The Return: Property & Investment Podcast

Send us a Text Anna Clare Harper chatted to Jamie Broderick, Deputy Chair of the non-profit Impact Investing Institute about place-based impact investing - as part of a collaboration with UKREiiF (The UK’s Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum). Highlights include: What actually is impact investing, and what is place-based impact investing? Who is still investing in an environment of higher interes...

Send us a Text Sustainable Investing with Co-Founder & Co-CEO of pioneer Bridges Fund Management, Michele Giddens OBE and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: If you work in sustainable investing, you probably already know the ‘Bridges Spectrum of Capital’.  I discovered and loved it when I was researching my book on Sustainable Residential Investing, so I was especially excited to chat wi...

Send us a Text How to change housing policy with Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy at the British Property Federation and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I chatted to Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy at the British Property Federation about how to influence housing policy. I found it fascinating to hear about: The latest on hot topics like Renters Reform Leasehold Reform and the up-coming...

Send us a Text Getting deals done with Deepa Deb, Head of International Real Estate Investment at law firm Watson Farley & Williams and Anna Clare Harper. Deepa Deb is Head of International Real Estate Investment at law firm Watson Farley & Williams, with accolades including regularly being ranked in Chambers & Partners as a leading lawyer in real estate and being rated as one of the H...

Send us a Text Retail, real estate and Build to Rent with Katherine Russell, Director of Build to Rent at the John Lewis Partnership and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I had the chance to chat with Katherine Russell, Director of Build to Rent at the John Lewis Partnership about retail, real estate and Build to Rent. Topics included: The journey that the John Lewis Partnership - better kn...

Send us a Text Unlocking responsible UK Residential investment at scale with Anna Clare Harper, CEO of GreenResi and Andrew Teacher, Co-Founder of Lauder Teacher Associates. In Anna's words: 'My good friend Andrew Teacher grilled me in my capacity as CEO of GreenResi on unlocking responsible UK residential investment at scale. Topics include: The residential market opportunity: scale, gr...

Send us a Text Residential for rent with Cath Webster, CEO of Thriving Investments, the fund manager with a social conscience backed by the UK's leading Social Enterprise and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: 'I loved chatting to Cath Webster, CEO of Thriving Investments, the fund manager with a social conscience backed by Places for People, the UK's leading Social Enterprise...

Send us a Text What next for Living Capital? With Simon Scott, Lead Director, Living Capital Markets UK at JLL and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I chatted to Simon Scott, Lead Director, Living Capital Markets UK at the second largest global property advisor, JLL, about the future of ‘living capital’ (which is essentially the institutionally-funded segment of the real estate market which...

Send us a Text Anna Clare Harper, Host of The Return and CEO of GreenResi on Private Rental Sector Trends. Anna says: It’s been a while since I didn’t have a high powered guest on the podcast, and a lot has been happening in the market and in my world.  So this week, I thought I’d take the opportunity to share some of that (read: talk to myself!), answering some of the questions I get asked freque...

Send us a Text How partnerships, innovation & ‘insetting’ help achieve more sustainable investment outcomes with Jessica Pilz, Head of Sustainable Investing at £90bn Asset Manager, Fiera Capital & Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I had the chance to chat with Jessica Pilz, Head of Sustainable Investing at £90bn Asset Manager, Fiera Capital. Topics included: How to integrate Environ...

Send us a Text How institutional real estate investors respond to change with Emma Long, Head of Business Strategy, LGIM Real Assets Equity and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I chatted with Emma Long, Head of Business Strategy, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) Real Assets Equity about how one of the largest asset managers in Europe, with global Assets under Management of...

Send us a Text ESG Investing in Alternative & Operational Real Estate With Sadie Malim, Head of ESG and Legal at Moorfield, a £3.9bn specialist investor and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I had a wonderful chat with Sadie Malim, Head of ESG and Legal at Moorfield, a £3.9bn specialist investor, on the podcast.  Key topics included: The democratisation of real estate What ‘alternative’...

Send us a Text How should we measure ESG in residential investment?  Anna Clare Harper discusses, with Alex Notay, Director at Thriving Investments, and internationally recognised expert on Build to Rent and ESG in residential. In Anna's words:  Alex Notay is Placemaking & Investment Director at Thriving Investments, which aims to be the most socially responsible asset management company...

