Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

How well are companies looking out for their furloughed staff? Will slow and steady win the lockdown race? Could we see a resi bounce in 2021? Big questions on this week's We're Still Here podcast

In this week's episode of the EG We're Still Here podcast we ask the big questions. Host Emily Wright is joined by editor Sam McClary and residential reporter Emma Rosser as we look back on 'the week of the furlough', consider whether everyone is being responsible when it comes to accepting Government support and debate when and how lockdown might eventually be lifted.

We also look back at this week's other big news, trends and analysis and catch up on how we have all been getting on as we come to the end of the fourth full week of remote working. From forgetting the Easter weekend to resorting to drinking wine out of an old pasta jar after a last minute house move before lockdown, it is still taking some getting used to.

We did remember Easter in the nick of time and so this podcast comes to you on a Thursday this week. We will be back next Friday with another news round-up and tales from the EG team.

How can property respond responsibly to the coronavirus crisis?

How should real estate react to a crisis on the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how might the challenges we are working through today redefine companies' ESG agendas? 
 

Ahead of EG's Sustainability Live virtual event on 22 April, deputy editor Tim Burke spoke with four industry figures to gather their thoughts.

Listen now for insights from: 

 

• Sarah Ratcliffe, head of the Better Buildings Partnership

• Louise Ellison, head of sustainability at Hammerson

• John Davies, head of sustainability at Derwent London

* Philippa Gill, director at EVORA Global

Coronavirus: How has the student accommodation sector been affected?

With universities closing campuses and teaching moving online, the student accommodation sector has had to respond to new challenges. Can current students terminate their agreements? Will Autumn 2020 admissions be affected and what impact will that have on accommodation providers? Will long-term supply be diminished?

To discuss those and other questions, EG's Professional & Legal Editor, Sarah Jackman is joined by Amy Dimond, an associate director in the projects team at Osborne Clarke in Bristol, specialising in public and private sector infrastructure projects.

 

Tensions build, confusion over site closures and the aftermath of quarterly rent day; a tough week but We're Still Here rounding up news, trends and the healing power of omelettes and Ken the pug

In the third episode of EG's We're Still Here podcast we continue to help support the industry with a weekly round-up of news, analysis and tips for happier home-working.

News editor Pui-Guan Man and reporter Lucy Alderson join tech editor Emily Wright on this week's podcast to talk about how the sector is recovering after a tough few days. From confusion over whether construction sites should close to concerns off the back of quarterly rent day as some retailers look to take advantage of the new, relaxed rules, we delve into some of the biggest issues impacting real estate nearly two weeks into lockdown.

We also touch on some more positive news including the impact of widespread remote working in terms of digitally upskilling the industry and the power of a virtual coffee break.

We're still here. See you next week.

Does commercial real estate take fire risk seriously?

The fire at Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building 18 months ago is just one of several blazes in commercial buildings since the Grenfell tragedy. Adam Higgins, co-founder of the developer Capital & Centric, says that the experience completely changed his perception of fire safety. He is joined in the EG Studio by former government minister Mark Prisk, the Business Sprinkler Alliance’s Iain Cox, FM Global’s Tom Roche and Ian Fletcher from the British Property Federation to discuss how culture, regulation and focus needs to change.

The Coronavirus Act 2020: What it covers, and what it doesn't

EG's deputy legal & professional editor, Jess Harrold, asks Bryan Johnston, UK head of real estate litigation at Dentons, and his fellow partner at the firm, Richard Budge, what the Coronavirus Act 2020 means for property - and whether it goes far enough to address major issues of concern to the industry arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Johnston and Budge address how the moratorium on forfeiture will work in practice, what problems may arise, and what other ways coronavirus may necessitate further changes for real estate - and possible further legislation.

 

Duties, penalties and best practice – top tips for company directors

With many retailers reporting financial difficulty, directors’ duties are becoming ever more important. To examine the role of directors within companies and to explain their responsibilities, EG’s Professional & Legal Editor Sarah Jackman is joined by Richard Pull and Jonathan Cole of law firm Goodman Derrick. 

They answer questions on a director’s key duties and the penalties enforceable should a breach occur, as well as providing advice on best practice to those taking on a director role.

How real estate can make the right decisions as optimism slips. Plus new support for landlords, the future of the office and Iron Man onesies on this week's 'We're Still Here' podcast

On this week's episode of We're Still Here, EG's podcast to get you through these strange times, tech editor and head of Special Projects Emily Wright is joined by EG's deputy editor Tim Burke and deputy legal and professional editor Jess Harold.

With topics for discussion ranging on the mental health implications of working through a lockdown  - or, indeed, questioning the mental health implications of forcing everyone back to the office five day's a week post pandemic - to new support methods for landlords, this episode covers a lot of ground.

Perfect for anyone after a weekly update on EG's top stories and analysis plus a little human interaction to finish off the week.

We talk about how the industry is being tested but how doing good as well as doing good business should be top of the agenda throughout and beyond these tough times.

Happy Friday from the team here at EG, we'll be back next week.

Coronavirus and commercial leases: 10 key questions answered

Barry Shaw, head of legal at Greenland UK, addresses some of the major talking points for commercial landlords and tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Can a tenant terminate its lease, or pay less rent? Will much discussed "force majeure" clauses have an impact? And what are the obligations for landlords? 

Plus more queries relating to agreements for lease, service charges, business rates and other important issues.

On the Case: Rights of light in Beaumont v Florala

Barrister Andrew Francis, of Serle Court Chambers, the co-author of Rights of Light: The Modern Law discusses the High Court's decision in Beaumont Business Centres Ltd v Florala Properties Ltd [2020] EWHC 550 (Ch); [2020] PLSCS 45 - a very significant judgment for the field.

 

Francis addresses the nature of the dispute, what the judge decided and the implications for landowners and developers - as well as how practitioners should best advise clients, post-Beaumont v Florala.