Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Cambridge Question Time debate

Cambridge has established itself as a powerhouse for innovation and excellence, but can Silicon Fen insulate the city from Brexit tremors? And what difference will the City Deal make to enduring pain points of short housing stock, office supply and traffic congestion? Experts debated at Estates Gazette's Cambridge Question Time. Panellists were Richard Janes, Cambridge Head of Development, Savills; Mark Reeve, Chairman, Greater Cambridge, Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership; Emily Orton, Co-Founder, Darktrace; Derek Carr, Partner, PEM; William Jewson, Development Director, Howard Group; and Lord Andrew Lansley, Chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum. Damian Wild, Editor, Estates Gazette, was chairing.

 

Ian Mason on property cycles and the impact of international investment

Ian Mason, head of AEW’s UK real return fund, talks about where the industry is in the cycle and what international investors are bringing to the UK

Andy Street sets out Brum vision

Housing and infrastructure will be at the heart of Andy Street's manifesto, as the former head of John Lewis looks to become the first elected mayor of the West Midlands.

Great Portland Estates portfolio dips

Great Portland Estates has posted a 3.7% fall in its portfolio valuation in its half-year results.

Income flows in New River results

New River Retail has posted strong income growth despite a 1.7% dip in NAV and a 1% reduction in portfolio valuation in its half-year results.

Duncan Owen: Schroder Real Estate to stick to its knitting following results

Duncan Owen, head of real estate at Schroders, on caution and "sticking to your knitting" after Schroder REIT posted a 10% rise in earnings amid a tumultuous market.

WIRED Retail 2016: Camera footage helps landlords and retailers monitor footfall demographics

Retail research group Hoxton Analytics uses data from camera footage designed to capture shoppers’ footwear to help landlords and retailers monitor footfall demographics.

New York deputy mayor for housing: get tough on developers

Housing affordability should be pegged to household income rather than market rates, said Alicia Glen, New York's deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills. 

She also said authorities should "get tough" with developers to prove they "won't go bust" by providing prescribed affrodable housing percentages.

She was speaking to Rebecca Kent at the Centre for London's London Conference.

WIRED Retail 2016: A new online delivery platform could boost physical sales for retailers in the UK

NearSt is a local eCommerce platform that makes it faster and easier for shoppers to buy from shops on the high street rather than order online.

Jan van Casteren, head of Europe, Flexport

Van Casteren speaks to Estates Gazette at WIRED 2016 on how modern supply chains could rely less on traditional distribution warehouses