The latest news, views and debates from the commercial property industry. A mix of regular short interviews and the weekly news round-up, covering the whole of the commercial property industry.
Episodes
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
London Deputy Mayor James Murray has said the Greater London Authority’s next priority will be to ensure Londoners understand what the mayor’s office is doing in terms of housing.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Darren Rodwell, leader of Barking and Dagenham council, explains what the borough wants from developers.
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Graham Barnes, an executive director at CBRE Capital Advisors, sits down with EG to discuss the team's flagship Four Quadrants event last week where the industry came together to talk about why "keeping calm and carrying on" is more relevant than ever. Barnes explains why the industry should not panic but warns of the dangers of over-exuberance.
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Tuesday May 02, 2017
In a city where helipads are built overnight, hotels revolve so guests wake up to a different view each morning, and flying taxis are a mere few months away from being rolled out, what can the world expect from Dubai’s Expo 2020, one of the biggest showcases of global innovation in the world?
After making a presentation at EG’s Middle East Real Estate Forum in Dubai on 26 April about how Expo 2020 is emerging from a 438 hectare site – that’s twice the size of London’s Hyde Park – and how it is transforming Dubai’s built and cultural environment, Simon Clegg, its chief operating officer, spoke to EG further about the collaboration that is making it happen, the political will driving it and how, 12 months into his role, he has had to recalibrate in his mind the natural parameters of what he ever thought possible.
Rebecca Kent
Listen to Simon Clegg's presentation here https://estatesgazette.podbean.com/e/meref-expo-2020-the-greatest-show-on-earth-simon-clegg/
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Tuesday May 02, 2017
AccorHotels has a new hotel concept called Jo & Jow which will cater specifically for the millenial traveller. It is ambitiously planning on opening 50 Jo & Joes globally by 2020.
It has also created a new lifestyle division specifically to manage this new brand and promoted senior vice president of creation Cédric Gobilliard to head up the new division and oversee its aggressive expansion.
Amber Rolt met with Golillaird in Paris to discuss the importance of this growing segment of the market.
Tuesday May 02, 2017
Tuesday May 02, 2017
As CMS, Nabarro and Olswang complete their merger, the real estate leadership team of the combined CMS - Ciaran Carvalho, Mark Heighton, John Cumpson, Danielle Drummond-Brassington and Martin Edwards - share their individual themes and issues to watch out for.
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
MEFREF: The real estate industry has an important role to play in delivering the full benefits of world-class aviation, according an expert in the Middle East.
Christopher Bradley, the general manager for Middle East aviation at Chevron, said efforts to transform Dubai into a major logistics and aviation hub, where businesses have genuine access to wider regional markets, can only be complete with the provision of appropriate and thoughtfully-located commercial space.
Bradley was speaking at EG’s Middle East Real Estate Forum in Dubai on 26 April.
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Sarah Jackman talks to Katie Bradford about her career in property litigation, following the announcement that Bradford will stand down as head of Linklaters’ property litigation team to become a consultant partner with the firm
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
One of the country’s top real estate QCs is leaving Falcon Chambers to join surveying firm Malcolm Hollis as in-house legal counsel.
Nicholas Dowding QC - the only QC in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 for property litigation, and the only real estate litigation QC listed by Chambers & Partners as a “notable individual” - will join the firm in a consultancy role from 1 July. The announcement was made last night at Malcolm Hollis’ annual dilapidations seminar.
The move will see Malcolm Hollis LLP become the only independent commercial building consultancy to offer in-house legal counsel as part of its dilapidations and dispute resolution service.
Dowding and Malcolm Hollis senior partner John Woodman spoke with EG’s deputy legal editor Jess Harrold to discuss the appointment, what it means for the firm and the advantages it will offer clients.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Plans to create a new tech and innovation hub in the Emirate of Sharjah could help to boost the Gulf region's position as a global player.
His Excellency Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, chief executive of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, said that the Emirate's current focus on education and culture should be developed to create a new TMT hub in the region.