The Return: Property & Investment Podcast

Send us a Text Sustainable Residential Investing Book + 4 years of the pod - With Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: To mark 4 years of the pod, and the launch of my latest book, Sustainable Residential Investing, the latest episode covers key market trends and changes of the last 4 years. Topics include: The impacts of political uncertainty on real estate Using tech for good, and avoiding dr...

Send us a Text Can tech solve the climate change problem? with Roelof Opperman, Partner at leading proptech venture capital firm, Fifthwall and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: Real estate is responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions. And reductions have flatlined… So how can we use tech to solve the climate change problem? I spoke to Roelof Opperman, Partner at leading proptech ventu...

Send us a Text How to measure and improve sustainability of real estate with University of Cambridge Professor Franz Fuerst and Anna Clare Harper. In Anna's words: I loved chatting to leading green real estate economist, University of Cambridge Professor Franz Fuerst, about measuring and improving the sustainability of real estate for the podcast. Topics included: How the urgent situation in...

Send us a Text Later Living with Nick Sanderson, Founder and CEO of Audley Group, a leading retirement village provider in the UK and Chair of industry body ARCO. In Anna's words: For years, we work towards retirement. In the UK, the average retirement now lasts 20 years… But what actually happens when you retire? I quizzed Nick Sanderson, Founder and CEO of Audley Group, a leading retirement...

Send us a Text When to change (last in the mini-series!) with Victoria Hall, leadership consultant at YSC and Anna Clare Harper For the last episode in this pod mini-series on life and legacy with the wonderful Victoria Hall, it seemed fitting to talk about the ‘art of changing’. Victoria is a Leadership Consultant whose career has ranged from Operational Due Diligence at the UK’s largest private...

Send us a Text Work life balance and early retirement with Victoria Hall, leadership consultant at YSC and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: What’s the right work life balance and how do you get it? How can property investment be used to improve work life balance and make it easier to retire comfortably? When should you plan to retire, and how can you retire early (FIRE)? The wonderful Victo...

Send us a Text Should, would, could…Have kids? with Victoria Hall, leadership consultant at YSC and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: Why are so many people now questioning the traditional idea of having children? What’s the investment case for starting a family - the costs, benefits and alternatives? When and how should, could or would you get started, if it’s something you want to do? The...

Send us a Text Life-threatening illnesses and major life changes with Victoria Hall, leadership consultant at YSC and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: How does a life-threatening illness like cancer affect your ability to live and your legacy? How do you cope with major life changes that totally redefine your day to day, and your future? Not exactly Christmassy questions, but important! So...

Send us a Text How energy efficiency affects property prices with University of Cambridge Professor Franz Fuerst and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: I had the honour of chatting to leading green real estate economics expert, University of Cambridge Professor Franz Fuerst about the price of climate change. We covered his fascinating research and topics such as: The house price impact of a l...

Send us a Text Book Launch Special! Building a Legacy with Damien Fogg, CIO at residential consultancy SPI Capital, and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: Today’s the day! What day? 99p book launch day! If you’re thinking about growing a property portfolio for the future or to pass on to your children, get your copy now because, did I mention, it’s just 99p (absolute steal) for today only… So...

Send us a Text Build to Rent with Alexandra Notay, Placemaking & Investment Director at PfP Capital, fund manager for one the largest property management and regeneration companies in the UK, and Anna Clare Harper In Anna's words: Delighted to chat with Alexandra Notay, internationally recognised expert on Build to Rent, placemaking and sustainable urban development and  Placemaking &...

Send us a Text I had the honour of interviewing the host of much-loved TV show, Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords, Founder of Landlord Action and policy advisor Paul Shaplina for the podcast. We covered the truth about evictions, and the MASSIVE policy changes that are coming for landlords. Resources: Guest LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulshamplina/ Guest Websites: www.landlordaction.co...

Send us a Text There’s a huge amount of capital coming into the ‘beds’ sector from major global institutions, catalysed further by Covid-19. But there are still huge differences between how private individuals approach investing vs how big funds approach it. I had the chance to quiz Paddy Allen, Head of Operational Capital Markets at leading international property business, Colliers, on topics inc...

