PropCast
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPropCast is a property podcast produced by Montfort. PropCast covers issues across the whole of the real estate market; from finance and funding through to development and construction.
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#192: Ryan Prince on the need for more professional landlords
April 25, 2024 12:58 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn a novel format on PropCast, Senior Advisor to Montfort, Andrew Teacher, facilitates a debate between Dr. Anna Minton, reader in architecture at St. Mary’s University London and author of ‘Big Capital: Who Is London For?’, and Ryan Prince, vice chairman of Realstar Group and founder of build-to-rent brand UNCLE. The trio discuss the causes of, and possible solutions to, the housing crisis.
#191: John Lewis build-to-rent boss Katherine Russell on the partnership’s rental plans
April 10, 2024 18:10 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThe John Lewis Partnership’s director of Build to Rent (BtR), Katherine Russell, joins Andrew Teacher to explain the reasoning behind the retail giant’s move into housing. The Partnership’s strategy to develop rental homes on its land and above some of its Waitrose stores could deliver thousands of additional homes in the future.
#190: Barking and Dagenham Council leader on why public-private partnerships drive borough’s success
March 28, 2024 11:55 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn an impassioned interview, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Darren Rodwell, speaks about the borough’s recent triumphs, its chequered past, and why public-private partnerships are delivering the housing, jobs, and infrastructure that will see the area continue to flourish.
#189: Cadogan Estates’ CEO explains the strategy behind Chelsea’s timeless appeal
March 04, 2024 14:19 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBCadogan’s CEO Hugh Seaborn speaks to Andrew Teacher about the historic estate’s approach to stewardship, placemaking, and generating social value across its portfolio – which includes The Gaumont, a recently completed cultural destination on the King’s Road.
#188: Richard Moffitt, CEO of Urban Logistics REIT, on why sheds continue to deliver
February 02, 2024 15:54 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBRichard Moffitt, CEO of Urban Logistics REIT, a FTSE 250-listed investment trust specialising in logistics real estate, speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about the long-term positive outlook for sheds, why the REIT structure has worked for his business, and why real estate professionals can’t always manage complex operations sitting at a desk.
Property Week's Get Set for Net Zero, episode 3: The energy revolution
February 02, 2024 15:14 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThe third and final episode of Property Week’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series centres on the theme of the energy revolution. PW legal and professional editor Tim Clark is joined by Scott Murray, director and head of mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) projects at independent real estate consultancy Hollis; and Tom Wigg, senior advisor in advancing net zero at the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), to discuss how the property industry can meet the country’s changing energy requ...
Property Week's Get Set for Net Zero, episode 2: Driving collaboration to achieve net zero
January 26, 2024 15:57 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBAlmost every effort to reach net zero will require teamwork both inside and outside the organisation, whether it’s through sustainability-linked financing, landlord-tenant collaboration, or supply-chain action to address Scope 3 emissions. This podcast focuses on the opportunities and difficulties presented by the need to work together to reach shared environmental goals, including practical steps, proven initiatives, contractual approaches and missteps to avoid.
Property Week's Get Set for Net Zero, episode 1: How can we make retrofit more rewarding?
January 17, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThe first episode in Property Week's Get Set for Net Zero podcast series discusses how the industry can make retrofitting more rewarding.
#187: Savills and Birchgrove discuss why the rental model makes sense for the later living sector
January 17, 2024 14:36 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBHonor Barratt, chief executive of assisted living developer Birchgrove, and Caryn Donahue, head of the senior living and healthcare team at Savills, speak to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about the state of the later living sector.
#186: Quintain boss explains the business model behind a successful large-scale regeneration scheme
December 19, 2023 12:12 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBJames Saunders, chief executive officer of developer and asset manager Quintain is in the interview seat in PropCast this week, discussing the firm’s flagship Wembley Park development, the importance of branding in real estate, and why listed real estate firms can struggle to complete large redevelopment schemes on time.
