Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

In on the Act: The role of the Law Commission in legislative change

Jess Harrold is joined by Jonathan Gaunt KC, barrister at Falcon Chambers, to discuss the work of the Law Commission and its role in recommending reform, with specific reference to property-related matters.

As well as the Law Commission's forthcoming review of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, and its extensive recent recommendations in relation to leasehold, commonhold and enfranchisement, Gaunt explains the intricacies of the Commission's work by reference to two major projects that have yet to lead to legislative change: its reports on easements in 2011 and on rights to light in 2014. 

Gaunt - co-author of the leading text, Gale on Easements - offers his views on the Commission's outstanding recommendations in these areas, and the reforms he still hopes may one day find their way onto the statute book.

EG Like Sunday Morning: Starting out in real estate

EG's weekly podcast round-up returns after a summer break, and Jess Harrold is joined by senior writers Julia Cahill and Piers Wehner, and legal & professional editor Sarah Jackman, for a bumper episode.

Cahill recounts insights on the future of the office from her EG Interview with Sir Stuart Lipton, and Wehner brings to life the boundless possibilities that generative AI can offer the real estate sector.

Then, Jackman explains why EG is giving the sector the gift of the Starting Out in Real Estate supplement, an informative guide for young people about the career paths and opportunities available. Read - and share - the SOIRE special at: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=9e29e9f5-079d-4cec-b3ff-d2ee44e6933f

Crown Estate CEO, Dan Labbad, on his career in real estate and effecting positive change

As part of EG’s new Starting out in real estate publication, Blessings Doherty, land economy undergraduate at the University of Cambridge speaks to the Crown Estate CEO, Dan Labbad, about his journey in the sector.

The pair discuss his enduring passion for real estate and its ability to drive social change, sustainability and placemaking; the breadth of opportunity that exists for careers in the sector now compared to 30 years ago; and the ways in which young people can help to change the world for the better.

They also reflect on the power of diversity, the responsibility that comes with leadership and why it’s okay to be vulnerable.

Unlocking value in data: It’s what you do with it that counts

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is talking all things data.

She sits down with Thalia Baldwin, chief executive of the Geospatial Commission, and Alex Notay, who as well as being placemaking and investment director at PfP Capital is a non-executive independent commissioner at the Geospatial Commission, to delve at little deeper into their recent Building Better Decision Making report.

The report calls for greater use of location data in the real estate sector to unlock innovation and enable the industry to function better, more efficiently and more effectively.

But greater use alone is not enough. Collaboration across public and private sectors, a wider lens on the types of data that might be useful for better decision making and an understanding that just collecting it isn't enough - it's what you do with it that counts - form part of the asks during this 35-minute conversation.

Whether you're a data nerd or someone who just wants to build a better place, this listen will have plenty for you to get your teeth into.

And if you want to read some of the reports discussed in the recording, you can access them all here:
Building Better Decision Making
Finding Common Ground
The RED Foundation

Bricks & Mortar: DWS’s head of UK, Jessica Hardman, discusses her journey in real estate

In this special edition of Bricks & Mortar, EG’s Sarah Jackman speaks to DWS’s head of UK, Jessica Hardman, as part of EG’s new Starting out in real estate publication.

Jessica assumed the head of UK role in June 2023 following a career in real estate investment management, most recently as DWS’s head of European portfolio management and head of UK real estate group – a role that she retains.

The pair discuss her journey into real estate and how her career has evolved since, including what first ignited her interest in the sector, the education and professional choices she made to support a career in it and how those choices led her to a career in investment management. She reflects on how her career has evolved since, the things that are important to her as a leader, as well as sharing plenty of advice for those considering a career in real estate.

Bricks & Mortar: Love Surveying’s Marion Ellis on neurodiversity

In today’s episode of Bricks & Mortar, Sarah Jackman is joined by Marion Ellis of Love Surveying – a company that offers coaching and bespoke business support to those setting up and running their own surveying business. Marion established Love Surveying following 20 years in the residential property sector and today offers a range of support services including mentoring and the Surveyor Hub podcast.

Marion has also written on neurodiversity and the benefits that it brings to the industry for EG’s new Starting out in real estate publication – and expands on those themes in this podcast. She discusses her own experience, the benefits of having diverse thought in the workplace and how the industry has evolved its approach to it in the time that she’s been working in real estate.

EG’s Office Politics meets Lord Deben - aka John Gummer

Outgoing chair of the Climate Change Committee Lord Deben - perhaps known better to some listeners as former environment secretary and EG columnist John Gummer - speaks to EG's Piers Wehner in the latest episode of the politics and property podcast. 

In a wide-ranging interview he talks about why he believes the government has failed to deliver on its green promises, why we need a Department for Land Use, what he would do to compel developers to be more green, and why he supports Just Stop Oil. 

Plus what he would do if he were back in government, and what he wishes he had done better as Secretary of State. 

“We are now at risk [from climate change] in a way which we have never been before, and we also know what we have to do," he says. "This is a challenge to humanity which will make or break us. And at the moment, it's breaking us."

Bricks & Mortar: ULI Hines student competition – the benefits of diverse teams and collaboration

The winners of the annual ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe 2023, have recently been announced, with a team from the University of Manchester scooping the top prize.

Sarah Jackman catches up with one of the winning team of four, Nimrah Maryam, along with Brian Moran, senior managing director and head of Hines in Ireland as well as member of the jury for the competition, and Emanuel Rebelo, senior associate at Hines and past winner of the ULI Hines student competition.

They discuss the benefits of entering a collaborative project-based competition, what it’s taught them and how those learnings can be applied to professional life. As Moran says: “I am constantly surprised at the talent we see coming through. We insist on diversity – gender and disciplinary – because when they work together and realise that they have to collaborate to bring the best out in one another, it’s quite astonishing what happens. When you see the team working together, you see the passion and the energy come through.”

Voice of the Region: Shropshire – Locked stock and one smoking flaxmill

Bottlenecks in the planning system are a bigger obstacle to the Shropshire market than the UK’s broader economic woes, according to Towler Shaw Roberts partner Toby Shaw, who believes demand is very much there for quality developments once they finally get built.

Towler Shaw Roberts sits comfortably at the top of the Radius On Demand Rankings for Shropshire, with 75,153 sq ft of space transacted across 38 deals so far this year.

Shaw highlights Shrewsbury’s historic Flaxmill Maltings - the world’s first iron frame building which has been imaginatively redeveloped by Historic England for office use and is now attracting record rents for the town - as evidence that demand is there. However, he also believes the market is being hampered by a planning system which means developments are waiting years for work to even start on site.

Bricks & Mortar: Turley’s Richard Laming on the evolution of the planner’s skillset

This latest episode of Bricks & Mortar features Richard Laming, senior director of economics at planning and development consultancy, Turley. 

In a focussed discussion, Laming reflects on how technology has impacted planning over the last decade, its acceleration during the pandemic and what's potentially coming down the tracks by way of future developments - including AI.

He goes on to consider what this means for those working in planning. Has the planner's skillset changed? Do those working in the sector need to adapt and evolve their skillset to new meet new technology? What is the effect on the recruitment process?

Tune in to the full podcast to hear Laming's thoughts.