The latest news, views and debates from the commercial property industry. A mix of regular short interviews and round-ups, covering the whole of the commercial property industry.
Episodes
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
19 min
Construction lawyers Stuart Pemble and Alison Garrett, a partner and senior legal adviser respectively at Mills & Reeve, discuss the issues being raised by their clients during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pemble and Garrett address key topics including delays, force majeure, practical health and safety issues on sites, the difficulties raised for urgent cladding replacement works, and the need for collaboration in the industry to weather tough times ahead.
In addition, they assess the potentially bleak financial outlook for construction - but sound a note of optimism, in the hope that infrastructure spending forms part of the government's plan to rebuild the economy.
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
13 min
Olly Roberts’s final year as a BSc Real Estate student at Reading University changed quite substantially with the announcement of the nationwide lockdown. His campus closed, teaching moved online and a new method of final assessment was adopted.
Here he joins EG’s professional & legal editor Sarah Jackman to discuss how he’s adapting to those changes and whether the current situation will have a bearing on taking up his new job in the industry in September.
Apr 20, 2020
Apr 20, 2020
23 min
David Holland, partner at Squire Patton Boggs, discusses his firm's extensive report, Covid-19 Government Measures in Real Estate, which compares the responses of 10 European countries, including the UK, to the pandemic.
Holland addresses how well the UK's response compares to neighbours including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, and considers what additional measures the British government could implement that have been introduced elsewhere. In addition, he looks at how Russia has handled the crisis so far, as well as the innovative approach in Belgium.
Read the full report at: https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/-/media/files/insights/publications/2020/04/covid19-government-measures-in-real-estate-europe/covid19-government-measures-in-real-estate-europe.pdf
Apr 17, 2020
Apr 17, 2020
22 min
On this week's episode of We're Still Here we're talking recession and depression. Hardly the most upbeat of topics but there are silver linings to be found so it is worth a listen for tips from some of the industry's leading lights on preparing for tough times ahead.
Host Emily Wright is joined by EG news editor Pui-Guan Man and London editor Louise Dransfield as we delve into some of the big news and trends emerging out of the capital and look at the impact of the predicted upcoming economic hardship across the sector in its entirety.
Listen out for positivity along the way as we also consider why the real estate sector is in a comparably strong position to weather the storm and reveal who believes the industry will come out of this crisis more innovative and creative than ever before.
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
19 min
The effect of the coronavirus outbreak on GCSE and A-level examinations has been well documented, but how is Covid-19 affecting undergraduate and post-graduate real estate courses?
Paul Collins – a senior lecturer in the school of architecture, design and the built environment at Nottingham Trent University – joins EG’s professional & legal editor, Sarah Jackman, to discuss how they’re currently delivering their teaching, how students are adapting, what the likely effect will be on 2020 and 2021 admissions and whether those that have a scheduled year-out in industry in 2020 are still planning to go ahead.
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
19 min
Karen Mitchell, senior associate at Eversheds Sutherland, shares her experiences from the very first remote hearing at the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), discussing the advantages of having the case heard over Skype - and some of the drawbacks.
Mitchell addresses how extensive guidance is continuing to hone the court process, and whether there may be any lasting impact from widespread use of remote hearings during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
20 min
From gas safety certificates to EPCs, tenancy deposits to essential repairs, there are a wealth of measures that landlords need to ensure compliance with. But with access to properties potentially restricted owing to the current crisis, how do landlords ensure that they remain compliant?
To discuss this and other guidance issued by the government in relation to residential property, barrister Elizabeth Dwomoh of Lamb Chambers joins EG’s professional & legal editor, Sarah Jackman for a look at current best practice.
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
8 min
Kerry Glanville, partner at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, analyses the recent Court of Appeal decision in LM Homes v Queen Court Freehold Company [2020] EWCA Civ 371; [2020] PLSCS 41 - a case which raised the question whether airspace above and subsoil below a building falls within "common parts" for the purposes of the enfranchisement legislation in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.
Glanville explains the court's decision and why she believes it is a significant case.