Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man, residential editor Emma Rosser and reporter Evelina Grecenko for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Pui shares some major news on the world of bricks and mortar retail, Emma reacts to the latest minister through the revolving door of housing, and Evelina shares news on Deloitte's regional crane survey and the life sciences sector. But as the team bids a fond farewell to Emma, find out how well she knows her own stories in a very special quiz of the week.

In the first Bricks & Mortar episode of 2022, its host Sarah Jackman talks to James Doyle, an apprentice at Paul Airey chartered surveyors and Rebecca Bickerton, Head of Apprenticeship Outcomes at UCEM, to mark National Apprenticeship Week. The pair – who are the recipients of UCEM’s Built Environment Apprenticeship Awards as Apprentice of the Year and UCEM Staff Member of the Year respectively – discuss the benefits of taking the apprenticeship route to qualification, how apprentices and their employers can be supported through the process and why balancing work and study can enrich the learning experience.

In this week’s round-up of news from Team EG, Piers Wehner steps in for regular host Jess Harrold to help the real estate industry get to grips with the long-awaited, much-anticipated Levelling Up paper. Guiding him through the details are Emma Rosser (who has pored over much of the 300-plus page document so that you don’t have to) and Tim Burke (who hasn’t, but who shares his fond memories of a rap concert in Wolverhampton in the mid-90s and wonders how much the city will be changed if its levelling up goes according to plan).  

A sprawling mix of occupier types, from television production companies through to coffee roasters and innovative retailers, is fuelling demand across all property classes in Bristol and the city is looking ahead with confidence, according to Burston Cook director Charlie Kershaw. Burston Cook is one of the few regional independents focused solely on the Bristol market and it tops the Radius On Demand Rankings in terms of deal numbers, with 68 transactions across the line in 2021. Kershaw says the city’s television industry is snowballing, with an existing talent pool pulling in ever greater numbers of new occupiers, translating into demand not just for office space but for industrial units which are used as studios. He also says independent retail is particularly strong, with a boom in the suburban market helping Bristol realise its ambitions of reducing car use.

Jess Harrold is joined by Tom Weekes QC, of Landmark Chambers, and Caroline Preist, partner at Royds Withy King, to discuss the Court of Appeal decision in Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1927; [2021] PLSCS 220 - a dispute over stadium redevelopment plans. Weekes and Preist, who acted for the successful appellants, explain the restrictive covenant at the heart of the case, and what the courts had to say about a complex area of the law. In addition, they set out the implications of the Court of Appeal decision, both for Bath Rugby's redevelopment and the wider field of restrictive covenants.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by five riders and supporters of the annual Cycle to MIPIM. The ride, produced by Club Peloton, is back after a pandemic-induced hiatus with a new route but the same important purpose – to raise vital funds for a collection of important charities. With each rider committing to raise £3,000 for Club Peloton, the not-for-profit can support a number of charitable projects for Coram, Cyclists Fighting Cancer, Top Ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust and Multiple System Atrophy Trust. Knight Frank, a long-time supporter of the ride, is headline partner this year with the firm using the charitable endeavour to honour the memory of partner – and legend of the Cycle to MIPIM – Will Monk following his unexpected passing last year. In this episode, two new recruits to the ride from Knight Frank Charlotte Swearman and Rachel O’Brien, join previous riders and team sponsors Neo Cambarro from Lockton, Gareth Atkinson from Civic Engineers and Mike Axon from Vectos, share their thoughts on what the ride means to them, the importance of the ride as a more sustainable way to travel to Cannes and what you might have to talk to them about if you get stuck next to them too long in the peloton. To find out more about Club Peloton, the charities it supports and to donate to any of the riders taking part in this year’s ride, visit https://www.justgiving.com/clubpeloton

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and London & offices reporter Alex Daniel for the latest weekly round-up podcast. Man and Daniel tackle the end of Plan B, the return to the office and how the industry is embracing hybrid working. Man discusses the need for planning reform to address a national shortfall in industrial and logistics space, while Daniel offers an update on the London office market. But, when they go head-to-head in the quiz of the week, only one can prevail.

Jess Harrold is joined by James Souter and Lauren Fraser, partner and senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys, to discuss the Supreme Court decision in FirstPort Property Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Co Ltd and others – a dispute involving the right to manage and service costs on a large estate in London. Souter and Fraser advance the main arguments relied on by the parties, and discuss how they were addressed by the Supreme Court - as well as the implications of the decision for estate landlords and RTM companies.  

The experts' views on how technology should support real estate investment strategies Now more than ever, it’s vital that investors and investment managers, of all types and sizes, have the tools and processes in place to allow for confident, accurate decision-making and a visionary approach to long-term strategy.  There’s never been a better time to review your approach to data and analytics, and to ask some tough questions about whether long-standing processes are still fit for purpose, or whether they might be holding back your most insightful decision-makers. In this roundtable, Tim Burke is joined with James Pellatt from GPE, Arik Kogan from MRI Software and Manreet Randhawa from Nuveen Real Estate to discuss modern approaches to data and analytics, leveraging technology and using strategic planning solution to support future investment strategies.

Jess Harrold quizzes Piers Wehner about his recent journey into a virtual world, and asks him to answer the crucial question: just what exactly is the metaverse? Wehner paints a vivid picture of what he found in his exploration of Decentraland, how EGLSM listeners can pay their own visit, and the opportunities that are enticing investors to spend millions on virtual property. But, while he's been spending all his time in a digital world, has he been keeping up to date with current events in real estate? Find out as he is put to the test in the quiz of the week.