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PropCast is a property podcast by Blackstock Consulting. PropCast covers issues across the whole of the real estate market; from finance and funding through to development and construction.

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    • Sep 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 202 EPISODES


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    Successful regeneration needs time, vision, capital and flexibility says Urban Splash Resi Fund boss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 27:50


    Andrew Teacher speaks to Akeel Malik, co-architect behind the Urban Splash Residential Fund, on connecting capital and the regeneration of regional cities, how technology can keep communities connected, and why real estate must grow closer to its customers.

    Going for growth means thinking long-term, say Bidwells bosses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 24:54


    Bidwells is one of the UK's oldest property businesses, well-known for its focus on life sciences, energy, and natural assets. Yet far from resting on its laurels, the firm has made recent moves to amplify its existing capabilities, including advising on the growing market interest in operational real estate. Andrew Teacher speaks to chief operating officer, Kelly Bream, and Iain Murray, head of operational living.

    Rooted in the Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 29:58


    In a future-gazing episode of PropCast, Andrew Teacher speaks to Sophie Hine, the John Lewis Partnership's head of operations for build-to-rent, biophilic design pioneer Oliver Heath, and fellow architect Tim Tolcher from CJCT about leveraging nature into build-to-rent.

    #199: Being part of ecosystems is crucial for innovation real estate, says Mission Street CEO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 40:46


    Mission Street founder Artem Korolev discusses how he has quietly built one of the UK's market leaders in innovation real estate. He tells Andrew Teacher why navigating tech transfer and underwriting for emerging science is key to succeeding in a nascent market.

    #198: London's low carbon future needs overseas investment, says Opportunity London Boss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 20:10


    Andrew Teacher speaks to Jace Tyrrell, chief executive of Opportunity London, on his role attracting £100bn in capital investment for low-carbon real estate, infrastructure and transport, and his rich background in aligning public and private sectors in major cities worldwide over the last 25 years.

    #197: City grandee Gerald Kaye looks back at his career as he retires as CEO from Helical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 28:56


    Andrew Teacher talks to the outgoing CEO of Helical, Gerald Kaye, on a life spent in property, the challenges facing the London real estate market, and what he plans to do post-Helical.

    #196: Lack of power creating obsolescence timebomb - Camion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 28:37


    Former Tesla exec Jacob Monroe is a man on a mission to help deploy EV charging and get property ready for the electrification revolution. But the big story here is that many real estate investors will battle obsolescence risk over coming years due to a lack of power. Whether it's data centres, labs or even plain old housing – which now comes with requirements for EV charging, accessing power is proving trickier than ever. Crumbling infrastructure and a desire to rebuild Britain as a green energy hub are a backdrop for major change, but many are unsure about the opportunities or risks. Camion Energy, launched last year, helps map power, enabling investors to deploy EV charging infrastructure efficiently and also understand what assets may be at risk. In a highly-charged conversation, Andrew Teacher quizzes Jacob on how the convergence of electrification, net zero, emerging technologies, and a new property cycle will create winners and losers.

    #195: From The Body Shop to Landsec U+I: Martyn Evans is a creative hiding in plain sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 56:44


    Andrew Teacher meets Martyn Evans, one of the property industry's best-known creative forces, to discuss his remarkable journey from The Body Shop to Landsec U+I. In a hard-hitting interview, he opens up about overcoming his own personal challenges and how he channels the spirit of Dame Anita Roddick into each and every day.

    #194: Colm Lauder and Andrew Teacher on property's operational future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 28:45


    PropCast host Andrew Teacher grills his former IPD colleague and renowned market analyst Colm Lauder on the future for listed property stocks and private investors. Lauder, formerly an investment banker at Goodbody, debates how real estate's “operation game” is becoming an increasingly vital part of the mix and the duo explain why investors need to stop being so obsessed with NAV.

    #193: Canary Wharf Group's CIO on the world's biggest refurb opportunity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 38:56


    Andrew Teacher debates offices, labs and the revival of the Docklands great estate with John Mulqueen, Chief Investment Officer at Canary Wharf Group. Leave your cynicism at the door and be prepared to visit the Wharf with an open mind.

    #192: Ryan Prince on the need for more professional landlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 49:24


    In 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 26:11


    The 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 58:58


    In 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 38:51


    Cadogan'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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 29:56


    Richard 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 37:58


    The 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 requirements on the path to 2050.

    Property Week's Get Set for Net Zero, episode 2: Driving collaboration to achieve net zero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 59:12


    Almost 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?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 38:14


    The 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 40:16


    Honor 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 42:04


    James 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 45:13


    Louis-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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 30:28


    Lisette 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 48:10


    BioMed 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 52:18


    Graeme 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 35:54


    Harry 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 42:08


    In 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 36:10


    Elisabeth 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.

    #178: Housing industry must take “innovative” approach to funding say PfP Capital & Lloyds' HGP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 41:12


    Andrew 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 30:34


    Mark 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 38:52


    Joining 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 45:58


    On 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 39:38


    Shaun 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 55:54


    Grosvenor 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 30:32


    Andrew 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 20:02


    As 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 37:48


    Andrew 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 27:32


    2023 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 values, sectors and strategies are evolving.

    #168: Public-private partnerships will be key to reviving the NHS, argues Assura CEO Jonathan Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 30:50


    Assura'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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 32:26


    Doug 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 37:36


    Leeds 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 35:08


    Colin 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 buildings that help them retain staff and drive productivity in a climate where the war for talent is raging harder than ever.

    #164: British Land CEO heralds asset management “engine” driving value through conviction bets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 42:56


    Clustering, 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 British Land's 40-year tenure at Regent's Place, the renaissance of retail parks and the rise of life sciences; through to its campaigning work improving child literacy.

    #163: Retail experts say a revitalised sector will reduce social inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 46:10


    Ibrahim 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 28:32


    Aviva 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 29:24


    Geeta 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 28:32


    Group 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 34:29


    Global 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 34:44


    Jessica 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 43:06


    Socius 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 41:08


    Russell 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 62:22


    Troy Harvey, CEO of software firm PassiveLogic discusses how building automation can help the architectural and construction industries design and engineer next-generation buildings.

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