Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

MIPIM UK: Leeds LEP chair loves a challenge

Roger Marsh, chair of the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, dismisses the gloomy outlook of some to highlight the potential of investing in the north.

“There are challenges out there but challenges always present opportunities,” he says.

 

MIPIM UK: Premium needs for risk is impacting on pricing, says Frogmore director

Frogmore’s investment director Patrick Smith talks about how Brexit uncertainty is raising short term UK investment risk and what the firm’s strategy will be in mitigating that risk.

“We feel with all this uncertainty the premium we need for the risk is obviously impacting on pricing. This is short term instability caused because of Brexit and the political make up. We are very positive about the long term future there are some fundamental aspects of UK real estate that are here to stay.”

MIPIM UK: What are the investment risks and where are the rewards in the UK regions?

An expert panel at MIPIM UK weigh up the risks and the rewards of investing in real estate in UK cities.

The panel included:

Sara Bailey, Head of Real Estate, Trowers & Hamlins

Tony Bray, Area Director - West Midlands and South West England, Cities & Local Growth Unit, HMG

Tony Brown, Chief Investment Officer, M&G Real Estate

Abid Hussain,Senior Investment Manager, MBU Capital

Stacey Meadwell, National & Sector editor, EG

MIPIM UK: Trump will stay, there is more risk attached to removing Theresa May from office than keeping her in, and every possible form of Brexit is bad for UK GDP - Hecker

Charles Hecker, senior partner at independent, global risk consultancy Control Risks casts his projections on the future state of geopolitics, global security and macro economics, bringing together analysis from colleagues in 36 locations around the world. He was speaking at MIPIM UK.

MIPIM UK: Is London office take-up slipping again?

How did London office take-up bounce back after the referendum and are we starting to see it slip again? James Lock, managing director at Blackstone Group International Partners, explains why the rebound might finally be slowing down.

MIPIM UK: How should landlords respond to the current London offices market

With the Cheesegrater sold in the City’s second biggest investment deal, Brexit negotiations becoming a normal fact of life and the snap election safely behind us, London’s leasing market bounced back in the second quarter of the year. Can the momentum continue? And to what extent are flexible office providers responsible for the uptick?

Experts discuss at an EG panel at MIPIM UK.

The panel included:

Presentation by: by Graham Shone, Senior Data Analyst, EG

Jonathan Evans, Office Leasing Director, Almacantar

Ross Blair, Senior Managing Director and Head of Hines UK

Mike Wiseman, Head of Office Leasing, British Land

Stéphanie McMahon, Research, BNP Paribas Real Estate

James Lock, Managing Director, Blackstone

Chaired by Damian Wild, editor, EG

TechTalk Radio at MIPIM UK: Transformation, revolution and a little green box

MIPIM UK had a distinctly tech feel to it this year, so TechTalk Radio co-hosts Emily Wright and Samantha McClary took their mics to Olympia in west London to talk tech with the masses. There were discussions on how tech is transforming the agency world and the world at large and a rather surprising experience in a little green room – you would have had to have caught EG’s Instagram story for that. And, EG editor Damian Wild makes his debut on the podcast.

MIPM UK: landlords losing hundreds of thousands of pounds as number of squatters eclipse legal guardians in empty UK properties

Stuart Woolgar, director of security at Global Guardians reveals that commercial property landlords are losing hundreds of thousands of pounds salvaging their properties occupied by squatters when 'smart, savvy' people in need of affordable accommodation could be looking after them instead. Woolgar also talks to EG about how how guardianship is coming into the 21st century with a new proptech platform.

MIPIM UK: Is the UK still a good real estate investment?

What is the current state of investment into the UK? Where is the money coming from and in what volume? What are the drivers and what are the detractors for investors? What assets are they chasing? Which sectors are hot? And what is the Impact of corporate occupiers’ post-Brexit plans?

Investment experts, government representtives, regional movers and shakers and number crunchers examine the market at this MIPIM UK debate.

The panel:

 

Opening remarks from Susan Cauldwell, ‎Managing Director Strategic Relationships & Performance - ‎International Trade & Investment, Department for International Trade

Presentation by: by Graham Shone, Senior Data Analyst, EG

Patrick Smith, investment director, Frogmore

Lynda Shillaw, Chief Executive, MAG Property

Roger Marsh OBE, Chair of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership

Sir Richard Leese, Leader, Manchester City Council

John Miu, Chief Operating Officer, ABP London

Tom Leahy, Senior Director of EMEA Analytics, Real Capital Analytics

Chaired by: Damian Wild, Editor, EG

MIPIM UK: Lloyds Bank chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio on the UK's position in the new world order

Lloyds Banking Group chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio opened the second day of MIPIM UK with a keynote on the UK's position in the new world order.

For every 1% of trade the UK loses with the EU as a result of Brexit, it will need to trade 9% more with China just to maintain economic stability, he said.

Listen to his keynote here.