#185: Boreal founder bullish on future prospects of European logistics
December 07, 2023 09:31 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBLouis-Simon Ferland, founder and CEO of pan-European real estate investment manager Boreal IM, speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher to discuss the opportunities in logistics, the challenges of starting a business, and why ESG isn’t just a nice-to-have but plain business sense.
#184: Cities need to balance carrot and stick policies to encourage development, says ULI chief exec
November 07, 2023 15:32 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBLisette van Doorn, chief executive of the Urban Land Institute – the oldest and largest network of real estate and land use experts in the world – speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about how real estate has become increasingly globalised, the importance of taking an interdisciplinary approach, and the organisation’s pioneering work supporting career development in schools.
#183: UK life sciences will provide shot in the arm for British economy, 3 sector specialists claim
November 01, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBBioMed Realty’s Colleen O’Connor, Babraham Research Campus’ Derek Jones, and JLL’s Chris Walters join Montfort’s Andrew Teacher to discuss the outlook for life sciences, the challenges of creating high-spec lab space, and why the success of the industry should be cause for optimism in the UK.
#182: CEO of TfL’s property arm says joint ventures key to building affordable homes in the capital
October 12, 2023 13:58 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBGraeme Craig, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Places for London – Transport for London’s wholly-owned property company – speaks to Andrew Teacher about delivering affordable homes, the importance of building sustainably, and its multiple joint ventures across the capital.
#181: The GP hub model is the future of healthcare, says boss of FTSE-250 Primary Health Properties
October 04, 2023 17:57 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBHarry Hyman, founder and CEO of FTSE-250 listed Primary Health Properties (PHP) speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about the challenges facing not only the healthcare sector, but British politics and indeed opera.
#180: Peter Freeman, Argent founder & Homes England chair, on how Cambridge can supercharge Britain
September 18, 2023 12:45 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn one of the highest-profile interviews to date, Peter Freeman, chairman of Homes England joins Montfort’s Andrew Teacher on PropCast to talk building more social housing, his ambition to supercharge Cambridge into the UK’s Silicon Valley, and why property development is a little bit like filmmaking.
#179: AtkinsRéalis and Buro Four say leading organisational change key to greener built environment
September 12, 2023 15:28 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBElisabeth Montgomerie, building design sustainability lead at global design and engineering firm AtkinsRéalis, and Martina Concordia, senior project manager at Buro Four, talk sustainability, climate risk, leadership and change within the built environment sector.
#179: Atkins and Buro Four say leading organisational change is key to a greener built environment
September 12, 2023 15:28 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBElisabeth Montgomerie, building design sustainability lead at global design and engineering firm Atkins, and Martina Concordia, senior project manager at Buro Four, talk sustainability, climate risk, leadership and change within the built environment sector.
#178: Housing industry must take “innovative” approach to funding say PfP Capital & Lloyds’ HGP
August 31, 2023 15:01 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBAndrew Teacher sits down with Rachel Miller from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), a subsidiary of Lloyds funded by both the bank and Homes England, and John Tatham from PfP Capital, Places for People’s fund management arm, to discuss how their joint venture is leading the charge for higher-quality housing.
#178: Housing associations can take “innovative” approach to funding say PfP Capital & Lloyds’ HGP
August 31, 2023 15:01 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBAndrew Teacher sits down with Rachel Miller from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), a subsidiary of Lloyds funded by both the bank and Homes England, and John Tatham from PfP Capital, Places for People’s fund management arm, to discuss how their joint venture is leading the charge for higher-quality housing.
#177: Velement founder and former Hammerson MD reflects on retail, regen, and Liverpool’s turnaround
August 25, 2023 13:32 - 30 minutes - 28 MBMark Bourgeois, founder of Velement Real Estate Advisory, former interim director of city develoment at Liverpool City Council and former managing director of Hammerson in the UK and Ireland, speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about retail, regeneration, and how the city of Liverpool is once again open for business.
