Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Not a day passes without a ‘working from home’ or ‘return to the office’ headline while companies continue to adopt a hybrid format for working. For most companies, the demand for physical space has been directly impacted, and many are questioning their commitment. Occupiers’ shifting priorities are having a major impact on the market. Our session will highlight these priorities including the use...

The life sciences sector has built investment momentum for decades with investors and developers continuously looking for new opportunities. Over the past 21 months, the sector has seen significant capital investment and considerable demand. This competitive market is also facing challenges including the loss of life science professionals with more talent leaving the UK than entering. How will thi...

Someone has let Piers Wehner host EGLSM again, but at least Samantha McClary and Evelina Grecenko are on hand to keep the weekly round-up podcast on track. Which is an apt phrase, as Sam tells us about the regeneration of the York Central railway lands... from a train. After 20 years of delays, the 111-acre scheme is breaking ground and making headway. And it is largely thanks to Homes England's n...

Netsanet Tsegaw, founder and principal of Ghebbi Associates in Ethiopia has recently become only the fourth ever person in Ethiopia to gain chartered surveyor status. In this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar he reflects on his achievement, what it means to him to have achieved MRICS status and how he hopes to put his new skills to use over the coming years.

Neil Slater, global Head of Real Assets at abrdn, is taking over from Rob Bould with a focus on social impact. In this latest Future of Real Estate podcast, Slater explains his new approach to EG’s Damian Wild, who is also joining a refreshed LandAid board.

Jess Harrold is joined by the always entertaining Emily Wright and Piers Wehner for a fun-filled episode of the weekly round-up podcast. Emily addresses the latest in tech, from her discussions with the groundbreaking Climate X, whose unique modelling helps predict the impact of severe weather events, to the updated deadline for entries to the fifth annual EG Tech Awards. Piers offers an easy-to-u...

The industrial sector has been flying in Robin Hood county where its central location and strong connectivity make it an incredibly popular choice not just for logistics but for a broad manufacturing base, according to FHP Property Consultants surveyor Anthony Barrowcliffe. FHP racked up an impressive 1.2m sq ft of transactions on the Radius On Demand Rankings in Nottinghamshire last year and indu...

In a special cross-Channel episode of the weekly round-up, Jess Harrold is joined by Sam McClary and Damian Wild, as they wait for pizza outside a restaurant in Cannes, to share their experiences from the eagerly-awaited return of MIPIM. McClary details her long cycle ride to the event, raising money for charity, while Wild discusses the difficult sartorial decisions he faced while packing. Both s...

This weeks Bricks & Mortar sees EG’s Sarah Jackman catch up with Logicor asset manager Kerri Cox for a look at how, after leaving school with little knowledge of the real estate industry, she soon developed a passion for the sector and a career first in retail and latterly logistics. Cox explains how she found working alongside studying, why moving sector has helped to expand her skillset and why...

In a bumper episode of the weekly round-up, Jess Harrold is joined first by head of special content Emily Wright and associate editor Julia Cahill, then by deputy editor Tim Burke and offices reporter Alex Daniel. Cahill and Wright discuss the highlights of EG's latest UK Cities special, with the focus on what cities can do to bring people back after the pandemic, while Wright also shares her trav...

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and regional and life sciences reporter Evelina Grecenko to round up the week in real estate, and hopefully offer some welcome relief from the events in Ukraine. Evelina shares details on the real estate firms fighting for the future of the Oxford-to-Cambridge arc, amid fears that it has fallen down the government's agenda. Pui offers an update on...

On this episode of Tech Talk Radio, head of content Emily Wright is joined by Cluttons head of research Sophy Moffat to explore the implications of a gradual "watering down" of connectivity targets at government level.  Following the release of the much anticipated Levelling Up white paper earlier this month, it has been noted that while connectivity and technology underpin much of the social adva...

On this week's episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman is joined by Nigel Mapp and Sean Greathead from real estate consultancy firm MAPP, for a look at how they manage workplace culture and why people are at the heart of everything that they do. The conversation ranges from the firm's approach to appraisals, to the revamp of its office space and the growth of MAPP's apprenticeship scheme; as wel...

