Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

EG Like Sunday Morning: The football feelgood factor and real estate

As England face a major tournament final for the first time in 55 years, Jess Harrold asks Sam McClary and Alex Daniel for their thoughts on what a nation buoyed by summer sporting success could mean for the real estate sector.

In addition, McClary shares her concerns about the "resi devy levy" and Daniel offers an office update.

But who will hold their nerve best in the penalty shootout that is the EG quiz of the week?

EG Interview: Professor Nick Hopkins seeks your views on law reform

Jess Harrold speaks with Professor Nick Hopkins, law commissioner for property, about the Law Commission's current consultation on potential topics for its 14th programme of law reform.

Hopkins recounts highlights of the Commission's 13th programme, including its major recommendations for leasehold reform, and shares his thoughts on some of the major real estate topics that have already been identified as possible projects for the future.

And he calls for EG readers and listeners to share their views on problem areas in need of a review with the Commission by 31 July.

On the Case: Court of Appeal clarifies vacant possession in Capitol Park

Jess Harrold is joined by Gabrielle Theunissen-Blackshaw and Marcus Barclay, of CMS, to discuss the Court of Appeal decision in Capitol Park Leeds plc v Global Radio Services Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 995;
[2021] PLSCS 119 - overturning one of the most surprising High Court decisions of 2020, and restoring the orthodox view on returning premises to a landlord with vacant possession.

Theunissen-Blackshaw and Barclay, who acted for the successful tenant, explain the usual requirements for vacant possession, how the circumstances in this case gave rise to litigation between the landlord and tenant, and why the High Court decision last year raised eyebrows.

In addition, they outline the Court of Appeal's reasoning and how it clarifies the law following the period of uncertainty since the first instance decision.

Future of Bristol: A city core’s renaissance

Bristol’s real estate professionals see a vibrant, sustainable and moral post-pandemic recovery ahead for the city.

In this 35-minute conversation, EG deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Initiative’s James Durie, Savills’ Paddy Hales and University of the West of England’s Elena Marco.

EG’s guests discuss what the real estate industry needs to offer to help Bristol as it recovers from the pandemic – how it can continue to attract occupiers to its offices, ensure supply meets demand in the housing market and build the kinds of sustainable communities that we’ve all learned we need after events of the past 18 months.

The Future of Work – Reopening strategies

For our second webinar in EG’s Future of Work series, we turn to the topic of reopening strategies.
 
What are the three main objectives for today’s landlords?
• Reopening the office
• Encouraging the return of tenants
• Re-engaging those tenants
 
To bring new insight into this discussion, we hear from three leading experts.

EG Like Sunday Morning: Hot hotels and booming BTR

News editor Pui-Guan Man and residential editor Emma Rosser join Jess Harrold for the latest weekly round-up.

As Pui delivers some welcome good news for the hotel sector, Emma returns to a previous EGLSM debate, with hard evidence on why the build-to-rent sector is better than offices - and together they cover more of the big news of the day, including business rates reform.

But who will triumph in the newly-competitive quiz of the week?

Resi Talks: Inside Macquarie's UK BTR debut

In this episode EG's residential editor Emma Rosser is joined by the founders of build-to-rent startup Goodstone Living.

In February, EG reported that Australian Bank Macquarie was gearing up for its first UK BTR investment, working with Essential Living founders, Martin Bellinger and Darryl Flay.

The pair started one the first BTR specialist platforms back in 2011. A decade later their new venture aims to raise and deploy £1bn in this fast growing market. This week, that venture officially launched under the new brand Goodstone Living.

In this podcast, Bellinger and Dana Gibson, co-head of Macquarie Asset Management’s Real Estate team for Europe, reveal the strategy for the new business.

On the Case: The return of S Franses and the pandemic impact on West End rents

In a sequel to one of the most significant property law decisions of recent years - the Supreme Court judgment on lease renewal in S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62; [2019] EGLR 4 - Central London County Court has ruled on the terms of the tenant's new lease.

Joanne Wicks QC, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, and solicitor David Cooper, of David Cooper & Co, who acted for the claimant tenant, textile dealership S Franses, explain the court's decision and how it reflects the impact of Covid-19 on rent levels in the West End.

Wicks and Cooper discuss the implications of the latest ruling for landlords and tenants going forward - and reflect on the lasting impact of the Supreme Court decision on lease renewal oppositions under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

 

The Chancery Lane Project: how a global initiative is harnessing legal know-how to help fight climate change

In this latest EG podcast, professional & legal editor Sarah Jackman catches up with Becky Annison, Clare Harman Clark and Simone Potter. All three either work for or are contributors to The Chancery Lane Project – a global initiative that sees lawyers and industry professionals collaborate to produce contract clauses that deliver climate solutions.

Each clause is peer reviewed and then published free of charge on its website for anyone to use in their legal work. Real estate is no exception and, since the project’s launch in 2019, model clauses such as a residential green lease covenants clause and green assured shorthold tenancy clause have been published for use in property-related documents.

Five new real estate clauses are in the pipeline, ranging from adding disclosures on climate change issues into the City of London Law Society Certificate of Title through to clauses encouraging landlords to provide electricity from renewable energy sources.

Tune in to hear more about how its collaborative drafting and peer review process works, as well as what’s in store for project going forward.

Becky Anniston is the project's director of engagement, Simone Potter is its director of knowledge, while Clare Harman Clark is a senior professional support lawyer at Taylor Wessing and contributor to the project. 

Market Moves: Bridging lender Glenhawk's carbon neutral milestone

Glenhawk, a provider of short-term real estate finance, has become the first bridging lender to achieve a carbon neutral certification from the Carbon Trust.

 

In this podcast, group treasurer Daron Kularatnam tells EG deputy editor Tim Burke about the work it took and why he wants the lender to be at "the front of change" as a corporate and as an example of how real estate finance can bolster its environmental credentials – and the next steps for the company on its ESG journey.