Real Estate Insights, from Savills

Katrina Kostic Samen, Jeremy Bates and Mike Barnes join Guy Ruddle to examine the findings of Savills What Workers survey: what do the views of 11,000 office workers across Europe tell us about how developers, landlords and companies need to plan and design offices to cater for workers’ changing wants, and thereby deter them from changing jobs and also attract new employees? What Workers Want cove...

Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Douglas van Oers, Co-Head of Logistics and Industrial for Savills in the Netherlands; Marcus de Minckwitz who leads Savills European Cross Border Logistics team in London; and Kevin Mofid, Savills Head of Industrial Research, as they discuss the tipping point for a sharp increase in demand for warehouse space, where different countries in Europe are on the scale and wha...

Guy Ruddle and Savills guests Simon Foster, Head of Tourism, Leisure & Events and Ashley Lilley Farm Business Consultant, both based in Cheltenham, discuss some of the different business streams farmers and estate owners are diversifying into in order to generate alternative income streams.

Guy Ruddle talks to Nina Coulter, director in the residential development team, Emily Williams, research analyst, and Andrew Duff MSGD, Managing Director at the Inchbald School of Design and the garden designer of the Savills and David Harber RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden this year, about the importance of urban greening in cities and the growth of the urban population

Guy Ruddle talks to David Jackson,  head of UK planning, Charlie Collins, planning director and Emily Williams, research analyst about the factors that impact the rates of housing delivery and whether the current trend towards planning permission being granted on ever-larger sites will improve build out rates.

Guy Ruddle talks to Andrew Perratt, Head of the Country Residential market; Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research; and Lottie Geaves, Associate Director in Savills Country Department about the factors at play in the prime UK housing market, the disruption it has faced and how to make sense of it surrounding political and economic uncertainty. 

Sophie Chick and Paul Tostevin from Savills World Research join host Guy Ruddle in the studio, while Chris Marriott and Jess Johnson dial in from Asia and the US, to discuss the issues raised by Impacts, Savills global research programme.  Impacts 2019 focuses on disruption, whether that’s economic, political, demographic or technological. How is upheaval changing the world of real estate, what do...

Guy Ruddle talks to Cameron Ewer, Head of Residential Property in Scotland; Faisal Choudhry, Head of Scottish Residential Research; and Anna Gardiner, Associate Director in the Scottish Country Houses team about why the Scottish market is undeterred by the political uncertainty impacting London and other regional markets.

Guy Ruddle and Savills guests James Adamson, Head of Forestry Investment UK and Mark Townsend Senior Forestry and Arboriculture Manager focus on the key elements in Savills latest Spotlight on Forestry publication. They discuss the future of the forestry markets and the key drivers, the timber markets including new areas of demand and touch on the new buzz word ‘natural capital' and forestry’...

Predicting the countries and the asset classes that real estate investors will choose over the next six months is not an easy task which is why it’s necessary to take a pan-European view across geographies and markets. Following discussions with colleagues in jurisdictions from Spain to Germany, the consensus is that investing in European real estate continues to be seen as a safe haven – with con...

According to the latest research from Savills and Workthere ( workthere.com ), smaller capital cities across Europe such as Dublin, Stockholm, Warsaw and ‘non-capital cities’ in core countries such as Hamburg, Frankfurt and Birmingham are likely to see strong demand for flexible office market.  Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Eri Mitsostergiou, research director at Savills, Cal Lee, founder and global...

Guests Craig Woollam, Victoria Wallace and Lawrence Bowles  join host Guy to discuss the challenges and opportunities within the retirement living sector as a rising over 65+ demographic combines with an increasing lack of suitable retirement provisions. 

Guests Paul Tostevin and Nicky Wightman join host Guy Ruddle in the studio, while Kevin Kelly in the US and James Macdonald in China dial in, to discuss what are the world’s best places to locate if you’re involved in the tech industry, as Savills launches the third iteration of Savills Tech Cities programme. 30 cities around the world have been measured against 100 metrics, ranging from the numbe...

London continues to outperform other global cities in attracting inward investment from international capital.   Despite protracted Brexit negotiations the UK Capital remains a magnet for people to live and work, however with mounting pressure to build in order to service the growing population will London be able to maintain its position?  This podcast looks at the future of London, the risks and...

The ski industry faces unprecedented challenges. Adapting to this change is essential for resorts to stay relevant. Savills annual ski research report examines the resilience of resorts around the globe and highlights the key drivers influencing prices in the ski property market.  Guy Ruddle and guests Sophie Chick, a director in Savills world research and Jeremy Rollason, head of Savills Ski, dis...

How is economic change and uncertainty affecting the farmland market in Great Britain? Guy Ruddle and Savills guests Emily Norton head of rural research and Charlie Dudgeon head of farm agency chat about some of the key elements in their latest Farmland Market Spotlight report including supply levels, what’s happening with values, who’s active in the market as well as what’s on the horizon in the...

2019 is set to be an interesting year for the UK, both economically and politically, but what does the future hold for the nation’s property investment markets?  Guy Ruddle and guests Lucian Cook, Mat Oakley, and Emily Norton, Savills three heads of research, chat through their cross-sector outlook report, and their investment trends and forecasts for 2019 across the residential, commercial and ru...

The UK is a nation of homeowners, but high house prices and constrained lending mean many people are struggling to get on the housing ladder.  Others simply prefer to rent.  But whether renting through necessity or choice, everybody wants to rent a home that suits their needs and is well managed. Guy Ruddle and guests Jacqui Daly, Savills research director and Peter Allen, head of operational capi...

Trading and working at weekends, particularly on Sundays, has traditionally been influenced by historical, cultural, religious, social and economic considerations. Causing longstanding controversy, laws around Sunday trading fluctuate across Europe and, for various political and socio-economic reasons, have come to the fore again this year.  Join Guy Ruddle and guests Savills european research ana...

It has been said that we only have enough warehouse space to store four meals worth of food here in the UK, but with Brexit looming bringing the possibility of border checks and trade tariffs will our supply chains be able to cope under the pressure?  Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Richard Sullivan, head of industrial & logistics at Savills, Peter Ward, CEO of the UK Warehousing Association and S...

Pulling in different directions: Savills annual forecasts examine the divergence in future house price performance between London and the regions and between prime and mainstream markets. The panellists discuss these forecasts and explore the factors expected to drive the UK housing market over the next five years.   Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Lucian Cook, head of residential research and Lawrenc...

In an ever more turbulent geo-political landscape where should global investors put their money? In the first of a new podcast series, Savills panellists discuss the risks and opportunities in today’s global capital markets.  Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Simon Hope, executive director and head of the global markets team at Savills; Heidi Learner, chief economist at Savills Studley; and Adam Petrill...