#176: Hotels sector is proving robust despite headwinds, say hospitality experts
August 18, 2023 11:06 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBJoining Montfort’s Andrew Teacher, three hospitality experts – Jackie Newstead, real estate partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, Derek Griffin, FTSE 100-listed Whitbread’s head of acquisitions, and Richard Servidei, co-founder of alternative property consultancy firm AREA – offer their perspectives on the challenges facing the sector, and where some of the best opportunities currently lie.
#175: BGO’s VP of life sciences says proximity to 'meds and eds' are key to the sector's innovation
August 07, 2023 14:26 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBOn the latest episode of PropCast, Montfort’s Andrew Teacher is joined by BGO’s Nick Cassaro, for an insightful discussion focused on the life sciences industry. It touches on the formula for a flourishing sector, how to best cater to tenants using real estate, the lessons the UK life sciences industry can learn from the US – and more.
#174: Compton co-founder on growth of the City Fringe, and why agents need to be more like marketers
August 01, 2023 15:25 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBShaun Simons, co-founder of Compton – a punchy commercial property agency specialising in the City Fringe – speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about the evolution of Tech City, why agents should act more like marketing firms, and the ever-increasing operationalisation of the office sector.
#173: Grosvenor’s UK boss balances heritage and modernity as the estate leads London’s green revival
July 27, 2023 13:58 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBGrosvenor Property UK’s chief executive James Raynor is in the interview seat this week, discussing how the historic estate balances innovation and stewardship, the importance of diversity in creating strong teams, and its role in fostering economic growth – not just in London’s West End, but across the UK and indeed the globe.
#172: Businesses must predict household vulnerability during cost-of-living crisis say Outra and VRS
July 20, 2023 11:50 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAndrew Teacher sits down with data science firm Outra’s Peter Jackson and the Vulnerability Registration Service’s (VRS) Helen Lord to discuss a new partnership from the two organisations which suggests that nearly 2.5 million British households are at high risk of vulnerability.
#171: Hitting Reset: Real Estate Trends Report 2/3 - Looking outside of traditional sectors
July 19, 2023 09:27 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBAs the challenges of 2023 impact on real estate investment, Montfort’s Andrew Teacher and Alexander Peace have surveyed the real estate landscape and identified 10 core trends in Hitting Reset: Real Estate Themes for the Next Cycle. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/eayPfpCu. In the second of a trilogy of propcasts, the pair discuss chapters four to six which focus on where investors are looking outside of the traditional sectors as 2023 continues to challenge investment strategies.
#170: CEO of Oxford University Developments says flexible real estate is key to fostering innovation
July 13, 2023 12:13 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAndrew Teacher speaks to Anna Strongman, CEO of Oxford University Development (OUD), a joint venture between Legal & General and Oxford University. OUD is bringing forward seven research and residential development sites in Oxford, a city at the beating heart of Britain’s knowledge economy. Strongman discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with bringing so many different development sites to Oxford, navigating the push and pull of the city’s different needs and demands.
#169: Hitting Reset: Real Estate Trends Report 1/3 - How values, sectors and strategies are evolving
July 11, 2023 12:25 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB2023 is set to become one of the most turbulent years for real estate since the global financial crisis. To help you understand the changing industry context, Montfort’s Andrew Teacher and Alexander Peace have surveyed the real estate landscape and identified 10 core trends in Hitting Reset: Real Estate Themes for the Next Cycle. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/eayPfpCu. In this first of three propcasts they discuss chapters one to three, covering the financial aspects of how value...
#168: Public-private partnerships will be key to reviving the NHS, argues Assura CEO Jonathan Murphy
July 04, 2023 11:45 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBAssura’s CEO Jonathan Murphy returns to PropCast for a second time. The CEO of the FTSE 250-listed REIT, which develops, invests in, and manages a portfolio of primary healthcare facilities across the UK, discusses the role of the private sector in supporting the NHS, the inflation-hedging nature of healthcare property, and the importance of retrofitting in keeping buildings sustainable.
