Property Development Book Club

In this episode we explore mansplaining as it relates to large regeneration projects. This discussion was explored from a town planning, architectural, cost and property development perspective. To find out the panellists view on whether we can regenerate an area without gentrification, please click the link below and give this informative episode a listen.   LISTEN ON: Youtube: https://youtu.be/Z...

If you ever wanted to understand how to vary planning permission or understand what permitted development is, then this is the episode for you. We explore the broad topic of town planning where we discuss planning policy and why good etiquette when dealing with planning officers is important.  Hosted by Abe Laker (Planning consultant) this episode was joined by Justin Reid (planning officer/ consu...

In this episode we ask the question, do we need design review panels ? Hosted by Yemi Aladerun, this discussion is joined by design review panellists, the developers who have their schemes assessed by them and the those who cost the schemes. It was clear from this discussion that there are varying opinions which encouraged a healthy debate. Whether you’re an Architect, Developer, Engineer or Quant...

Without the new generation in Real Estate, we will never solve the housing crisis. How do we ensure that we are lighting the path ahead of the next generation for them to achieve what we couldn’t? This episode delves into the stories of real estate professionals which should encourage the new generation to pursue a career in Real Estate. This episode explores everything from work etiquette, the im...

Do property developers fund all of the projects themselves? The simple is answer is no. Property developers utilise a mixture of equity, mezzanine debt, senior debt which is typically known as “The Capital Stack”. In this discussion, we explore the all-important topic of property development finance with a panel that consists of a lender, broker, quantity surveyor (Development monitoring) and prop...

Youtube and Spotify Is Modern Methods of Construction (“MMC”) the solution to resolving the housing shortage in the UK. We see the large developer benefiting from MMC but is this true for the small developer ? LISTEN ON: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6xQYLQb9Mw7K22VjUjMLUo iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/property-development-book-club/id1614354167 Amazon - https://music.am...

How do we move past consultation and engagement into empowerment and co-design with local residents? Does regeneration need to move from being done to residents to being done with residents? ALSO LISTEN ON: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6xQYLQb9Mw7K22VjUjMLUo iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/property-development-book-club/id1614354167 Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podca...

Small sites appear easy to deal with but in reality, can be very difficult to make work from a property development perspective.  Hear from Architects, Property Developers Land agents, surveyors and Town planners on this episode. ALSO LISTEN ON: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6xQYLQb9Mw7K22VjUjMLUo iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/property-development-book-club/id1614354167...

In this episode we discuss proptech’s influence on real estate. Since the dot com boom gave us Rightmove, we have seen technology’s role in real estate expand greatly. How can we get it working harder for us? - How far has Prop Tech come? - How far ranging are its uses? - Where will Prop Tech take us next? LISTEN ON: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6xQYLQb9Mw7K22VjUjMLUo iTunes - https://p...

Episode one explores the differences between the public and private sectors from a property development perspective. Follow us: PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT BOOK CLUB https://www.instagram.com/propertydevelopmentbookclub/   https://www.propertydevelopmentbook.com/ ADEWOLE ADEMOLAKE https://www.instagram.com/alakedreaming/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/adewole-ademolake/   HANNA AFOLABI https://www.lin...

A brief summary of why we started the Property Development Book Club