Commercial Insider - Demystifying Commercial Real Estate

Simmy Abraham  from Connect Plus shows you the smart way to refurbish your office. He takes Matt Nichols from Nichols Crowder through the benefits of re-using materials, the pros and cons of new materials and the real benefits for businesses big and small.

Mitchell Jones, Creative Director at Made For explains to Matt Nichols of Nichols Crowder the importance and role of an office in 2025 and how office design needs to adapt to encourage staff collaboration. 

Mitch takes you through the steps of transforming an office into a modern day work place and why it must all start with a break up letter to your current office.

Property lawyer, Michael Lanyon from Colin Biggers & Paisley discusses changes to the Sale of Land Act, and how the dial has shifted from ‘Buyer Beware’ to ‘Vendor Declare’. What does this mean and what do you need to do?

There’s an obligation for owners to declare any issue to do with the property that might influence the purchasers decision to buy.  For example; environmental concerns, previous uses for the property.

Banking specialist, Ben Nichols discusses how our lifestyles have changed attracting a broader set of expenditure items which is putting pressure on affordability. 

He discusses what banks look at when assessing loan applications, dual vs single income streams and helping our children buy their first home. 

Guy French Wright, Director at Align Property Partners discusses the differing values in office buildings between varying locations like the CBD, St Kilda Road and the suburbs. He shares insights and huge opportunities.

Shane Brady, Director, Stone Lane Brokering & Risk Advisory provides a wonderful insight to the mysterious insurance world and shares important tips for property owners. 

Michael Lanyon – Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley

Property lawyer and Partner at Colin Biggers & Paisley Michael Lanyon provides an overview of Leases for Retail Property.  

He discusses the difference between Retail and Non-Retail Leases and the importance of Compliance for owners. 

Guy French Wright - Director, Align Property Partners provides a “Warren Buffet” approach to owning office space.

Guy tells us why he is going against the trend, specialising in the development and investment of commercial office buildings in suburban markets. 

He’s tapped into the ‘work closer to home’ trend, finding strong demand for quality new office buildings that focus on nurturing tenants providing an environment for their businesses to grow. 

William Bromhead joins Matt Nichols on the latest Commercial Insider podcast by Nichols Crowder.

In this episode, Will and Matt discuss key topics such as planning announcements, activity centres, building heights and shadowing rules, housing availability and affordability, and incentives for apartment living.

Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation.

So what do you do if a tenant goes into liquidation?

This is just one of the topics that Michael Lanyon from Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers and Matt Nichols investigate.