Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Crossrail 2 on track for property development opportunities - strategic manager Joanna Averley

Crossrail 2's Joanna Averley discusses private sector development opportunities along the rail route. She spoke to Estates Gazette at The Urban Land Institute's public private partnership event: The Future of London Infrastructure. 

Clive Fenton, chief executive of McCarthy & Stone, discusses the outlook for the retirement market

Deloitte Central London crane survey - new starts down by 42%

Economic growth hinges on 'dialled back' Donald Trump

Economic growth is contingent on Donald Trump running a presidency that is more moderate than his campaign.

That is according to Michael Gately, head of real estate research at Barings Real Estate Advisers, who said: “The baseline outlook for continued, modest, steady but slower growth here in the States bodes well for global economies.

“But it is based on the ability of Trump and his administration to dial back some of the emotion and work with the Republican infrastructure and Congress.”

Jason Sibthorpe discusses his move to Avison Young

Jason Sidthorpe discusses his move to Avison Young

Alison Hardy of Squire Patton Boggs LLP takes over as PLA chair

Last night, at the Property Litigation Association’s annual dinner, Alison Hardy of Squire Patton Boggs LLP formally took over as chair of the organisation. We spoke to her about the importance of the PLA and what she and it have planned for her year as chair.

Charlie Farr, property acquisitions manager at Deliveroo, speaks to Estates Gazette about the roll out of Deliveroo’s new RooBox concept

Charlie Farr, property acquisitions manager at Deliveroo, speaks to Estates Gazette about the roll out of Deliveroo’s new RooBox concept

Allianz Real Estate set to target UK commercial market

Allianz has been working in European real estate finance since 2011, its portfolio gradually expanding from Germany and France to ten regions across the continent. So far its only UK exposure has been through a €650m (£567m) loan in 2015 to a cross-border NorthStar portfolio, which included offices in London.

But now Roland Fuchs, head of European real estate finance, explains why the UK commercial property industry looks like the “natural” next step for the lender and what it will look for.

Millennials offer bright future after Trump

We must look to the millennials for hope for the future following Donald Trump’s US presidential victory says CBRE’s San Francisco vice president.

Bay Area based Dan Harvey said that young adults with fresh ideas would spell change.

He said: “In terms of the tech sector following the election result, I think the positive story here comes from the millennials and the entrepreneurs who think differently. As the boomers become more elderly and the millennials start to take a larger role, there is a great hope that this generation will continue to reinvent our economy with new companies and will also reinvent government.”

Derwent's chief exec on record lettings and keeping investors confident

Derwent London posted record lettings, generating rental income of £28.3m pa, but share prices are still down more than 27% on pre-referendum levels.

John Burns, chief executive of Derwent London, talks strong results and investor confidence in the face of a share price slump.