Send us a Text There are so many misunderstandings about women and wealth. Whether you care about this because you want to reduce inequalities of opportunity for yourself or the women you care about, or because you work in this sector and know you need to understand the other half of the population better, there is a huge opportunity for change. I had the chance to quiz three brilliant women in in...

Send us a Text The idea of retiring early is, unsurprisingly, a popular one. But how do you do it? I was delighted to quiz Ann-Marie Atkins, award-winning Financial Planner and Managing Partner at Tilney on this topic. We covered: What kind of investments work, and how you can make them  - including how to make the most of available tax reliefs, property and non-property investments Common mistake...

Send us a Text I was delighted to have Lucian Cook, one of the UK property market’s leading commentators and Head of Residential Research at Savills, back on the podcast. We covered: Where prices and rents are rising, and where is best to invest in a post-Covid housing market The most important regulatory changes you need to know about in the coming years, before you buy an investment property How...

Send us a Text What’s changing in the UK rental property market?? Zoopla’s Head of Research, Gráinne Gilmore, joined me to discuss what’s really happening in the UK Private Rental Sector. Gráinne was previously Head of Residential Research and Knight Frank, and an award-winning Economics Correspondent for The Times before her role at Zoopla. So, she’s brilliantly placed to help explain the fascina...

Send us a Text Artificial Intelligence is transforming how major global funds invest in one of the largest, most resilient asset types: Private Rental Sector housing. I had the privilege of finding out how - speaking to Samantha Kempe, Co-Founder and CIO of ground-breaking Investment Manager Immo Capital. Before this, Samantha cut her teeth managing portfolios at Blackstone, as well as working at...

Send us a Text Investing in residential property at scale I was delighted to speak to Cedric Bucher, CEO of Hearthstone Investments, which is the UK’s first specialist residential property fund manager - with Assets under Management of over £280m. They are leading the way in the Private Rental Sector, giving institutional investors access to mainstream family housing and low-rise apartment blocks....

Send us a Text I'm very excited to share my conversation with Tom Bloxham MBE, one of the best known and loved personalities in the real estate industry and a pioneer of urban regeneration. Tom is the chairman and founder of leading regeneration company Urban Splash, which has received 419 (!) awards to date for architecture, design and business success. He has a reputation as ‘the property d...

Send us a Text What’s changing in the UK rental market? Zoopla’s Head of Research, Gráinne Gilmore, joined me to discuss what’s really happening in the UK Private Rental Sector. Gráinne was previously Head of Residential Research at Knight Frank, and an award-winning Economics Correspondent for The Times before her role at Zoopla. So, she’s brilliantly placed to help explain the fascinating and co...

Send us a Text Transparency, liquidity, and listed real estate I had a fascinating discussion with Richard Croft, Co-Founder and Chairman of leading investment group, M7 and David Delaney, CEO of new property stock exchange IPSX about their first single real estate asset Initial Public Offering (IPO). Richard and David have exceptional credentials in real estate and finance, with years of experien...

Send us a Text It’s not glamorous. Yet building management has the potential to make or break both investor returns and customer satisfaction. Historically, it’s been rare for investors to know (and perhaps, to care) how their building can be managed better. Until now. Ryan Collier has specialised in the management of large and complex buildings for 10 years, and has overseen tens of thousands of...

Send us a Text The flight-to-safety, dumb money and real estate I had a great chat about Family Office, Private Equity and Institutional Investment in real estate in the current environment with Rebekah Tobias, leading investment specialist and Head of Business Development at Private Equity firm, Marcol. Rebekah’s experience includes Partner and Director roles at Marcol, M7 and Cushman & Wakef...

Send us a Text From valuations to international relations; cycles to ‘di-worse-ification’ - the world’s leading real estate investment textbook has a lot to say about investing right now. I had the privilege of quizzing leading Oxford Professor Andrew Baum on what his latest textbook says, and what it means for investors. Highlights include: Top tips for long term investors International drivers o...