Battle and Co Talking Property

Send us Fan Mail Alistair Elliott was senior partner & group chairman of Knight Frank with responsibility for 16,000 people across  400 offices spread around the globe. Despite retirement in 2022, he remains heavily involved in the real estate sector. He currently has roles with the Prince's Council, is chair of the Commercial Property and Development Committee for the Duchy of Cornwall,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore the rapidly expanding Next Gen Chapters which have been established over the past 12 months in Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the aim of connecting, informing and educating the members of the under 35 Next Gen. To help us we interviewed Liv Thomas, based in the Savills Oxford office, and Caitlin Attrill from Lichfields who is based in their Reading offic...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Woodford, executive chairman of Haslams Estate Agents in Reading, joins us to look at both the marketing of a remarkable site on the Berkshire border with Oxfordshire, and to discuss the housing market in general. Through decades of family connections, Steve's involvement with a fine dining venue, the French Horn at Sonning, has led to Haslams being given the task of ma...

Send us Fan Mail The Retail and High Street review with Fiona Brownfoot, Hicks Baker  Fiona Brownfoot is one of the leading retail experts currently operating in the Thames Valley.  Based in Reading and a director at Hicks Baker, Fiona has over 25 years of experience and is well placed to comment on the future of the high street and future retail trends in this sector.  This podcasts explores the...

Send us Fan Mail The Battle & Bunce  talking property podcast grabbed an exclusive interview with Oxford United development director Jonathon Clarke at the recent consultation over the planned new stadium for the U's.  The club faces a race against time to get the application through the planning system and built by the time the club is forced to leave the Kassam Stadium in 2026. Mr Clark...

Send us Fan Mail Andy talks candidly about his unconventional entry into the world of property development and how he made Jansons Property into one of the leading SME developers in the West London and Thames Valley regions.  Drawing on his ability to assess opportunities and gauge risk, Andy and his team have established a portfolio of projects across the office, industrial, student and now resid...

Send us Fan Mail The Resi Market in Review – Interview with Jonny Denton, Sales Director, Darcliffe Homes and Mike Shearn, Investment & Development Director, Haslams Estate Agents. This podcast was an opportunity to lift the lid on the South East residential market. Building on the contrasting perspectives from a SME residential developer and a residential sales company, we wanted to understan...

Send us Fan Mail Green Park Reading interview with Rory Carson and Ed Smee  Green Park Reading is arguably the most established and successful business community of its type in the Thames Valley and possibly the South East UK. From its Prudential roots, the community has morphed  from an office location into a mixed use scheme managed by Mapletree Investments, as adjoining land has been developed...

Send us Fan Mail Mission Street Interview with Artem Korolev and Colin Brown Wide ranging interview with the Founder & CEO and Development Director of this progressive property development company which is focusing its attention on the Life Sciences market located in the Golden Triangle (London, Oxford and Cambridge) and Stevenage / Bristol. The interview explores their approach to their proje...

Send us Fan Mail The Milton Park interview with Philip Campbell from MEPC  In depth interview with the investor and developer of the business community located at Milton Park in Oxfordshire. Strategically located to the south of Oxford on the A34, Milton Park is now a key part of the Golden Triangle and has positioned itself in the heart of the current ‘boom’ for Life Sciences space from occupiers...

Send us Fan Mail Local Enterprise Partnerships with Alison Webster, Chief Executive, Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Candid review of the role which the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (BLEP) has played in Berkshire over the past few years but also explores the evolving role of the LEP will play as the political environment changes. Alison updates listeners on recent projects complet...

Send us Fan Mail The Station Hill interview with Alex Aitchison, Lincoln Property Company  In depth interview with the developer of Station Hill located in Reading which will be the largest scheme of its type in the South East of England. Alex leads the team in the UK of this US based company and has a successful  history of completing projects across the region. The interview touches on the offic...

Send us Fan Mail UKREiiF – What's it all about and how is Berkshire engaging with the event?  Interview with Nathan Spencer, Director, Built Environment Networking about UKREiiF (now in its second year with 5000+ attendees) and to be hosted in Leeds (May16th-18th) and why the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership is  showcasing at the event. Confirmed partners on the Berkshire Local Enterpri...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest edition the Deputy Leader of Slough Borough Council Cllr Pavitar Mann chats to us about all the town's major talking points – and a few more! As well as being deputy leader Pavitar, is the Cabinet Member for Housing & Planning and represents the ward of Britwell and Northborough.  Away from the council she's a Director at DevComms responsible for their...

Send us Fan Mail In our second podcast we've sat down with Tony Page, deputy leader of Reading Borough Council, for a fascinating conversation about the development and transport scene in Reading. Tony has fifty years as a councillor so there's no one with better insight. Thanks again go to HASLAMS estate agents in Reading for the loan of a booth in their basement work area - we like to...

Send us Fan Mail In our first podcast we bring you an informative chat about the BTR (Built to Rent) market with Mike Shearn, the Chief Operating Officer of Haslams Estate Agents.  Mike is also the founder of Mosaic Living, a co-operative of BTR experts including Haslams, with extensive experience in advisory, development, and operations of BTR assets. The Battle & Co Talking Property podcast...