Send us a Text What is Net Zero for UK homes?  Anna Clare Harper discusses with Phil Mason, Head of Regulatory Engagement at Trustmark, the government endorsed quality scheme for home improvements. In Anna's words: I chatted to Phil Mason, Head of Regulatory Engagement at Trustmark, the government endorsed quality scheme for home improvements, an organisation that is critical for the urgent r...

Send us a Text Is now the time to upsize?  Anna Clare Harper discusses with Polly Ogden Duffy, MD at John D Wood & Co. In Anna's words: I had a great chat with Polly Ogden Duffy, Managing Director at prime sales and lettings agency, John D Wood & Co. We covered: How to achieve your buying, selling or renting goals in the current market  How upsizers are winning in 2023 What has caused...

Send us a Text How to become a fund manager, and what are the greatest opportunities for institutional real estate investment? With Imogen Ebbs, Head of UK Real Estate Funds at Aviva Investors and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I had the chance to chat with Imogen Ebbs, Head of UK Real Estate Funds at £223bn asset manager Aviva Investors, on the podcast.  We covered: How to become a fund...

Send us a Text What does scrapping EPC targets mean for residential?  Rod Turner x Anna Clare Harper, CEO of GreenResi. In Anna's words: In this episode I share my thoughts on the scrapping of proposed Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards of EPC C+ for properties to be legally rented out.  The tables were turned and I joined Rod Turner on his Property Business Investment ‘Rodcast’ in my capaci...

Send us a Text Avinash Rajan, Proposition Director for TrustMark, the UK Government-Endorsed Quality Scheme for home improvements and Anna Clare Harper discuss 'How to protect consumers and innovate for Net Zero'. In Anna's words: I had the chance to chat with Avinash Rajan, Proposition Director for TrustMark, the UK Government-Endorsed Quality Scheme for home improvements, and an o...

Send us a Text Anna Clare Harper talked to Carl Jabbour, Head of Investors and COO of £1bn+ bridging lender Fiduciam about what next for real estate non-bank lending, and how Family Offices protect their wealth in an inflationary environment. In Anna's words: I had a great, very informative chat with Carl Jabbour, Head of Investors and COO of £1bn+ property and SME  lender Fiduciam, for the p...

Send us a Text Emma Fletcher, Homes Director for Octopus Energy joins Anna Clare Harper for this episode on Octopus Energy, Zero Bills, Technology + Green Innovation. In Anna's words: I chatted to Emma Fletcher, Homes Director at Octopus Energy, the UK's most awarded energy supplier. Emma is also a renewable energy pioneer herself, having led the UK’s first green district heating system,...

Send us a Text Anna Clare Harper talks Humans, real estate and finance with Ray Rafiq, serial founder including of Unmortgage, which became Wayhome. In Anna's words: I chatted to Rayhan Rafiq, serial founder including of Unmortgage, which became Wayhome - a ground-breaking institutionally-backed shared ownership scheme for aspiring owners of existing homes letting people buy as little as 5% o...

Send us a Text Training 200,000 retrofitters by 2030 with David Pierpoint, Co-Founder and CEO of The Retrofit Academy and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I chatted with David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy , the leading retrofit skills training provider on a special podcast demystifying retrofit standards, certifications and training. Highlights include: How PAS 2035 emerged, and...

Send us a Text What next for office leasing? With Jon Dweck, Founder of Space32, a leading office flexspace marketplace and Anna Clare Harper. Jon Dweck, Founder of Space32, a leading office flexspace marketplace joined me on the podcast to discuss how flexible office space is evolving, from location choice to days per week.  Highlights include: The extent to which office demand has fallen The fut...

Send us a Text Understanding customers and using tech for effective asset maintenance with UK Managing Director of Aareon Group and FixFlo Co-Founder, Rajeev Nayyar and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I chatted with the wonderful Rajeev Nayyar, UK Managing Director of Aareon Group (the largest property management software group in the UK, including Arthur, FixFlo and Aereon UK) and Co-Fou...

Send us a Text £100m investment in socially responsible development with Paul Clark, Stories Co-founder & CIO, Sophie White, Sector Head for Regeneration at Aviva Capital Partners and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I really enjoyed chatting with Paul Clark, Stories Co-founder & CIO, Sophie White, Sector Head for Regeneration at Aviva Capital Partners about their £100m joint ventu...