Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

GVA's chief executive Gerry Hughes is not afraid to admit the agent's gender pay gap figures were not where he would have liked them to be. But he is also not afraid to commit to improving them. Here he talks to EG deputy editor Samantha McClary about exactly what he will be doing to deliver better figures next year

CBRE's UK managing director is passionate about all things diversity. He spoke to EG deputy editor Samantha McClary about how CBRE is tackling the gender imbalance issue facing the real estate industry.

 

In this long listen podcast, EG deputy editor Samantha McClary talks to three key players in the real estate industry about the sector’s unsurprising gender pay gap figures and how the industry must now work together to solve the issue.

CBRE UK managing director Ciaran Bird talks of the importance of getting real estate talked about in schools and of the power of trust, GVA chief executive Gerry Hughes about how this cannot – and should not – be fixed overnight while British Land’s Emma Cariaga talks about how the key to the issue may be more men taking up stereotypical women’s role and a big push on shared parental leave.

Explore EG's coverage of real estate's Gender Pay Gap report submissions at www.egi.co.uk/news/more-property-firms-report-on-gender-pay-gap/

As tomorrow’s deadline for companies with 250 or more employees to file their gender pay gap report looms, EG looks back through the Tech Talk Radio archives to an episode that addressed the gender imbalance in tech.

When Metaprop’s Aaron Block and Zak Schwarzman joined Emily Wright and Sam McClary in the studio back in January this year, talk turned to what happens when the male dominated worlds of property and technology collide in terms of maintaining an equal sector.

Mike Harris, director for growth at Southampton City council discusses what lies ahead for Southampton.

Topics include devolution for the region; what next for the stalled Royal Pier scheme and plans for attracting investment.

Building on the growth sparked by the launch of Southampton’s masterplan six years ago is the main priority for the coastal city’s council as it embarks on the second phase of its plan to attract £3bn of investment by 2030.

On this episode of Tech Talk Radio, hosts Emily Wright and Sam McClary look back to EG’s Tech Live event at Mipim where eight panellists from the worlds of tech and property debated whether the real estate sector is comfortable enough to embrace failure  - the inevitable product of real innovation. Speakers including KMPG’s Andy Pyle, Equiem’s Laura Acklandiene and Dr Rick Robinson from Arup debate the idea of ‘freedom to fail’ while one half of our EG co-host duo commits a vicious crime live on air.

Allan Lockhart is stepping out of the shadows. After years as property director at NewRiver REIT, he is taking over as chief executive from his father, David Lockhart, on 1 May. He joins EG to talk about his start in property, the opportunities and challenges of taking on a more visible role in the company and his advice to those just starting out.

At the Property Litigation Association's annual conference in Oxford, PLA president Liz Peace CBE addressed a packed audience, seeking inspiration from Bob Dylan to speak on the rapid pace of change affecting the real estate sector - and the important role that lawyers continue to play in embracing and implementing that change.

In this episode, property consultant Jen Leman discusses the skills needed by lease consultancy surveyors when advising landlords & tenants on lease renewals.

She covers what the surveyor should think about when appointed by the respective parties, the official guidelines they need to be conversant with, as well as the key skills needed for a successful career in lease consultancy.