Intelligence Talks

This week, Anna Ward is joined by urban planning and retail specialists to discuss how the UK can revive its towns and what successful urban centres will look like in the future.

Ben Bolgar, Senior Design Director for The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, and Cameron McDonald, senior geospatial analyst at Knight Frank, kick things off by looking at the importance of creating towns with walkable access to amenities and ending car-dependency. Six months on from the publication of The Prince’s Foundation report into sustainable development and walkability, they discuss how the findings are even more relevant now as the UK population has only just emerged out of a third lockdown and remains focused on their local neighbourhoods.

They also look at how UK towns could achieve real lasting change using geospatial tech and whether the current business model for new settlements is broken.

Finally, Anna speaks to Bill Grimsey, author of the Grimsey Review on how to revive UK high streets and former CEO of Iceland. Looking back at his decades of experience in retail, he shares his view on what a successful future town might look like and how the UK could ‘undo’ the clone towns he says his generation of retailer built to create car-less towns full of experiences, open spaces, commerce and shops that are more likely to be independent shops supporting the local brand, and better in-town living for the ageing population. 

Link to the Walkability report in the show notes/research note: https://www.knightfrank.com/research/report-library/walkability-and-mixed-use-making-valuable-and-healthy-communities-7667.aspx

Intelligence Talks is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every other Friday we bring you insight and analysis on property market trends and forecasts.

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Host: Anna Ward

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This week Patrick Gower is joined by residential development specialists Oliver Knight and Anna Ward to explore how house-builders are trying to predict the future. 

They cover the impact of the pandemic on London’s pipeline of tall buildings, the challenge faced by London borough’s with big housing targets and what on earth the government means by ‘gentle density’.

They also ask why there's a shortage of land emerging, and how developers are reacting to new climate targets - will national housebuilding ever reach government ambitions? And finally, the team cover that failed breakaway European Super League to explore how it might impact investment in locations outside ‘the big six’.

Intelligence Talks is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we'll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

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Host: Patrick Gower

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This week Patrick Gower is joined by Global Head of Research Liam Bailey and Global Wealth Analyst Flora Harley to explore why solving housing's pollution problem could be a step too far for the government and how green mortgages might revolutionise lending.

We also ask; where are the world's billionaires looking to buy their next homes? How has London leapfrogged rivals as the top destination for ultra-high-net-worth seeking new locales? And, finally, what impact are ultra-low interest rates having on super prime property markets across the globe?

Intelligence Talks is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we'll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

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Host: Patrick Gower

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This week, the UK has been preparing for the first significant easing of the third national lockdown. After over three months for some parts of the UK, pub gardens and hairdressers will be reopening on Monday. As cities prepare to reopen, how are UK residential markets changing and what’s coming next? Is a ‘normal’ property market still some way off?

UK head of research Tom Bill and senior research analyst Chris Druce join host Anna Ward for this week's episode. They discuss how they think the market will evolve over the next few months, what's driving activity currently and what some of the challenges will be later in the year. They also look at what's happening in Tel Aviv, whether the flight to the country is slowing yet, the significance of London's recent sharp drop in population and the impact of ongoing international travel restrictions.

Intelligence Talks is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we'll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

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Host: Anna Ward

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With new economic data pointing to a sharp recovery, Patrick Gower speaks to head of UK residential research, Tom Bill, to find out; is the UK housing market really out of the woods? They cover what could still go wrong, variants, sentiment, the absence of foreign buyers and the plight of the City of London. Patrick also speaks to Flora Harley about New Zealand's plan to target speculators, runaway asset prices and the tough choices faced by global governments grappling with inequality.

Intelligence Talks is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we'll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

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Producer: Penny Bell

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In this episode, Anna Ward, senior research analyst, talks to head of international residential research Kate Everett Allen and Lee Elliott, global head of occupier research, about the future of the office and residential across the world.

