Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Bricks & Mortar: How to get the most out of mentoring

Joining Sarah Jackman in the studio today are not one, but three, guests: Vanessa Hale, Head of Insights & Residential Research at BNP Paribas and chair of ULI UK, Yohance Harper, associate partner at Quadrant Estates and Mo O’Connell, quantity surveyor at Gardiner & Theobald.

Both Yohance and Mo are ULI Young Leaders and all three are involved in the ULI mentorship programme – a year-long scheme which is open to its Young Leaders and pairs small groups of mentees with a senior level executive mentor in the real estate industry.

They reflect on the benefits of both formal and informal mentoring, whether it be in developing a network or receiving careers guidance, and talk about how to approach the relationship to get the most from it.

They discuss too, how it can be a hugely beneficial relationship for the mentor and enables those in senior level positions to give something back, as well as to learn from those in more junior levels of the profession.

EG Like Sunday Morning: Celebrating Future Leaders

Editor Sam McClary and news editor Pui-Guan Man join Jess Harrold to review the week, beginning with the launch of 'season three' of EG's Future Leaders program. McClary discusses what's different this time, what the latest cohort can expect to get out of participation, and the lessons she has learned along the way from our Future Leaders.

Then, Man surveys the week's news, including her interview with RICS CEO Sean Tompkins, what local authorities are planning for their shopping centre acquisitions and more.

But who will be put to the test in the quiz of the week?

No Filter Episode Two: Anchors Away!

John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams have all been in the headlines in the opening quarter of this year. All retailers consolidating, shuttering and reimagining traditional stores in the face of an increasingly turbulent retail environment exacerbated by the unprecedented circumstances of the last twelve months.

This episode sees EG’s in-house analysts James Child and Graham Shone discuss what the continued exodus and redundancy of department stores means for the future of the high street, and the commensurate impact of “de-anchoring” on our town centres. If less retail space is required, what can and should fill those empty gaps?

Silver bullets, Sim City and another reference to “piano key” town centre management, all in the second instalment of “No Filter.”

Future Leaders: Understanding what good looks like

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary speaks to experts from JLL, Savills, Oxford Properties, Octopus Real Estate and Taylor Wessing to talk about what good needs to look like in the industry if it is really to deliver a working environment for everyone.

Listen in as they talk about the need to challenge and be challenged, the overwhelming importance of collaboration to bring about real change and why empowering people to call out and to be called out yourself is vital as we move towards a more equal and inclusive sector.

The podcast has been recorded as part of EG Future Leaders programme, which seeks to uncover the fresh talent in the industry and support them on their journey of showcasing the career opportunities available for all in the sector.

Find out more about the programme and its previous iterations at https://www.egi.co.uk/futureleaders/

EG Like Sunday Morning: High street hopes and the even more-atorium

News editor Pui-Guan Man and retail and industrial analyst James Child share their considerable expertise when it comes to the plight of the high street, looking forward to the easing of lockdown and what it will mean for retailers. 

Casting their minds even further ahead, what could our high streets and shopping centres look like five or ten years down the line?

In addition, Child offers an update on the thriving logistics sector, and Man takes in the reaction to the latest extension to suspension on commercial evictions - as well as rounding up more of the latest news. But how will a data guru cope with the quiz of the week?

Forewarned is forearmed: HSF’s guide to the road ahead for real estate

Herbert Smith Freehills partners join Jess Harrold to discuss the firm’s new report – Forearmed: a real estate disputes guide to likely trends in 2021 and beyond. 

Head of real estate dispute resolution Matthew Bonye, head of planning Matthew White and, from the restructuring/insolvency team, John Chetwood, each address key points raised in the report, which sets out HSF’s predictions as to where disputes are likely to arise, providing a “roadmap to preparing for the coming months”.

Bonye, White and Chetwood address major real estate battlegrounds arising out of the pandemic, how its long-term effects will impact the way we live and work, and the changing property needs that will result.

The discussion covers such landlord and tenant issues as unpaid rent, forfeiture, dilapidations and the position of lease guarantors; planning matters arising out of evolving priorities and changes to the system, including more permitted development rights; and questions of tenant insolvency and CVAs.

The full report can be read at: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/forearmed-a-real-estate-disputes-guide-to-likely-trends-in-2021-and-beyond 

Wellbeing and real estate: a year of lockdown lessons

A year on from the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown, the pressures of huge changes to our work and working practices have made wellbeing and mental health an unavoidable topic for business.

Having felt our way in the dark for much of the past 12 months, the vaccine rollout is now the clearest sign of light at the end of the tunnel, but how can we make sure that as companies and colleagues we learn the lessons of the past year?

 

In this podcast, EG deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by:

• Lynda Shillaw, chief executive at Harworth Group
• John Woodman, senior partner at Hollis, and
• Victoria Hill, founder of Promind

 

Celebrating the elevation of tech in real estate

In this special edition of the EG TechTalk Radio podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is in conversation with a collection of judges for EG’s upcoming Tech Awards to find out a little bit more about what they will be looking for in submissions this year and just how excited they are for the virtual extravaganza that will be the EG Tech Awards.

But the conversation is about more than just how to win an EG Tech Award, it is about the role that tech is playing in the evolution of the real estate sector, about how despite the pandemic, 2020 was a year of innovation and big steps forward.

Listen in to find out more about that, exactly how Olly Freedman, director- Europe at Retransform, Tim Ryan, partner and head of technology at DAC Beachcroft, and Colin O’Reilly, sales director at MRI Software, are going to dress to impress at this year’s awards and an exclusive piece of breaking tech news.

To find out more about the EG Tech Awards and how to enter, visit https://www.egi.co.uk/tech-awards/2021-home/

Bricks & Mortar: Careers trilogy, episode 3: Succeeding at the interview stage

In this final instalment of EG’s careers trilogy, Bricks & Mortar host, Sarah Jackman is joined for a final time by Nick Carman – Partnership Director at Macdonald & Company, a specialist recruitment consultancy for the real estate and built environment sectors – for a look at how to succeed at the interview.

Carman discusses the three different types of interview – traditional, behavioural and competency – and sets out what to expect from each and how to prepare accordingly, while emphasising the need to deliver answers succinctly on the day.

Although much of the focus for the interview will be on finding out whether the interviewee is the best person for the role, Carman reminds listeners that it’s also an opportunity for the interviewee to find out more about the potential employer. He suggests making the most of asking questions and trying to gain an understanding of what it would be like to work there.

To round off the series, Carman talks through the second interview and how it might differ from the first, before reiterating the importance of following up to get feedback and contacting the interviewers personally if unsuccessful.

EG Like Sunday Morning: Budget special

This week news editor Pui-Guan Man and London and offices reporter Alex Daniel join Jess Harrold to take on the big event of the week: the Budget. Between them, they cover everything real estate needs to know about the chancellor's announcements — as well as a few items that didn't get crossed off the Budget bingo card, and how the property industry has reacted.

Plus, Pui shares the latest on an internal review being planned by RICS, and more of the latest news - and is put to the test in the quiz of the week.