Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

On the Case: what does One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris Garner mean for the calculation of damages?

The Supreme Court has given judgment in One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris Garner – its much-awaited decision on calculating damages.

To find out what it means, tune in to the latest episode of On the Case with property litigator and Charles Russell Speechleys partner, Emma Humphreys.

Emma takes listeners through the facts of the case, its journey to the Supreme Court, the established case law in the field and, crucially, how the decision will affect the calculation of damages in property cases.

Savills management shake-up: Life after Helsby, mergers and fixing the gender pay gap.

 

Savills has put in place new management for its UK business ahead of the retirement of group chief executive and chairman Jeremy Helsby at the end of the year.

Helsby, who has been with the company for almost 40 years, will be replaced by Mark Ridley, who moves up from his role as UK chief executive into the transitional role of deputy group chief executive in the interim. Helsby will continue in a consultancy role, in particular focusing on the company’s US business.

Ridley is being replaced as UK chief executive by former head of professional services, James Sparrow. He will work alongside Richard Rees, who has taken on the newly created role of UK managing director and retains his role as head of national development services.

EG spoke to Ridley, Sparrow and Rees ahead of the changes to talk about how to encourage teamwork, the rapidly changing role of the traditional property adviser and the measures it is taking to tackle its gender pay gap. 

 

Grosvenor profit rockets 81% as total return dips

Grosvenor's group chief executive Mark Preston discusses the company's latest financial results and what lies ahead in 2018 and beyond.

THE AGENDA: Are leases a stitch up in favour of the landlord?

Episode 3 of The Agenda sees Jonathan joined by property litigator Joanna Lampert to debate the idea that leases are heavily biased in favour of the landlord.

In a discussion that ranges from dilapidations and user clauses to service charges and rent review, Joanna is swift to counter Jonathan’s assertions and argues that leases are, in fact, much more finely balanced and the product of many years of expert negotiation.

Does she do enough to convince him of the merits of her argument?

Co-workers force London landlords to rethink offer

With London now home to as many as three times the number of co-working spaces as New York, the influence of WeWork, the Office Group and others is forcing landlords to overhaul their offer – from lease lengths to design. In this EG London round table an expert panel discusses how demanding tenants are forcing change – and how building owners are responding.

Tomorrow's Leaders: I was born in a caravan - and they made my fortune

Alfie Best was born in a caravan in Leicester and has since made a fortune selling mobile homes. He joins EG to reflect on overcoming poverty and entering the property industry while grappling with his identity as a Romany gypsy.

TECHTALK RADIO: Data has the power to eliminate the alpha. So why are we still more likely to listen to Adam than Eve?

On this week’s Tech Talk Radio, co-hosts Emily Wright and Samantha McClary speak to Tripty Arya about her property and project management start up Travtus. Arya delves into how data eliminates the alpha, a trait often associated with the real estate sector and opens up about why she chose to name the AI bot at the heart of her product Adam despite being a female entrepreneur.

On the Case: What Generator v Lidl means for joint ventures

In the latest episode of On the Case, James Souter, partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, analyses the Court of Appeal decision in Generator Developments Ltd v Lidl UK GmbH [2018] EWCA Civ 396; [2018] PLSCS 46 - a dispute in which the supermarket chain fended off a claim from a developer that it had had joint venture negotiations with prior to buying a near £7m development site.

Souter outlines the key facts of the decision, what the court decided and how developers that find themselves in Generator's position can best protect themselves - as well as explaining how the decision may make it less likely that courts will apply a Pallant v Morgan [1953] Ch 43 equity in the future.

A tale of two professions: Nick Dowding QC on his "new lease of life" at Malcolm Hollis

Almost a year on from the announcement that renowned property silk Nick Dowding QC was leaving Falcon Chambers after 35 years to join surveying firm Malcolm Hollis as in-house legal counsel, EG's Jess Harrold caught up with Dowding to discuss this latest chapter of his highly successful career.

Together, they discuss Dowding's motivation for making the switch and how he is enjoying life at Malcolm Hollis, as well as exploring some of the differences (and similarities) between lawyers and surveyors, and the reason he doesn't want to be a full-time judge.

As Dowding is a leading authority on dilapidations, the opportunity is taken to address a few tricky queries from the legal profession, and stay tuned to the end to hear more about his leisure pursuits - just who or what are KitKat and Orion?

 

TECHTALK RADIO: Vicky Pollard has the answer to whether an AI will take your job

In this week’s episode of TechTalk Radio, we bring you a lesson in how to survive in an increasingly AI driven world.

Antony Slumbers, commentator and founder of PropAI, a new firm that looks to understand how the latest technologies can be utilised to enable the industry to be more efficient, effective and impactful, delivered the sermon at a special event organised by flexible meeting space provider Bold at Headspace in London.

Listen in to find out what four key things you need to do to make sure you are not replaced by an AI and why Vicky Pollard sort of has the answer to whether the robots will eventually take all our jobs.