Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

On the 100th edition of the weekly round-up podcast, Jess Harrold is joined by senior writer Julia Cahill and reporter Chanté Bohitige. To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Cahill discusses an extensive feature in which 14 prominent female leaders in real estate write letters to young women interested in careers in property, and the valuable lessons on offer. Bohitige shares insights from...

Today’s episode of Bricks & Mortar features Vikki Aitkenhead, director and head of environmental consultancy at Hollis, in a special International Women’s Day edition. Vikki started her career in real estate over 20 years ago and brings her wealth of experience to topics including career progression as a woman, balancing the demands of professional life with motherhood, and why mentoring and role...

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary sits down with four of 14 female leaders in the built environment who have put pen to paper in this week's EG Magazine, writing a letter to the next generation of women who should look to real estate to build a career. Over the course of this 30-minute conversation we hear insights from Anji Hobson, director of Seam Consultancy,...

In the latest episode of EG's political podcast, senior writer Piers Wehner and former housing minister Mark Prisk head to Westminster to meet Labour MP Clive Betts.  Betts has been chair of the House of Commons' Levelling Up select committee for 12 years, investigating and assessing the work of the government department in its numerous guises. In that time he has challenged policy, honed legislat...

In the latest episode of In on the Act, EG’s Sarah Jackman catches up with Michael Ranson, barrister at Falcon Chambers, to discuss the Charities Act 2022. Due to come into force in three stages, the Act contains changes relating to the disposal of charity land, which are due to be implemented this spring. Ranson highlights the background to the changes, how they apply to property as well as detai...

Piers Wehner is joined this week by deputy editor Tim Burke and residential reporter Akanksha Soni to review the week's real estate headlines. Burke looks at the eye-watering $1.7bn fall in capital markets revenue among the big agents, while Soni takes us once again into the world of BTR, were everything still seems to be going swimmingly.  But, with the quiz of the week containing a special St Pi...

The gap between the best and the rest in the UK’s office market continues to widen as demand for prime and super-prime space in the major cities significantly outweighs supply. Cushman & Wakefield’s latest report into take-up and delivery in key cities around the country showed the market bolstered during the final months of 2022 but still facing challenges as companies weigh new workplace strateg...

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary assembles a cast of experts from across the real estate sector to explore why some of the transparency and simplicity of the auctions method hasn't been adopted in the private treaty world.  In this big EG listen, we look at  how the auctions market continues to push forward regardless of economic conditions and why, while not...

In this EG Property Podcast, deputy editor Tim Burke gathers a group of experts to discuss the state of real estate auctions after a tough 2022 for the UK economy and investment markets, comparing their fortunes with those of the private treaty market. What level of activity did auction professionals and financiers witness over the course of the past year, and what does the pipeline look like now?...

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke, news editor Pui-Guan Man and residential reporter Akanksha Soni to review the week's real estate headlines. Soni discusses a pair of big money BTR schemes, Burke recounts his visit to a major development site as the long-awaited £8bn Earls Court masterplan is unveiled, and Man tackles Aldi's expansion plans - plus more of the week's news.

Jess Harrold is joined by Roger Cohen, senior counsel at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, to discuss the latest decision in Ludgate House Ltd v Ricketts (valuation officer) and London Borough of Southwark – a dispute over the impact of the use of property guardians on empty rates. Having failed to convince the Court of Appeal in 2020 that the occupation of its premises by property guardians meant...

On this week's episode of Bricks & Mortar, EG's Sarah Jackman speaks to Kate Taylor, lead trainer in the RICS APC Faculty and managing director of APC Taylormade, about how to achieve the best results from the APC journey. They discuss choosing a pathway, the mechanics of the process and how candidates can achieve - and document - the experience they need to demonstrate to qualify. Taylor imparts...

In this EG Property Podcast, deputy editor Tim Burke discusses the real estate finance market and sentiment with three lenders as they look ahead following a tough 2022. After months of political turmoil and challenges from soaring inflation and rising interest rates, what schemes and assets are drawing lenders’ attention? What does supportive government policy look like to firms, and what are som...