This episode of the EG Property Podcast launches a new series of monthly discussions focused on the redefinition of real estate. Each month, various members of the EG team will be bringing you conversations with a wide range of people from across the built environment looking at why we need to change the way we think, talk and write about real estate if we want it to become more diverse and inclus...

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and London & offices reporter Alex Daniel for the latest weekly round-up - and both are full of fresh perspectives on the recovering office market. Daniel has the details on Canary Wharf's entry into the flex office market with its new offering, MadeFor - discussing what it will bring to the area, and whether it is better late than never. Burke sha...

Jess Harrold is joined by head of content Emily Wright and (eventually) editor Sam McClary for the latest weekly round-up podcast, this time focusing on the content of our latest ESG special. Wright discusses the "can-do" theme of the issue, concentrating on how to make the changes we need, since the time is passed for asking why we need to. McClary logs on to share her thoughts - and those of Kae...

Millions of visitors escaped to Cornwall throughout covid in search of big horizons and rolling landscapes and its leisure sector is reaching new heights, but so too are its less traditional high-tech industries at the forefront of marine and space engineering, according to Miller Commercial partner Tom Smith. Miller Commercial comfortably leads the Radius On Demand Rankings for Cornwall, with 221...

On 14 February, proposed amendments to the Building Safety Bill were announced by Michael Gove in a bid to help resolve the cladding crisis. Among them, a proposal that could see developers and product manufacturers blocked from the housing market through the refusal of planning permissions and building control sign-off on developments, should they fail to contribute to the cost of repairs to buil...

This week, Sarah Jackman catches up with Isabelle Hease – chief executive of Visitor Insights – about her recent appointment as chair of young professional network BPF Futures. The pair discuss her plans for the network at what Hease describes as a “pivotal time” following the pandemic and how those who have less than ten years’ experience in the industry can benefit from getting involved in the e...

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man, residential editor Emma Rosser and reporter Evelina Grecenko for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Pui shares some major news on the world of bricks and mortar retail, Emma reacts to the latest minister through the revolving door of housing, and Evelina shares news on Deloitte's regional crane survey and the life sciences sector. But as the tea...

In the first Bricks & Mortar episode of 2022, its host Sarah Jackman talks to James Doyle, an apprentice at Paul Airey chartered surveyors and Rebecca Bickerton, Head of Apprenticeship Outcomes at UCEM, to mark National Apprenticeship Week. The pair – who are the recipients of UCEM’s Built Environment Apprenticeship Awards as Apprentice of the Year and UCEM Staff Member of the Year respectively –...

In this week’s round-up of news from Team EG, Piers Wehner steps in for regular host Jess Harrold to help the real estate industry get to grips with the long-awaited, much-anticipated Levelling Up paper. Guiding him through the details are Emma Rosser (who has pored over much of the 300-plus page document so that you don’t have to) and Tim Burke (who hasn’t, but who shares his fond memories of a r...

A sprawling mix of occupier types, from television production companies through to coffee roasters and innovative retailers, is fuelling demand across all property classes in Bristol and the city is looking ahead with confidence, according to Burston Cook director Charlie Kershaw. Burston Cook is one of the few regional independents focused solely on the Bristol market and it tops the Radius On De...

Jess Harrold is joined by Tom Weekes QC, of Landmark Chambers, and Caroline Preist, partner at Royds Withy King, to discuss the Court of Appeal decision in Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1927; [2021] PLSCS 220 - a dispute over stadium redevelopment plans. Weekes and Preist, who acted for the successful appellants, explain the restrictive covenant at the heart of the case, an...

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by five riders and supporters of the annual Cycle to MIPIM. The ride, produced by Club Peloton, is back after a pandemic-induced hiatus with a new route but the same important purpose – to raise vital funds for a collection of important charities. With each rider committing to raise £3,000 for Club Peloton, the not-fo...