#167: “AI won’t take your job. Somebody using AI might,” says manager of Savills' analytics platform
June 30, 2023 11:31 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBDoug Jamieson, senior managing director at Savills in New York – and co-product manager of the firm’s portfolio analytics and visualisation platform Knowledge Cubed – joins Montfort’s Andrew Teacher to discuss the changing nature of the office market in the Big Apple and beyond, the greater need for data in the changing world of work, and why the real estate industry shouldn’t fear AI.
#166: “Certainty is key in attracting investment” – Leeds council boss hails city’s success
June 12, 2023 16:45 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBLeeds City Council’s chief executive Tom Riordan speaks to Andrew Teacher about his 13-year tenure working to harness investment, unlocking thousands of new homes, and reversing regional brain drain. Railing against the “debating society” culture of national politics and the failure to invest in regional transport, he hails Leeds’ success attracting major new occupiers and its future as the country’s health-tech capital. Just don’t mention the football.
#165: Tritax boss celebrates first ten years of BBOX growth
April 11, 2023 10:37 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBColin Godfrey, chief executive of FTSE 250 Tritax Big Box REIT and chief executive of fund management at Tritax Group discusses how the company’s focus on people, platform, pipeline and performance has propelled returns for investors as it nears the ten-year anniversary since Big Box was listed. Speaking with Montfort Real Estate’s managing director Andrew Teacher, Godfrey heralded a new age of logistics that is prioritising decarbonisation and ensuring that occupiers benefit from intelligent...
#164: British Land CEO heralds asset management “engine” driving value through conviction bets
March 30, 2023 09:45 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBClustering, co-locations and a laser-like focus on customers are some of the things that British Land’s boss believes will drive value as it broadens its campus strategy to include life sciences, logistics and housing. Chief executive Simon Carter speaks to Andrew Teacher, formerly the founder of Blackstock Consulting and now managing director at Montfort Real Estate after its merger last year, in an unscripted, hard-hitting and wide-ranging conversation. The pair cover everything from Briti...
#163: Retail experts say a revitalised sector will reduce social inequality
March 24, 2023 16:49 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIbrahim Ibrahim of Portland Design, Radius Tech’s Burak Capli, and The Good Economy’s Vivienne King join Andrew Teacher to discuss the future of retail shopping. All three guests have contributed to Ibrahim’s new book, Future-Ready Retail, which explains how to make retail spaces smarter going into the future.
#162: UK real estate experiencing biggest reprice in generation, says Aviva Investors’ Ben Sanderson
March 16, 2023 15:25 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAviva Investors’ real assets boss Ben Sanderson sits down with Andrew Teacher from Montfort Real Estate to discuss where the sector is headed amidst a challenging economic climate.
#161: Housing associations are key to solving the healthcare crisis, says MTVH boss Geeta Nanda
March 09, 2023 16:22 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBGeeta Nanda OBE, chief executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), one of the country’s largest housing associations, speaks to Andrew Teacher about how a greater focus on housing can be a vote winner, help ease pressure on public services, and support some of the country’s most vulnerable people during an ongoing cost of living crisis.
#160: Housing associations play a vital role in the community, L&Q’s Vicky Savage tells PropCast
March 02, 2023 15:26 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBGroup director of development and sales at one of the UK’s largest housing associations, L&Q’s Vicky Savage, tells Andrew Teacher about the non-profit's role beyond delivering housing and how the industry can improve to better serve its employees and customers.
#159: “Many people haven’t crossed over to the green side”, Fiera Real Estate tells PropCast
February 27, 2023 16:43 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBGlobal head of ESG at Fiera Real Estate, Jessica Pilz, sits down with Andrew Teacher for a wide-ranging discussion on the responsibilities for investors, asset managers, owners and operators, and the government in creating the conditions for net zero in the built environment.
