Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

ESG was one of the hottest topics at this year’s MIPIM conference in Cannes and one of the most sought-after certifications in that space is the B Corp status.

A B Corp badge is widely viewed as one of the key benchmarks for ESG performance, but how much value can it really add to a real estate business?

At the EG Pavilion at the Palais des Festivals, EG news editor Pui-Guan Man had the opportunity to sit down with Craig Cullimore, chair of ADP Architecture, and Claire Mantle, executive director and education lead at ADP Architecture, to talk about the process of applying for the certification, how it ensures its values are upheld, the importance of bring joy to a space and how one might go about measuri,ng that.

Listen in to this 30-minute discussion, recorded live at MIPIM on Tuesday 14 March, to find out more.

On the 100th edition of the weekly round-up podcast, Jess Harrold is joined by senior writer Julia Cahill and reporter Chanté Bohitige.

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Cahill discusses an extensive feature in which 14 prominent female leaders in real estate write letters to young women interested in careers in property, and the valuable lessons on offer.

Bohitige shares insights from her fascinating EG Interview with Zac Goodman, founder of real estate investor and manager TSP - and updates us on her pre-MIPIM preparations, plus what she's looking forward to from her first MIPIM experience.

Plus, Cahill has major news from Liverpool, and urban planning innovations from the Netherlands. But who will triumph in the quiz of the week on the rest of the latest headlines?

Today’s episode of Bricks & Mortar features Vikki Aitkenhead, director and head of environmental consultancy at Hollis, in a special International Women’s Day edition.

Vikki started her career in real estate over 20 years ago and brings her wealth of experience to topics including career progression as a woman, balancing the demands of professional life with motherhood, and why mentoring and role models can be hugely beneficial in supporting women in their careers.

The pair reflect on the recent resignations of Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon and what can be done across all sectors to assist women in leadership roles.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary sits down with four of 14 female leaders in the built environment who have put pen to paper in this week's EG Magazine, writing a letter to the next generation of women who should look to real estate to build a career.

Over the course of this 30-minute conversation we hear insights from Anji Hobson, director of Seam Consultancy, Emma Goodford, partner and head of life sciences at Knight Frank, Dellah Gilbert, partner and head of property litigation at Maples Teesdale, and Charlotte Glazier, an EG Future Leader and programme manager for greening the public realm at Islington Council, about their experiences as women in the sector and the advice they put forward in their letters.

The conversation paints a picture of real estate that any individual should be clamouring to enter. A sector which allows you to build a career that helps solve big problems, that enables you to shape places, to give back and, importantly, to make a difference.

Listen in to hear how we should be talking differently about real estate if we really want to open it up to a wider selection of talent and be sure to pick up your copy of EG Magazine this weekend to read all 14 letters in full.

In the latest episode of EG's political podcast, senior writer Piers Wehner and former housing minister Mark Prisk head to Westminster to meet Labour MP Clive Betts. 

Betts has been chair of the House of Commons' Levelling Up select committee for 12 years, investigating and assessing the work of the government department in its numerous guises.

In that time he has challenged policy, honed legislation and grilled innumerable ministers - including Prisk!

But can the select committee ever really hope to influence legislation? And what will it investigate next? 

In the latest episode of In on the Act, EG’s Sarah Jackman catches up with Michael Ranson, barrister at Falcon Chambers, to discuss the Charities Act 2022. Due to come into force in three stages, the Act contains changes relating to the disposal of charity land, which are due to be implemented this spring.

Ranson highlights the background to the changes, how they apply to property as well as detailing what’s contained in each of the relevant sections.

Piers Wehner is joined this week by deputy editor Tim Burke and residential reporter Akanksha Soni to review the week's real estate headlines.

Burke looks at the eye-watering $1.7bn fall in capital markets revenue among the big agents, while Soni takes us once again into the world of BTR, were everything still seems to be going swimmingly. 

But, with the quiz of the week containing a special St Piran's round on Cornwall, which jammy dodger will be the cat that gets the cream - Soni, or native Cornishman Burke?

The gap between the best and the rest in the UK’s office market continues to widen as demand for prime and super-prime space in the major cities significantly outweighs supply.

For more on office leasing and investment, head to https://www.egi.co.uk/news/

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary assembles a cast of experts from across the real estate sector to explore why some of the transparency and simplicity of the auctions method hasn't been adopted in the private treaty world.  In this big EG listen, we look at  how the auctions market continues to push forward regardless of economic conditions and why, while not totally immune to the chill winds of 

We ask whether the unique nature of what’s on offer and the openness of a catalogue offers a purity of transaction that the private treaty world cannot (or perhaps, will not) deliver? And whether in times of fluctuating values and nervousness about the economy, this attracting more and more buyer and seller types to the ballroom.

Listen in for insights from:

• John Maddison, head of asset management, Quadrant Estates

In this EG Property Podcast, deputy editor Tim Burke gathers a group of experts to discuss the state of real estate auctions after a tough 2022 for the UK economy and investment markets, comparing their fortunes with those of the private treaty market.

What level of activity did auction professionals and financiers witness over the course of the past year, and what does the pipeline look like now? How have the funding markets changed? And as some auctioneers prepare to return to the ballroom, what’s next for the new, hybrid nature of the business?

Coming together to discuss these issues and more are:

• Scott Hendry, auction finance director, Together Money