Glenbrook

Guy Butler talks with Alan Bevan from City Residential, Liverpool’s leading residential agency. Following on from his last podcast (Episode 5) about whether there is a rental premium in BTR, Guy talks to Alan about his business, the Liverpool market and what the current themes are now, and likely in the future.

Chris is joined by Martyn Collins from Prolific North, the firm behind Digital City Festival. www.digitalcityfestival.com The pair discuss how to market and promote a major event in Manchester, why Manchester is the perfect conference location and why the real estate industry should attend. Enjoy!

Guy speaks to Ian Scott from LSH about the Build to Rent (BTR) market, in particular focusing on whether premium rents for BTR are real or not. Ian has undertaken a long term study, the results of which he reveals in the podcast. Enjoy!

Chris is joined by Fraser Crewe and Justin Rice-Jones from Chester property consultants; Beresford Adams Commercial. The trio discuss a variety of topics including the Chester city centre property market sector by sector, why investors should take North Wales more seriously and the miracle of Wrexham industrial estate. Enjoy!

Chris is joined by investment agent and Manchester property stalwart, Jonathan Mills, to discuss all things North West property investment. Jonathan provides an overview of his career and transaction highlights. The pair then review where the market is at in January 2020, whether the overstated 'lack of stock' in the market is a reality and where there could be potential value to be gained over th...

Chris is joined by Jon McQuillan & Andy Heggs from Drumbeat to talk all things branding! We discuss why branding is so important in real estate and other sectors. Jon and Andy then walk us through the creative process, the ideas they are most proud of, as well as the best ideas that were left on the cutting room floor by their clients. Enjoy!

Happy New Year! Chris is joined for the second time by Andrew Gardiner. First up; the pair discuss why rents are increasing at such a pace in Manchester City Centre. Andrew gives his views on why occupiers in serviced offices find it hard to take the next steps into taking more conventional space and what Landlords should be doing to make it easier. They also discuss the increasing trend for devel...

This week's episode focusses on the art of placemaking. Chris is joined by Mark Burgess and Andy Philips from Crowd UK, who provide a fascinating insight into the world of placemaking and pop-up shops. Mark & Andy identify best in class examples and how they generate their placemaking ideas through data collection. Chris then asks them about their recent successes in attracting Pop-up shops to...

Guy Butler talks to Alex Phillips, Property Director from GLH Hotels about hotel development. With over 5,000 bedrooms, they are the largest hotel owner operator in London. The pair discuss how hotels work from a property perspective and Alex's most recent development, the conversion of the Cumberland Hotel to the Hard Rock Hotel on Marble Arch. With nearly 1,000 rooms there is quite a story to te...

Chris is joined by Paul Unger, Publisher and founder of PlaceNorthWest and Place Tech. Originally intended to discuss the role of new property technology & software in the real estate; Paul, instead, explains his frustrations at how the property media perceives the role of journalists. He provides a guide of what to and not to consider when issuing a press release. Prop Tech is then discussed,...

Chris is joined by Des Pheby, owner of Pheby Food Concepts Group (which includes the Wok & Go franchise). They discuss the current state of the retail market from the viewpoint of Landlord's & Tenants. They compare trading conditions in Manchester, Liverpool and Chester and the role regeneration should play as a catalyst for improving footfall and general trading conditions. Enjoy!

Chris is joined by LSH Office Agency Director, Andrew Gardiner, to discuss the North West office market.  Topics discussed include; ·     Where does the Manchester City Centre office market sit in comparison with sexier assets such as PRS & Logistics ·     Is there sufficient supply to satisfy demand ?  ·     Is the Greater Manchester out of town office market performing? ·     Analysis of Gle...