#158: Residential real estate will recover quickest from a downturn, DWS tells PropCast
February 24, 2023 08:16 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBJessica Hardman, head of European real estate portfolio management and UK real estate group at DWS, speaks to Montfort Real Estate’s Andrew Teacher about the asset manager’s confidence in UK living sectors as an investment class, reflects on lessons from the Great Financial Crisis, and adds nuance to the refurb versus rebuild debate.
#157: Ditch short-term thinking, social value experts tell PropCast
February 21, 2023 15:19 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBSocius director Olaide Oboh and Savills Earth’s new director of social value Wesley Ankrah tell Montfort Real Estate’s Andrew Teacher that developers could play a critical role in supporting culture and youth development.
#156: Culture is finally taking centre stage in BTR, says Assael Architecture
February 08, 2023 14:08 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBRussell Pedley, co-founder and director of Assael Architecture; Mark Davy, who founded the culture and placemaking consultancy Futurecity; and Marcus Foley, the founder of the international advertising consultancy Tommy, join Andrew Teacher to discuss the role and potential impact of culture in build-to-rent (BTR) developments.
#155: PassiveLogic’s Troy Harvey says intelligent buildings are key to the green revolution
February 03, 2023 13:11 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBTroy Harvey, CEO of software firm PassiveLogic discusses how building automation can help the architectural and construction industries design and engineer next-generation buildings.
#154: JLL’s head of proptech in APAC on why brokers will always survive disruption
January 24, 2023 15:42 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThe head of proptech for JLL in the Asia-Pacific region, Jordan Kostelac, speaks to Andrew Teacher about the area’s unique lessons for real estate and why we’re aiming at the wrong targets when it comes to moderninising the sector.
#153: GPE Boss Toby Courtauld sees opportunities where others see challenges
January 19, 2023 15:31 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBToby Courtauld chats with Andrew Teacher, reflecting on 20 years at the helm of one of London’s largest office landlords, GPE, and what the next decade might bring for the real estate sector.
#152: Covid policies continue to define challenges and opportunities in Asia-Pacific, says MSCI
January 16, 2023 16:46 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBAndrew Teacher is joined by David Green-Morgan, global head of real assets research at MSCI, to discuss the similarities and differences between real estate markets in the UK and Asia-Pacific – and the importance of data in understanding them.
#151: Sky is not the limit for Brookfield’s ARC as it grows European science and innovation platform
December 13, 2022 17:25 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBHaving acquired Harwell in 2020 and Arlington in 2021, Brookfield is building a Europe-wide network of innovation clusters catering to emerging technologies in life sciences, energy, quantum computing and space. With decades of experience leading Blackstone’s global expansion, ARC boss Stuart Grant joins Andrew Teacher with Dr Barbara Ghinelli, chief scientific advisor at ARC and director of innovation at UKRI-STFC to explain why there’s no limit to the group’s ambitions.
#150: Lorna Brown, Bill Hughes and Ian Marcus – 3 property industry titans – look to the next cycle
December 07, 2022 10:19 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this special 150th edition of PropCast, Montfort’s Andrew Teacher talks current market uncertainties with real estate industry heavyweights Lorna Brown, formerly of RBS, Blackstone and Delancey and now founder at Birchwood Real Estate Capital, Bill Hughes, Global Head of Real Assets at L&G and Property Industry Alliance Chairman, and Ian Marcus OBE, senior advisor at Eastdil, former British Property Federation president, board advisor to multiple listed firms and former trustee of the Prin...
#149: Collaboration key to saving high streets, says King’s Road and Knightsbridge Partnerships boss
November 22, 2022 15:44 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBSteven Medway, retail veteran and chief executive of the Knightsbridge and King’s Road Partnerships – two Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the capital – discusses the importance of businesses working together to build a prosperous future for high streets in London and beyond.
#148: Co-ownership makes the holiday home dream a reality, says Pacaso founder
October 13, 2022 15:20 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBFounder and CEO of Pacaso, Austin Allison, discusses how co-ownership has become the smart and responsible model of purchasing a second home, and could help ease the affordability problem in in-demand areas.