and many still are, but as private equity have taken an interest in the sector, we have started to see the emergence of a two-tier market. The first was when Premier Marinas were sold by Blackrock to Welcome Trust in 2015, followed by British Waterways (now known as Aquavista) to Lloyds Capital in 2018 and who have most recently added Castle Marinas to their portfolio in 2021. As with ho...
Apr 20, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 107
The gaming industry is experiencing rapid growth and right now the UK is the leading video game market in Europe and sixth globally. We’ve experienced multi-billion pound deals at the start of 2022 reinforcing the opportunity and appetite there is in the sector. However, as these gaming companies grow they need specific physical spaces to enable and support the production and creation of their products. As the industry continues to grow, where can we expect these gaming businesses to expand and ...
Apr 13, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Six months on from COP26 in Glasgow, we’re asking how Net Zero and ESG goals are being applied to workplace design and operation. This podcast explores the biggest changes for good on a building by building level, with a focus on than the host country for COP26 - Scotland. Join Guy Ruddle and experts: Nadeem Khan, director in Savills Engineering and Design Consultancy team working closely with Savills Earth, Clare Bailey, Research Director and Basil Demeroutis, Managing Partner at Fore Partnersh...
Apr 06, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 105