The Trowers Podcast

In the latest instalment from our 10 Years 10 Stories celebration for our Birmingham offices 10 year anniversary, Partner Christopher Plumley speaks to Jonathan Bretherton, Managing Director at the Urban Growth Company (UGC). They discuss what UGC have achieved in the last ten years, the impact of HS2 on the region and the UGC’s goal of making The UK Central Hub Europe’s best-connected destination...

How have property charging and valuations been impacted by Covid-19? Katie Dyer speaks to Richard Petty, Head of UK Living at JLL, where they discuss the ways in which Registered Providers can help maximise property values and asset cover in the current climate as well as the challenges presented by the move towards net-zero carbon and the impact of Building Safety legislation.

Continuing our celebration of our Birmingham office turning 10, Yetunde Dania, head of office speaks to Deborah Kermode, CEO of Midlands Art Centre about how arts and culture can play a prominent role in Birmingham's recovery post-Covid and the ways in which they have utilised technology to keep people connected throughout the pandemic.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Trowers' Birmingham office, we have put together a campaign highlighting ten stories from across the ten years that take an in-depth look into what makes Birmingham a truly unique city as well as looking ahead to what's in store for the region in the future. First up in the series, Partner Amardeep Gill speaks to Craig Cooper, Commonwealth Games Programme Di...

How can the real estate industry be more inclusive? Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to Sue Brown, Managing Director of Real Estate Balance an organisation that campaigns for a more balanced and inclusive property sector. Sue provides insight on her personal journey as well as discussing the steps the real estate industry needs to take to fully embrace all aspects of diversity and inclusion withi...

Twelve months on from our first podcast focussing on anti-racism, partner and head of our Birmingham office, Yetunde Dania continues the conversation with partner Andy Barnard, where they reflect on the events of the past year, sharing personal experiences as Andy discusses his background, how he has been inspired to talk about the topic with his children, as well as discussing the positive steps...

How has the affordable housing sector had a positive influence amidst the Covid-19 pandemic? In the latest instalment in our Positive influencers series, Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to Helen Evans, Chief Executive of Network Homes, where they discuss the biggest challenges Helen has faced being a leading female figure in the housing sector and the ways in which she has looked to have a posit...

Will London retain its status as one of the leading cities in the world in a post-pandemic environment? This is one of the points of discussion in the latest episode of our Re-opening London series, where Partner Katie Dyer speaks to Nick Whitten, Head of UK Living Research at JLL about what it will look like for people living in London and how the capital will look on the global stage, post-Covid...

Partner Chris Plumley talks to Mark Davis, Partnerships and Communications Director at Public Sector Plc, a strategic asset management company focussed on creating partnerships with local authorities and public sector bodies to get the best out of council owned land and property assets. They have an in-depth conversation about place-making, regeneration and how the pandemic has shaped partnerships...

Next up in our Positive influencers series, Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to Phineas Harper, Director of Open City and Open House Worldwide. Phineas discusses his career trajectory and his work with Open City, and describes what he believes are the key attributes to implementing change, as well as the role the built environment can play in how we deal with inequality in our cities.

Positive Influencers is a new series of podcasts where our Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to a variety of influential figures from across the country, who are making a positive difference and having a sustained impact on society. Discover what motivates them and their views on a range of issues. In this first episode, Sara speaks to Michelle Charters, CEO of Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre. Mich...

Partners Julien Allen and Ayda Habboush speak with Carine Bonnejean, Managing Director – Hotels at Christie & Co and Richard Grossman, Managing Director at Lewis Craig. In this podcast they examine the outlook for the hospitality sector in a post-lockdown London.

How can cities achieve inclusive and sustainable growth? Following the recent launch of our 'Positioning cities for inclusive growth' report that looked at the drivers of prosperity in cities and urban centres, we brought together our real estate leaders across our four UK locations; Julien Allen, Suzanne Benson, Fiona Thomson and Georgina Savill-James to discuss how the key findings of this repor...

Partner Rebecca Rees speaks to Tracy Pritchard, Senior Policy Advisor at the Cabinet Office's International and Reform team, which is responsible for writing the proposals for the recently published Green Paper on transforming public procurement. Together they discuss the legislation that has been set out in the Green Paper and how it will alter the procurement landscape post-Brexit.

Partner Julien Allen is joined by Baton Berisha, Chief Executive of The Ivy Collection, where they discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the restaurant industry.

In the final instalment from our Knight Frank series, Partner Nick Green continues his conversation with Faisal Durrani, Head of London Commercial Research at Knight Frank and Bassam Kameshki, Independent Real Estate Professional on the various myths Middle East investors face when looking to invest in the UK.

Partner Nick Green speaks to Faisal Durrani, Head of London Commercial Research at Knight Frank and Bassam Kameshki, Independent Real Estate Consultant, about the various myths surrounding investment from the Middle East.

Partner Amardeep Gill is joined by Steve Edwards and Scott Walters from the Project Advisory Group to discuss the digital agenda and why the push for full fibre broadband in every part of the UK is gathering pace.

Partner of Argent Related and Co-Lead for Brent Cross Town Development, Nick Searl and urban wellbeing lead at Buro Happold, Dr Jamie Anderson, speak to Sara Bailey about their Flourishing Index and how its findings will inform the decision-making for the development of Brent Cross Town and the continued curation of this new London neighbourhood.

Partner Matt Holbrook speaks to Stephen Springham, Head of Retail Research at Knight Frank where they discuss the future of the retail industry post-Covid.

Partners Katharine Lewis and Ben Neary speak to David Goatman, Partner and Head of Department for Sustainability and Energy at Knight Frank, where they discuss the importance of non-financial investment factors and in particular the changing market views on ESG and the impact of generational transfer of wealth.

Partner Yvette Bryan speaks to Partners James Nicholson, in the EMEA Strategic Consultancy team and Amanda Lim who runs the flexible office solutions desk at Knight Frank where they discuss the future trends for flexible office spaces.

Partner Emma Barnfield is joined by Stephen Springham, Head of Retail Research at Knight Frank where they discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the retail sector.

Partner Chris Rundle speaks to Richard Proctor, partner and Head of London Tenant Representation and Lee Elliott, partner of Commercial Research at Knight Frank about the changing nature of offices.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day, partner Ru Anwar spoke to fellow partner Helen Randall about her heritage and also her experience with mental health and what the legal sector can do to combat the stigma that surrounds it.