Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

London Plan: boroughs to lose authority

Lorraine Hughes, senior director in CBRE's Planning team, explains how the London plan could overrule London borough's decision making. 

LondonMetric’s income focuses strategy deliver 4% NAV rise

LondonMetric has delivered a 4% uplift in EPRA NAV to 155.7p a share and reported profit of £79.6m driven by £52.8m revaluation surplus in the six months to the end of September.

David Lloyd secures first sites for 'Adrenaline World' adventure parks

Leisure tycoon and former tennis player David Lloyd has secured the first two sites for his adventure park concept, which will be called ‘Adrenaline World’.

The guys at the top taking more of a back seat

The incoming and former heads of Savills' Birmingham office Simon Farrant and Barry Allen lay out the direction for the agent as Birmingham heads into a new era. 

TECHTALK RADIO: How workplace is not about the space and all about the people

In this week's episode of TechTalk Radio we talk about how tech has transformed the way in which we work and how sometimes, just sometimes we need to switch off all our notifications, forget about the FOMO and just be happy. Listen in to hear from Bruce Daisley, VP of EMEA for Twitter and host of the Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat podcast, on the new workplace manifesto, and from Matt Rice, head of growth for UK & Ireland at Facebook's Workplace, on how the way we communicate outside of work should be the way we communicate in work.

All that and Emily Wright and Samantha McClary doing their usual. 

CBRE: Should the UK rental market take advice from the US?

CBRE’s build to rent team of Arthur McCalmount, Helen Gray and Pete Burns give their views on how much the UK market can or should be influenced by the US.  

TECHTALK ACADEMY: The live event

Earlier this month six finalists in EG's first TechTalk Academy had the unenvious task of pitching their businesses in front of some of the toughest business minds in the country. Listen in to hear the pitches and the grillings.

 

What impact will the Budget have on commercial property?

The industry has responded with mixed reactions to the Autumn Budget. From business rates and stamp duty changes, to infrastructure investment and that capital gains tax bombshell, there was plenty for the property sector to chew over.

 

This podcast features analysis from the EG team with:

 

 Bill Hughes, head of real assets at Legal & General Investment Management

Ion Fletcher, director of finance at the British Property Federation

Eamonn Boylan, chief executive for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Jerry Schurder, head of business rates at Gerald Eve

Susan Emmett, head of housing and urban regeneration at Policy Exchange

Councillor James Lewis, deputy leader of Leeds City Council

TECHTALK RADIO: AI, Data and re-skilling

FROM THE ARCHIVE: While the TechTalk Radio team work on some fresh new content for you, we take a look back through the TechTalk archive and bring you a classic episode that discusses the impact of AI on the industry, the growth of flexible working, data sharing and the need for fresh new skills in the property.

First published in the summer, the recording shows how quickly the industry is learning and adapting to change. Adoption is coming.

Listen again and enjoy. And join us again next week for a fresh new episode.

 

 

Robotics and Tinder: the future of UK industrial & logistics?

INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS SUMMIT: Charlie Pool of Stowga and robotics expert Chris Middleton discuss the future of of the industrial and logistics sector in the UK. Will automation change the industry? Is the sharing economy making its way into sheds? Will we swipe right for more space? All those questions, plus views on what the industry needs to do to futureproof itself.