In this week’s episode of EG Like Sunday Morning, EG editor Samantha McClary steps in while deputy legal editor Jess Harrold continues to gorge himself on Easter eggs to talk about what has been keeping the EG news team busy over the past few days.

Joining the podcast are deputy editor Tim Burke and London reporter Alex Daniel to talk future of offices, IWG’s big plans to repurpose hundreds if not thousands of redundant shops, the transformation of M&S stores to offices and we have a little rant about government failing to understand the dynamics of the real estate owning community and failing to trust the market to sort itself out.

Welcome to The New Methodology, a new podcast collaboration between EG editor Samantha McClary and founder of Freestate Adam Scott.

In this five-part series Sam and Adam will be talking to guest about what really makes real estate tick. But they will be looking at the sector from a different angle as they investigate a new methodology for development of place.

There will be less chat about bricks and mortar and more chat about people, time, journeys and experiences.

In this first episode they sit down with Ros Morgan, chief executive of the Heart of London Business Alliance, and Matt Howe, chief operating officer of Fed Square, in Melbourne to talk about culture and how it could and should be central to the development of space.

In this special episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is chatting with Louise Wyman, strategic director of growth and development at Manchester city council about the city’s green ambitions and its intention to become a place that is synonymous with social value.

Recorded as part of EG’s Future of Manchester event, Louise shares her views on just how important partnership with the built environment is for the city to achieve and really build back better.

If you’d like to watch EG’s dynamic Future of Manchester production head to www.egi.co.uk/thefutureofukcities/Manchester/  to view the video on demand. Or if you prefer to read all about the city make sure to pick up this weekend’s EG magazine for full coverage of the event, including expert commentary from Savills, Shoosmiths, Avison Young and NOMA.

In this special episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is talking with co-chair of the Greater Manchester LEP Lou Cordwell about what makes Manchester great.

Recorded as part of EG’s Future of Manchester event, the pair take a look at one of the city’s booming industries – digital broadcasting – and how that is enabling Manchester to continue to deliver despite the pandemic.

If you’d like to watch EG’s dynamic Future of Manchester production head to www.egi.co.uk/thefutureofukcities/Manchester/  to view the video on demand. Or if you prefer to read all about the city make sure to pick up this weekend’s EG magazine for full coverage of the event, including expert commentary from Savills, Shoosmiths, Avison Young and NOMA.

In this special episode of the EG Property podcast EG editor Samantha McClary sits down with Andy Burnham to talk about the outlook for Manchester and the city region.

Recorded as part of EG’s Future of Manchester event, the pair talk about how the city and city region has fared during the coronavirus pandemic, how the city plans to be a leader when it comes to green and digital technologies and how Manchester will become a city transformed over the next decade.

If you’d like to watch EG’s dynamic Future of Manchester production head to www.egi.co.uk/thefutureofukcities/Manchester/  to view the video on demand. Or if you prefer to read all about the city make sure to pick up this weekend’s EG magazine for full coverage of the event, including expert commentary from Savills, Shoosmiths, Avison Young and NOMA.

In this episode of Resi Talks, EG’s residential editor Emma Rosser and guests dig into the growing momentum behind calls for retirement housing reform.

A year in lockdown has shone a light on housing for the elderly and most vulnerable. Just last week, 40 signatories backed an open letter to the prime minister Boris Johnson calling for support to expand housing and care provision.

This builds on various demands to central government - with the industry demanding planning changes, alongside stamp duty exemptions, targets   and a framework to boost new development.

Last year, former housing minister Mark Prisk said the UK was “failing” the elderly. Here, he expands on this, in conversation with Eugene Marchese, co-founder of developer Guild Living and Will Bax, chief executive of Retirement Villages Group.

Joining Sarah Jackman for this week’s episode of Bricks & Mortar is James Bircumshaw, infrastructure manager at Skyports – a company which owns and operates infrastructure for urban aviation and manages end-to-end drone deliveries.

Although James has spent the last couple of years working in a tech start-up environment, he began his career in a more traditional real estate setting, by completing his APC and then honing in on commercial property asset management. Fast forward a couple of years and the opportunity to work at Skyports arose. James decided on a change of career and hasn’t looked back.

Find out how he made the leap, what he enjoys about his current role and how he applies his real estate background to it. For anyone thinking of a similar change of direction, he has advice: “Don’t be afraid to make a bold move, step outside your comfort zone and do something different.”

A year on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, many lenders to the commercial real estate market have battened down the hatches, focusing on their best, existing clients and limiting new lending.

What next for the market as signs of distress emerge? How are banks and other lenders working to ensure responsible dealmaking during the next phase of the crisis? And how different is the situation faced today to the Great Financial Crisis?

In this podcast, EG deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by:

John Carter, commercial director at Aldermore

Peter Cosmetatos, chief executive at CREFC Europe

Jo Solomon, partner at Hogan Lovells

David Yeadon, executive director at SPF Private Clients

In this episode of EG’s TechTalk Radio EG editor Samantha McClary talks to Olly Freedman from ReTransform, MRI Software’s Richard Belgrave and Angelica Donati, chief executive of Donati S.p.a & Donati Immobiliare Group about AI and machine learning in real estate.

Over the course of the 35-minute discussion they discuss everything from what AI and machine learning actually is in a real estate context, how attitudes to its use have changed, how it is being used in more areas that we may have realised and the potential it has to really drive the industry forward.

They also discussion the investment landscape for tech and investigate fresh topics for conversation around skills and education.

For more on the role of tech in real estate, make sure to bookmark EG's dedicated real estate tech news page at https://www.egi.co.uk/halo/

Editor Sam McClary and deputy editor Tim Burke join Jess Harrold to discuss the wealth of ESG material in this week's EG - including a detailed look at the Australian energy efficiency rating system known as NABERS, and how the major players are approaching the task of hitting net zero targets.

Together, they also round up the latest news, share details on EG's new student essay competition - and once again face the quiz of the week.