In the fourth episode of season two of The Real Estate Club podcast, Podcast Team Lead, Owen Leon, is joined by the Founder of the Real Estate Club Podcast and Associate with Savills Europe, Operational Capital Markets, Sid Hussain to discuss the student accommodation market.

In this episode, our speaker shares his story about starting the Real Estate Club Podcast and the dynamics of the student accommodation market. Throughout the episode, we discussed the market fundamentals, the impact of inflation, significant investors in the sector and some key markets to keep an eye on. 

Savills operational capital markets (OCM) advises clients in the multifamily, single-family, co-living, student accommodation, senior living, healthcare and life sciences sectors across the UK and EMEA.

In the third episode of season two of The Real Estate Club podcast, Careers Relationship Manager Charlie Statham of The Bayes Business School, formerly Cass, is joined by Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder and COO of Huckletree to discuss entrepreneurship in real estate.

In this episode, our speaker shares his story about becoming an entrepreneur and some of the challenges he faced. Throughout the episode, we touched on the risks of entrepreneurship, managing personal and professional life, operating a business in Covid, and the importance of execution in the early stages of a start-up company. 

Huckletree provides spaces themed by industry and sector for teams to work, collaborate and build their next venture in private offices, shared workspaces and collaboration zones.

In the second episode of season two of The Real Estate Club podcast, Careers Relationship Manager Charlie Statham of The Bayes Business School, formerly Cass, is joined by Ed Galvin, CEO of DC Byte, to discuss entrepreneurship in real estate.

In this episode, our speaker shares his story about becoming an entrepreneur and some of the challenges he faced. Throughout the episode, we touched on coming up with an initial business idea, how to grow a business, seed funding, and practical advice on business plan execution. 

DC Byte is a data centre consultancy firm covering both colocation and self-build enterprise assets.

In the first episode of season two of The Real Estate Club podcast, Professor Sotiris Tsolacos of The Bayes Business School, formerly Cass, is joined by Liz Hung, Director at CBRE APAC and Simon Marx, Managing Director European Research and Strategy at LaSalle Investment Management, to discuss the dynamics of the logistics market in Europe and Asia.

In this episode, our speakers examine the state of the logistics market, including why yields are so low and if the sector is overpriced. Furthermore, assessing short and long term market risks leads to comparisons and contrasts between the European and Asian markets. 

Other topics discussed include the role of technology in the logistics sector and trends in e-commerce, last-mile delivery, and investor sentiment. 

In the fifth episode of The Real Estate Club podcast, Professor Sotiris Tsolacos of The Business School, formerly Cass, is joined by Rossana Woods, MD of Drooms UK and Andy Saull, Head of Research and Strategy at Pi Labs to discuss data digitalisation and venture capital investment in PropTech.

In this interesting conversation, our speakers cover how international data management is being disrupted by virtual data rooms, how these solutions are tailored for the real estate industry and what barriers exist for further data digitisation.

The discussion provides real life case studies and example of how virtual data rooms have changed the role of the typical real estate analyst, transformed the antiquated, paper-heavy deal-making process and enabled major transactions during lockdown. Other topics addressed by the speakers include the fundamentals and value proposition of PropTech companies which attracts investors and can enable more accurate, speedy and environmentally conscious real estate valuations.

Now more than ever real estate businesses are placing diversity and ESG at the forefront of their decisions but what does that mean in practice? 

In this special episode of the The Real Estate Club Podcast moderator Charlie Statham, Graduate Recruiter and Careers Advisor at The Business School (formally Cass) is joined by Hugo Llewelyn, CEO of Newcore Capital Management, to talk about how the firm practices inclusivity, philanthropy and ESG.

As a B-Corp, Newcore Capital focuses on regenerating and rejuvenating social infrastructure in the UK for a number of needs based assets. The Newcore foundation utilises these same skills for non-profit projects. Hugo also discusses the symbiotic relationship between business and philanthropy, sharing insight on B-Corp certification requirements and explains the importance of Governance in ESG.

After an unprecedented year that saw UK GDP shrink by 9.9%, the largest decline since 1709, one sector that has fared well and survived the wrath of the pandemic is the residential sector. Savills reported 7.3% total growth for 2020, the highest in six years and despite the latest lockdown, and forecasts a strong 2021 as buyers rush to beat the stamp duty deadline. However, with the risk of further unemployment tensions when the furlough scheme is withdrawn and the threat of future inflation, will activity in this market remain as resilient? 

In this episode of the Real Estate Club Podcast, Mark Andrew, a professor at the Business School is joined by Richard Valentine-Selsey, Associate Director of Residential Research from Savills and Mahdi Mokrane, Head of Investment Strategy and Research from PATRIZIA (a leader in residential investments across Europe with more than EUR 12bn in residential assets under management) to explore the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as trends and future outlooks for the UK and European residential markets. 

The panelists also answer interesting questions on whether Covid-19 has encouraged investors to rebalance their portfolios towards residential, the impact of construction and development delays, and how ESG is being integrated into new developments and how assets are being managed.

As data volumes grow rapidly worldwide, investors are increasingly turning to Data Centres as an alternative in the hunt for asset diversification and enhanced risk-adjusted returns. 

In this episode Alex Moss, founder of Consilia Capital and director of the Real Estate Research Centre at the Business School, speaks to Penny Madsen-Jones, Research Director and Jamie Fleming of Data Centre Capital Markets at CBRE on this asset class.

The panellists provide insights on market drivers, particularly AI technology and address the characteristics of data centres including typical tenants, lease structure and sources of debt financing. This interesting topic of discussion includes the significance of green energy generation in data centres and opportunities for future development.

Over the last few years PropTech has been digitally transforming the Real Estate industry through optimising the way people research, rent, buy, sell, and manage property.

In the first of a new podcast series, Dr Nicole Lux, Co-founder & COO at FinLoop and professor at The Business School is joined by PropTech experts Oliver Symons, Head of LandFund at LandTech, and James Dearsley, Co-founder of Unissu, to discuss their involvement in PropTech as well as funding and investments in this space.

The Real Estate Club’s panellists also highlight the key trends identified as a result of the pandemic, challenges PropTech start-ups face and how blockchain and AI technologies can be used to add value.