Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is in discussion with four experts from across the built environment to understand how the UK’s cities are “levelling up” – or not – regardless of the politics. Levelling up was barely mentioned in the recent “mini budget”, reports say barely any of the levelling up funds have actually been spent and EG figures show that since the first time then PM Boris Johnson utter those two words “levelling up” in 2020, our regional cities continue to lag behind the capital. Investment is 23% lower, take up 12% lower and average rents a whopping 54% lower. Government is unlikely to really be able to level up this country, so how can our cities and the built environment make sure that they can? Helping to figure out the answer are: Deborah Gordon Brown, partner, Shoosmiths Kat Martindale, director and head of ESG research, Savills Simon McCabe, chief executive, Scarborough Group International Jackie Sadek, regeneration practitioner, Urban Strategy This episode runs as an aural accompaniment to EG’s UK Cities Guide , which looks at how well our cities are performing when it comes to the green agenda and the importance of the role of infrastructure – physical and digital – when it comes to creating an equal UK.

Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and senior writer Piers Wehner to discuss the political and economic turmoil of the last week. From the disastrous impact on the markets, to what we know so far about investment zones, to Labour's bid to be the party for real estate, they discuss all the fallout - as well as Wehner's timely new podcast series, EG's Office Politics. But who will come out on top in the quiz of the week?

In this panel discussion from EG's ESG Breakfast Briefing, deputy editor Tim Burke asks a panel of guests from across the built environment about the most pressing needs for sustainability-focused skillsets in the industry. Once the preserve of a dedicated ESG team, panellists agreed that forward-thinking companies are now working hard to ensure the necessary talent is embedded in divisions across their business, as the green agenda rises ever-higher on the list of priorities. Joining the discussion are: Amanprit Arnold, senior policy officer, Greater London Authority Janine Cole, sustainability and social impact director, GPE Andy Mercer, head of ESG, Colliers Chris Davies, chief executive, Uncommon Adam Smith, climate change programme lead, Better Buildings Partnership

EG’s brand new politics podcast, hosted by senior writer Piers Wehner and former business and housing minister Mark Prisk. About once a month we will be journeying to the place where politics and property intersect. We’ll examine the potential impact of what the government and opposition are planning, dissecting the policies, discussing delivery and, in this episode, finding out why housing ministers are like Doctor Who. And what a week to start!

In this panel discussion recorded at EG's recent ESG Breakfast Briefing, deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by guests from the worlds of engineering, architecture, development and insurance brokerage to ask whether insurance is becoming a barrier to real estate achieving its net zero aims. At the heart of the discussion is timber - the benefits of building with it, the challenges of insuring schemes that use it, and the collaboration needed between architects, developers and insurers to bring everyone on to the same page. Tackling the topic are: Gareth Atkinson, director, Civic Engineers Stephanie Crombie, associate, head of sustainability, Marrow Lorraine Ben Cross, development director, General Projects Dominic Lion, director, Gallagher

In this keynote speech from EG's recent ESG Breakfast Briefing, Tom Willcock, director of innovation at Hollis, talks about the real estate industry’s failure to get the grips with the climate crisis, the meaningless arguments that have slowed progress in tackling the ESG agenda’s biggest challenges, and why, when there's any choice to be made within the sector, we must come down on the side of the environment.

Just before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, 10 years on from a landmark review by University College London’s Sir Michael Marmot’s into health inequalities in England, the Institute of Health Equity published a follow-up report exploring just how closely health and life expectancy are tied to socioeconomic position and the conditions in which people live and work. Some of the findings were bleak, underlining that health inequalities had worsened over the preceding decade. In this panel discussion from EG's recent ESG Breakfast Briefing, our guests explored the role real estate and the built environment have in addressing these worsening inequalities. Joining deputy editor Tim Burke are: Rob Charlton, chief executive, Space Group Pete Gladwell, group social impact and investment director, L&G Group Divya Hariramani Herrero, sustainable design and wellbeing service line lead, Longevity Cara Imbrailo, partner, Charles Russell Speechlys Federico Montella, head of ESG and sustainability, Lambert Smith Hampton Jane Mudd, leader, Newport City Council

On this episode of Tech Talk radio, host Emily Wright is joined by Aviva Investors' head of responsible investment Ed Dixon as he cuts straight to the heart of what ESG is really all about - and it's not acronyms.  A former carpenter who lost his job in the 2008 recession, Dixon talks about his career path from "fifty quid weekend jobs" to "£50bn of real assets 20 years later" and discusses why "it's OK" that head of sustainability and director roles in large real estate companies are increasingly being taken up by younger, less experienced people. "Young people are taking on incrementally bigger and bigger roles in this space. They are taking risks, they are getting the leadership team on board and they are delivering great stuff. I think it's working." Dixon also touches on the transition from investing in climate solutions such as green buildings to tackling climate in its entirety and why finding the "bright spots" in the sector and ignoring those with their heads down resisting change is crucial to progress.  And, in a direct message to listeners, he told them how they could tell whether or not they are on the right tracks as we navigate "a time of change tantamount to the industrial revolution" as soon as they had switched off the podcast.  To find out more, tune in now. 

In this episode to the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is talking to the final three individuals that make up the latest cohort of EG Future Leaders. Listen in to the third of three episodes introducing you to cohort five of the EG Future Leaders to meet our early careers participants – Isabelle Walters from Savills, Callum Wyatt from CBRE and Priscilla Idowu from HB Reavis. A trio of bright sparks that promise to deliver talks to inspire not just the next generation but current leadership. Listen in to this 25-minute conversation to find out what they hope to deliver through their 10-minute TED style presentations at EG’s special grand finale on 24 November and how essential it is that you – and the whole to the built environment – leans in, listens and takes action. Since the launch of EG Future Leaders in 2019 some 35 individuals have passed through the programme, learning not just the skills to stand up on stage to present to room full of peers and established leaders from across the industry, but the skills to really showcase how powerful the built environment can be at effecting change. The Future Leaders programme is more than just an event. This is a movement across the sector to empower generations of inspired and inspirational people to push the industry forward, to speak up and speak out about the role real estate has to play in so many aspects of our lives, our livelihoods and in the future of the planet. To make sure you’re part of what EG promises will be the best real estate industry event you’ll ever go to, head straight to www.eg.co.uk/eg-events/future-leaders-summit/ to book your tickets now.

LISTEN: Piers Wehner is joined this week by content chief Emily Wright and London reporter Chante Bohitige. What other podcast gives you insight into London's rising rents, measuring the UK's cities, pricey buns and squirrels?   Emily says 'so long' (for a short while) and Piers takes advantage of Jess Harrold's absence to introduce a new game to the format. What could possibly go wrong?