The absence of the office and the return to work was notable in Boris Johnson's road map announcement. Since then, there have been divergent views about getting employees back into the workplace.

In the UK this week, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said he expected a more flexible hybrid model will permanently prevail. Magic circle law firm Freshfields have said its lawyers will be able work from home for up to 50% of the time in London and Manchester, but stressed this would be an interim approach, while Goldman Sachs has told its global workforce that they'll back in the office full-time by the end of the summer. 

So what does the global picture look like? And will London's suburbs and commuter towns continue to benefit from housing more office workers? 

Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

Follow us on social media here:

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Host: Anna Ward

Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter

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This week Patrick Gower speaks to The Wealth Report’s editor Andrew Shirley and deputy editor Flora Harley to dissect the findings of the 15th annual edition.

What is the fate of cities across the globe as they move to reopen? And what does the prospect of inflation mean for governments with growing deficits?

The team also explore what part wealth taxes are likely will play in paying for the Covid crisis, ask how philanthropists are shaping matters once considered the sole domain of governments and turn to investments of passion: are Pokemon cards to young investors what classic cars were to the previous generation?

Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

Follow us on social media here:

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Host: Patrick Gower

Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter

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Knight Frank's research podcast is back after a brief hiatus and re-launching as a weekly podcast out each Friday co-hosted by Anna Ward and Patrick Gower. Each week, we'll look at the biggest stories impacting property. 

This week Rishi Sunak delivered a budget heavily focused on Covid-19 support measures, and for the property sector we saw a number of very well trailed items in there...but what was left unsaid?

Our UK head of residential research, Tom Bill, and head of retail research, Stephen Springham, join senior residential analyst Anna Ward to talk about what was missing from the budget, the key headlines and the future direction of the UK economy. They also share some 'under the radar' stories with big implications for the UK housing and retail markets.

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Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter

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Classic cars have been one of the top performers in our Luxury Investment Index, but how are they faring now, and what does the future hold as environmental regulations tighten? 

Andrew Shirley speaks to His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO to find out how the world of classic cars has changed. He reminisces with Andrew about his early memories of driving and most memorable experiences on the road, including a rally in Brazil in the 1970s where a wheel of his Austin Maxi snapped off, and his recent interest in buying an electric car. Prince Michael is a keen ‘hands on’ motoring enthusiast. As well as being President of The Royal Automobile Club and Patron of The Concours of Elegance.

Andrew also talks to James Knight, Managing Director of Bonhams UK, who recalls renting the Royal Albert Hall for 24 hours to sell an iconic Bugatti in the late 1980s at what was then a new world auction record of £5.5 million pounds. He also comments on the impact of the pandemic on the auction market, and why he thinks the market for classic cars has stabilised following a heady few years after the financial crisis up until about 2015. 

Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

This podcast breaks down the news and delves into the intelligence behind the headlines. 

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Host: Anna Ward - @annaroxelana

Producer: Rebecca Hills - @beckihills1

Editor: Pulama Kaufman

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As coronavirus fuels huge lifestyle shifts, with many seeking to upsize, we speak to the authors of new book Broken Homes to find out new housing policy could result in bigger, better spaced homes. 

Journalist and former Editor of EG and Building Magazine, Peter Bill, and urban regeneration specialist and former government advisor, Jackie Sadek, talk about issues in housing policy which they argue has led to a dysfunctional system. Charlie Dugdale, a Partner in our Residential Development Land Agency, weighs in on some of the policy shifts that will be necessary to get big scale garden community housing projects off the ground.

Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.

This podcast breaks down the news and delves into the intelligence behind the headlines. 

Follow us on social media here:

Instagram - @knightfrank

Twitter - @knightfrank

LinkedIn - @Knight Frank 

Host: Anna Ward - @annaroxelana

Producer: Rebecca Hills - @beckihills1

Editor: Pulama Kaufman

Any questions? Get in touch via [email protected].

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.