Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Councillor Tim Barnes, City of Westminster Council

Tim Barnes from the City of Westminster sits down with Jess Harrold at the London Real Estate Forum to unveil the economic growth statement launched at the event, outlining the five priority growth sectors that build ...

Chair: Jess Harold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Hannah Noble, director - place advisory, Avison Young

Recorded at the London Real Estate Forum in partnership with Avison Young, this episode brings together Hannah Noble at Avison Young and Estates Gazette's Jess Harrold to examine how London can move from viability to delivery, exploring the challenges holding developm...

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Richard Watson, director – London and South East, BTG Eddisons Property Auctions

Recorded at the London Real Estate Forum in partnership with BTG Eddisons Property Auctions, this episode examines the market conditions increasingly driving both professi...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: John Woodger, head of central London capital markets, JLL and Alistair Meadows, head of international capital for UK capital markets, JLL Recorded at the London Real Estate Forum in partnership with JLL, this episode examines the renewed investment in London’s office market, from the factors driving capital back into ...

Chair: Jess Harold, Legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Annabelle Redman, real estate partner, Clyde & Co and Marc Eden, investment director, Arada London

Recorded at the London Real Estate Forum in partnership with Clyde & Co, this episode examines how policy is shaping housing delivery, fr...

With the JLL Property Triathlon returning to Dorney Lake on 26 June, Estates Gazette sits down with Eleanor Parry, UK head of public affairs at JLL, and Natalie Ashwood, community programme lead at JLL, to look ahead to one of the property industry’s biggest sporting and social fixtures.

The conversation covers the history of the event, why it has become such an import...

Chair: Akanksha Soni, news editor

Speaker: Emmanuel Day, senior director new business - Living sector, RentGuarantor

As the UK rental landscape undergoes its most significant transformation in a generation, the shift toward a professionalised "living sector" is creating a unique crossroads for landlords and investors. This episode, recorded at UK...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor 

Speakers:  Lee Gordon, partner, Walker Morris Paula Hirst, director, Harlow and Gilston Garden Town

The UK is standing at the edge of a new urban frontier, fuelled by a government mandate to build the first "New Towns" of the 21st century. But between the political ambition and the first spade in the ground lies a high-stakes landscape of fragmented land ownership, staggering infrastructure costs...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor

Speakers: Nicola Hanser, director, Holistic Sophie Eastwood, managing director, Holistic

Ahead of this year's UKREiiF conference, the team at Holistic Insight surveyed almost 10,000 attendees to gauge sentiment in the UK's real estate sector.

In this podcast, Sophie Eastwood and Nicola Hanser of Holistic Insight tell editor Tim Burke about the findings – and why such a snapshot is so important in tra...

Chair: Akanksha Soni, news editor

Speaker: Simon Reid, assistant director of business growth, Liverpool City Region

Liverpool City Region has entered 2026 with a record £11bn pipeline and a 10-year mandate to expand the economy by a further £10bn. This is no longer a vision of what could be; it’s a roadmap for what is being built.

In this episode, recorded at UKREiiF, Simon Reid, assistant director of business growth, explain...

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor 

Speakers:  Ben Rich, chief executive, Radix Helen Wheddon, partner, Stevens & Bolton Darren Cleveland, head of BD, marketing & client services, Stevens and Bolton

This podcast, recorded at UKREiiF, explores the urgent transformation of the UK high street, shifting the focus from declining retail to the untapped potential of health as a new asset class. While t...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor 

Speaker: Leigh Thomas, group managing director, property, Kier Property

When it comes to town and city regeneration, the near-term challenges for developers are stark, but the need for action is pressing and the long-term benefits still clear. In the case of Kier Property, the role of master planner places it in a pivotal position to drive change and overcome challenges.

In this podcast, recorded at U...

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor 

Speaker: Stuart Woolgar, CEO, Global Guardians

In an era of rising urban density and acute housing pressure, leaving buildings dormant is no longer just an oversight. It is an unnecessary direct cost. Across the UK, public and private sector property owners and agents hold significant volumes of empty offices and underutilised assets, often without a clear, viable route to ...

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor 

Speakers:  James Brown, managing director, The Urbanists Mary Ann Brocklesby, county councillor, Monmouthshire County Council

Regeneration is often discussed through the lens of city skylines and urban hubs, but the heart of a region’s success frequently lies in its towns and rural communities. In these areas, the challenges are unique: tackling hidden social dep...

Chair: Akanksha Soni, news editor 

Speaker: Nicola Haigh, national head of real estate & housing, business & commercial banking, Lloyds

The British workplace is reaching a tipping point where a building's carbon footprint is becoming as critical as its postcode. As the divide between high-spec green spaces and ageing "legacy" offices widens, a massive national mission is underway to transform yesterday’s concrete...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor 

Speaker: Derek Griffin, head of acquisitions, Whitbread

Premier Inn provides 12% of the UK’s hotel accommodation stock – the highest of any hotel operator in any market in the world. This extraordinary success has been delivered through a continual 20-year expansion programme underpinned by a unique business model and flexible property requirements.

This April, the company unveiled a new b...

Chair: Tim Burke, editor 

Speaker: Guy Windsor-Lewis, CEO & founder, Locale

Operational drag is the silent killer of asset value. For owners and asset managers, the challenge is clear: how do you deliver more with less, while meeting the rising demands of a multi-generational workforce? This podcast, recorded at UKREiiF, takes you inside the engine room of the UK’s most innovative properties.

Partnering with Locale, ...

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter

Speakers: Huw Davies, partner head of ESG, Jones Hargreaves

Today, the most successful assets aren't just "green"; they are commercially resilient, high-performing spaces that occupiers actually want to inhabit. In this episode, recorded at UKREiiF, we sit down with Huw Davies, head of ESG at Jones Hargreaves, to challenge the traditional view of sustainability. Huw argues for a shift in lan...

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor 

Speakers:  Joanna Deffley, partner residential development, Shakespeare Martineau James Scott, group director strategy & planning, Urban & Civic 

This episode explores the intricate mechanics and strategic rewards of large-scale developments delivered through complex, multi-partner frameworks. Join Joanna Deffley and James Scott, recorded at UKREiiF, as we...