Real Estate Insights, from Savills

The removal of both VAT relief on school fees, and potentially also business rate relief, has added to the financial challenges facing many UK private and independent schools. In response, Headteachers and their teams may be looking to their buildings and wider estates to save or raise capital. Olivia Haslam, co-Chair of Savills Education group; David Collier, Director in Leisure, Tourism & Events; and David Parker, Head of Rating, run through the processes and pitfalls institutions should be aware of as they look to make the most of their estate while safeguarding their core school functions, and discuss what opportunities there may be to raise additional capital from buildings and land via events and other activities. 

Join Guy Ruddle as he hosts a discussion with Savills experts: Catherine Barnard, Associate Director in Out of Town Retail Agency; Sam Arrowsmith, Director in Out of Town Retail Research; and Ella Dryden-Peck, Associate Director in UK Investment. Together, they explore the factors driving the resilience of the out of town retail warehouse market. Despite a decline in new store openings, the reduced take-up isn't a sign of waning retailer interest – it’s a reflection of limited supply. With competition for space intensifying, they ask: who is securing space, and will this level of demand be sustained? Savills experts will address these questions and more. 

As the real estate world reaches an inflection point, Paul Tostevin and Kelcie Sellers from Savills World Research; Simon Smith, head of research for Savills Asia Pacific; and Rick Schuham, CEO of Savills Global Occupier Services, based in Denver, debate the opportunities that may be emerging around the globe. From Asian cities benefitting from a ‘demographic dividend’ to global infrastructure and energy investment, and new ways of working and talent hotspots, a number of real estate opportunities will be available for investors, developers and occupiers as several major macro global trends culminate.

Despite the headwinds facing luxury spend, real estate remains a key battleground for luxury brands. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Savills retail experts Marie Hickey, Anthony Selwyn and Nick Bradstreet, as well as the head of London bureau for Women's Wear Daily Samantha Conti, as they put global luxury retail under a magnify glass and delve into the trends that are shaping the landscape. Which global markets are moving up the agenda for international luxury brands? Exploring the findings from the latest Savills report 'Global Luxury Retail 2024 Outlook', the episode highlights the centrality of consumer needs, and how luxury brands are tapping into both existing and future affluence, particularly in China and the Middle East.

For generations many rural businesses have actively engaged in providing social value for their local communities but without talking about their contributions. However, this is changing with farms and estates beginning to recognise the importance of talking about what they are doing and why.

Join Guy Ruddle and guests Kelly Hewson-Fisher, Michael Blake and Sarah Butler as they discuss what rural businesses are already doing, what to expect in the future and what’s driving the evolution in social value.

Three months into 2024, Savills heads of commercial, residential, and rural research review their forecasts for the year: are the markets behaving how they predicted, which sub-sectors are performing well, and what impact could a general election have on UK property this year?

Join Guy Ruddle and guests Lucian Cook, Kelly Hewson-Fisher, and Mat Oakley in the studio to thrash out the ins and outs of what’s going on.

Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside David Jackson, Head of Planning and Savills Earth and guest Melissa Murphy K.C., Barrister at Landmark Chambers in the final episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode highlights the importance of ESG strategies to futureproof businesses and real estate assets and how this in turn helps them to remain ahead of the curve and competitive in a saturated environment. The podcast looks at existing policy and addresses how the industry can influence it whilst discussing how compliance alone is no longer enough.

Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Tom Hill Director of Impact Assessment at Savills, Sarah Jackson, Director in the Rural Consultancy team at Savills and Henry Le Fleming, Founder of Sustainability Analytics Ltd in the penultimate episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode highlights how environmental economics can be used to value impact. The podcast discusses the differences between ESG investing and impact investing, as well as highlighting real life scenarios of where impact investing can be applied within both the rural and urban contexts.

Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Phil Pearson Director of Energy, Infrastructure and Renewables at Savills and Emma Andrews, Director of Planning at Savills in the third episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode sheds light on the challenges facing the UK’s grid infrastructure, emphasising the crucial collaboration between planning and grid specialists to achieve successful outcomes. It also outlines key considerations for grid connection applications.

Confidence has returned to the UK’s prime residential market in the first few weeks of 2024 and rising numbers of buyers and sellers are talking of increased commitment to moving in the first six months of the year.  
  
But is 2024 a good time to be in the market?  Should you go early or wait to see what the spring brings?  And what makes prime different from the mainstream?
 
Andrew Perratt, Frances McDonald and Alex Christian join host Guy Ruddle to share thoughts on what’s to come in their specialist prime markets, from central London’s ultra prime through to prime regional and country house locations.