Jess Harrold is joined by residential reporter Akanksha Soni and senior writer Piers Wehner for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Soni tackles Inland Homes' hunt for a BTR investment partner for three schemes with a total value north of £800m, and news of an innovative museum/PBSA hook-up. Wehner covers the beleaguered state of Home REIT, and wider advice to REITs in general that calls for a his...

Jess Harrold is joined by barristers Simon Allison and Brooke Lyne, of Landmark Chambers,  to discuss the Supreme Court decision in Williams and others v Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd and another [2023] UKSC 6; [2023] PLSCS 29. Allison and Lyne, who represented the successful respondents, explain the court's decision in a highly important case on landlords' discretion to apportion service cha...

Jess Harrold is joined by legal and professional editor Sarah Jackman and senior writer Piers Wehner for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Wehner tackles the fallout from the latest cabinet mini-reshuffle, with Michael Gove standing firm and yet another new housing minister passing through the office's revolving door. Jackman celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with a summary of the opportun...

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is in conversation with new RICS president Ann Gray and recently installed chair of the board Martin Samworth. Listen in to the 30 minute discussion to find out a little bit more about the who Ann Gray is, what makes her tick and what she hopes to bring to the RICS in her 12 month presidency. Martin Samworth gives the inside tr...

Surrey’s thriving high-end manufacturing sector has given it a solid foundation on which a plethora of new independent shops and restaurants have been able to thrive, according to Curchod & Co partner Nick Reeve. Curchod & Co sits at the top of Surrey’s Radius On-Demand Rankings for 2022, with 391,995 sq ft transacted across 104 deals. Reeve says the county has seen the emergence of technology clu...

Jess Harrold is joined by EG court reporter James Lumley, and partner James Souter and associate Sam Lear, both from Charles Russell Speechlys, for a detailed discussion of the Supreme Court's decision in Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4; [2023] PLSCS 22. Together, they address the court's landmark ruling in favour of the residents of Neo-Bankside that the visual...

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, this latest episode of Bricks & Mortar is dedicated to real estate apprenticeships. To discuss the topic, EG’s Sarah Jackman is joined by Richard Adamson, partner, head of residential auctions and lead for Allsop’s firm-wide recruitment programme; alongside Ysabella Argentieri, an Allsop apprentice. Adamson discusses how apprenticeships have worked at Allsop,...

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and court reporter James Lumley for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Burke discusses the launch of the British Property Federation’s latest Property Leader Sentiment Survey, which has revealed that months of political turmoil have damaged the UK’s reputation globally and deterred investment from international real estate investors. And Lumley su...

In this latest episode EG's Piers Wehner and former housing minister Mark Prisk discuss two Michaels - or is it three? - and a couple of missions. First up is the lasting impact of Michael Heseltine's approach to regeneration, which you can hear more about in this full-length interview .  Then its the turn of Michael Gove, both the latest allocation of levelling up funding and his rather Heseltini...

With only a few weeks to go until his 90th birthday, Lord Heseltine talks to EG's Piers Wehner about regeneration, levelling up, Liverpool and leadership. In a special, hour-long interview, the Godfather of Regeneration - or is that Grandaddy? -  explains why enterprise zones aren't always the answer, why the LDDC shouldn't be used as a model, why the levelling up agenda is a busted flush and how...

Jess Harrold is joined by a panel of leading barristers and solicitors to discuss the impact of mental health when it comes to the operation of our planning system.  Tracy Lovejoy, senior associate in the planning and environment department, and Joanne Fraser, partner in the Court of Protection department, both at Irwin Mitchell LLP, and Rachel Sullivan and Celina Colquhoun, barristers at 39 Essex...

Jess Harrold is joined by associate editor Julia Cahill and reporter Akanksha Soni for the latest weekly round-up. Cahill addresses the dire warning in Landsec's Shaping Successful Future Cities report that our cities may well become "unliveable" within a decade, as well as the steps it recommends to avoid such a fate. To add to the gloom, Soni outlines the "inflation triple whammy" that has hit h...