Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

The Middle East flip: UK money heads to the emirates

The UK has long been a draw for Middle Eastern investors looking to deploy capital. Now the Middle East is looking to attract investment from the UK in established and emerging emirates.

This latest EG Property Podcast hears from investors, developers and advisers about how the region is offering security, stability and exceptional returns.

On the case: Full analysis of the Court of Appeal's decision in First Tower Trustees

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd - a case dealing with misrepresentation and the question of whether the Misrepresentation Act 1967 applied to the non-reliance clause in the lease.

To put the case in context, EG is joined by Clare Harman Clark, senior professional support lawyer at Taylor Wessing. She covers the facts of the case, its journey to the Court of Appeal and, crucially, what it means for property professionals.

GRIMSEY REVIEW 2: "It's not about shopping"

The second Grimsey Review into the future of retail was launched in Birmingham this morning.

EG’s retail analyst James Child, who contributed data to report, was in Birmingham to speak to co-author Matthew Hopkinson and insolvency expert Nick Hood about initial reactions to the recommendations set out in the report  

Listen in to find out why the future is not about shopping and visit www.egi.co.uk/news for a full breakdown of the report and its recommendations.

EG was a main data contributor to the Grimsey Review, supplying in-depth and complete analysis on the retail real estate market using Radius Data Exchange. To find out more about how Radius Data Exchange can help you, visit www.egi.co.uk/radiusdx or to speak to our specialist retail analyst, e-mail james.child@egi.co.uk.

GRIMSEY REVIEW 2: How to fix the high street

The high street has never been in more desperate need of help. With almost 11 million sq ft of retail space lost this year due the closures of stores, and thousands of jobs lost so dfar this year – EG asks what exactly needs to be done.

EG Editor Damian Wild talks to Bill Grimsey, ex-CEO of Wickes and leader of the report, Jackie Sadek, COO of Regeneration UK Ltd, and James Child, Retail Analyst at EG about what the key takeaways from the review are, what local authorities should be doing to kick-start regeneration and what the future of the UK’s high streets will look like without the help they need.

The CEO of the UK’s largest property company speaks out on diversity

In his new role as president of the British Property Federation, chief executive of LandSec, Rob Noel tells EG the property industry has not even begun on its journey towards diversity and sets out his ambitions for his tenure.

Tomorrow's Leaders: Sarah Hayes on becoming a partner at KPMG the unconventional way

Years before Sarah Hayes was made partner at KPMG, she was growing up in Bodmin Moor with dreams of becoming a vet working with large animals.

Now, Hayes has spent the last 15 years at KPMG and was made partner in the real estate transaction services team in May. But, she tells EG’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Podcast: “I’ve not come the standard route.” She studied accounting and finance at the University of Plymouth where those around her doubted her future prospects.

She says: “I can remember being at university and being told that none of us would get into Big Four because you had to go to a better university. There’s a big part of me that would quite like to find that lecturer and stick my tongue out at him.”

In this podcast, Hayes speaks about being a role model to other women in the industry and the conversations property needs to be having around the diversity of thought. She also talks about her favourite dragon - not mentioning Game of Thrones once - and about the relative viciousness of horses versus ducks.

EG London Question Time: Sir Stuart Lipton discusses his current project, the upcoming City of London skyscraper 22 Bishopsgate

22 Bishopsgate, the largest tower under construction in the City of London at the moment, is slated to complete next year and already has three tenants signed up.

Stalwart member of the property industry Sir Stuart Lipton muses on the role of placemaking and flexible working within the building, as well as pushing forward with its speculative development post Brexit.

Disclaimer: Please note that the podcast was recorded on location so there is background noise.

EG Oxford Question Time: The conflict between preservation and growth

We talk to Debbie Dance, director of the Oxford Preservation Trust, and James Latham, associate at Carter Jonas on the future of Oxford real estate. How can it preserve its historic buildings as well as regenerate its city centre? 

Damaged Goods: The Sunday Times' Oliver Shah on the rise and fall of a former high street king

In this episode of EG Property Podcasts, Oliver Shah, the newly-promoted business editor of The Sunday Times, sits down with EG's head of content David Hatcher and senior reporter Pui-Guan Man to talk about his expose on Sir Philip Green. Ahead of the book launch on 28 June, Shah gives his perspective on Green's property strategy and his relationship with landlords and agents in real estate.

No more 9 to 5: Why a night-time economy is vital for survival

London mayor Sadiq Khan is committed to developing a night time economy in the capital. The introduction of the Night Tube has already generated almost £200m of benefits to the economy and his appointment of a Night Tzar in Amy Lame to help foster greater relationships between planners, politicians, the public and property to turn London into the greatest 24 hour city on earth is starting to pay dividends.

In this EG Property Podcast, in partnership with BNP Paribas Real Estate, EG deputy editor Samantha McClary sits down with Amy Lame; Michael Delfs, project director of British Land; Steven Charlton, managing director of Perkins & Will and BNPPRE’s head of placemaking Denizer Ibrahim, to talk about the misconceptions of a night-time economy, the challenges to creating a sustainable night-time economy, the opportunities turning the capital into a 24-hour city could bring and the role that the built environment has to play in that.