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Real Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 3: Leveraging data to achieve more sustainable outcomesJoin Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Eve Farrugia, Associate, Savills Earth Sustainable Design team, Joey Aoun, Net Zero and Sustainability Lead at Savills Investment Management and Faisal Butt, Managing Partner and Founder of Pi Labs, a London-based venture capital firm in the third episode of the third Savills Earth podcast series.This episode highlights how data and technology can be leveraged to achieve more sustainable outcomes for the property sector. We delve into the power of advanced analytics, IoT, and AI in driving sustainability and explore examples of how these...2025-07-0927 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 3: How to improve quality of life through the built environmentThis is the second podcast in our third Savills Earth series. Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos alongside Andrew Buroni, Director, Environmental Planning & Infrastructure, Vinita Dhume, Director, Urban Design, and guest, Matthew Morgan, Director and co-founder of the Quality of Life Foundation, as they explore the critical importance of integrating health and education considerations into planning and development practices. The experts share insights on the benefits of holistic placemaking to shape healthier, better educated communities.2025-05-2825 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 3: The rural-urban nexusJoin Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Robert Godfrey, Head of Investment Strategy & Asset Management, Joe Dance, Savills Strategic Ecologist and Paul Tostevin, Head of World Research in the first episode of the third Savills Earth podcast series.This episode delves into the interdependencies and interconnectedness of rural and urban environments. We explore the significance of multifunctional land use, recent policy developments and global perspectives. Drawing on our research, we also look at how various cities around the world are addressing these challenges and opportunities.2025-04-1027 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsLondon’s housing crisis: challenges and solutionsMatt Richards, Sophie Rosier and Katy Warrick from Savills Planning, Mixed Use, and Research teams join host Guy Ruddle to discuss a major topic, London’s housing crisis. The team raises some of the challenges the Labour government is facing to meet housing targets, including existing market pressures and the availability of sites for development. Do we have the solutions to deliver the number of homes needed? Savills experts seek to give you the answers we’ve all been wondering, and more.2024-11-0722 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat’s driving the resilience of the out of town retail warehouse market?Join Guy Ruddle as he hosts a discussion with Savills experts: Catherine Barnard, Associate Director in Out of Town Retail Agency; Sam Arrowsmith, Director in Out of Town Retail Research; and Ella Dryden-Peck, Associate Director in UK Investment. Together, they explore the factors driving the resilience of the out of town retail warehouse market. Despite a decline in new store openings, the reduced take-up isn't a sign of waning retailer interest – it’s a reflection of limited supply. With competition for space intensifying, they ask: who is securing space, and will this level of demand be sustained? Savills experts will...2024-09-1818 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsImpacts 2024: what real estate opportunities are emerging globally?As the real estate world reaches an inflection point, Paul Tostevin and Kelcie Sellers from Savills World Research; Simon Smith, head of research for Savills Asia Pacific; and Rick Schuham, CEO of Savills Global Occupier Services, based in Denver, debate the opportunities that may be emerging around the globe. From Asian cities benefitting from a ‘demographic dividend’ to global infrastructure and energy investment, and new ways of working and talent hotspots, a number of real estate opportunities will be available for investors, developers and occupiers as several major macro global trends culminate.2024-09-0427 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHow is the global luxury retail landscape faring in 2024?Despite the headwinds facing luxury spend, real estate remains a key battleground for luxury brands. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Savills retail experts Marie Hickey, Anthony Selwyn and Nick Bradstreet, as well as the head of London bureau for Women's Wear Daily Samantha Conti, as they put global luxury retail under a magnify glass and delve into the trends that are shaping the landscape. Which global markets are moving up the agenda for international luxury brands? Exploring the findings from the latest Savills report 'Global Luxury Retail 2024 Outlook', the episode highlights the centrality of consumer needs, and how luxury...2024-05-2221 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 2: Hitting the moving ESG targetJoin Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside David Jackson, Head of Planning and Savills Earth and guest Melissa Murphy K.C., Barrister at Landmark Chambers in the final episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.This episode highlights the importance of ESG strategies to futureproof businesses and real estate assets and how this in turn helps them to remain ahead of the curve and competitive in a saturated environment. The podcast looks at existing policy and addresses how the industry can influence it whilst discussing how compliance alone is no...2024-03-2028 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 2: Using environmental economics to value impactJoin Guy Ruddle and guests: Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Tom Hill Director of Impact Assessment at Savills, Sarah Jackson, Director in the Rural Consultancy team at Savills and Henry Le Fleming, Founder of Sustainability Analytics Ltd in the penultimate episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.This episode highlights how environmental economics can be used to value impact. The podcast discusses the differences between ESG investing and impact investing, as well as highlighting real life scenarios of where impact investing can be applied within both the rural and urban contexts.2024-03-0724 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 2: Demystifying the headlines behind the gridJoin Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Phil Pearson Director of Energy, Infrastructure and Renewables at Savills and Emma Andrews, Director of Planning at Savills in the third episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.This episode sheds light on the challenges facing the UK’s grid infrastructure, emphasising the crucial collaboration between planning and grid specialists to achieve successful outcomes. It also outlines key considerations for grid connection applications.2024-02-1527 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 2: How to be investor ready for ESGJoin Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Dan Jestico, Director of Sustainable Design at Savills, Robert Godfrey, Director of Investment Strategy and Management at Savills Investment Management, and guest speaker Helen Newman, Director of Sustainable Investing at Fabrix in the second episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.This episode explores vital considerations and actions for investors when it comes to ESG. It delves into recent changes, emphasising how analysis can guide investors toward resilient, future-proof solutions that can minimise obsolescence and foster positive societal and financial outcomes.2024-01-2925 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series 2: How is social value changing real estate?Join Guy Ruddle and guests, Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Wesley Ankrah, Head of Social Value, James Evans, Head of Savills Manchester and National Office Agency, and guest speaker Shravan Joshi from the City of London Corporation, in the first episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.This episode explores the evolving concept of social value and its impact on real estate emphasising the importance of wellbeing and quality of life for all individuals impacted by development decisions. Delving into the changing landscape of social value from a commercial perspective, the episode...2024-01-1027 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Central London Investment Update – State of the MarketStephen Down, Richard Garside, Emma Steele and Jonathan Gardiner from Savills Central London Investment team join Guy Ruddle in the studio to discuss the Central London investment and occupier market against the challenging economic backdrop. The Savills experts seek to uncover how the investment market is performing, including cross-border investment activity, as well the occupier market and what trends are coming through as tenants in Central London continue their flight for quality.2023-11-0821 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSoil is the Foundation of our Planetary Life Support System‘It takes thousands of years to form 1 centimeter of soil. Yet, it can be destroyed in almost no time at all.’Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer’s words have never been more pertinent as we stare down the barrel of the climate crisis.In this final episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we explore how regenerative agriculture can bring our soil back to life, improve water absorbency and improve biodiversity, while still feeding the world. Last week, we heard from New Foundation Farms’ Clare Hill and Savills’ Tom Cackett about the tangible positive impact regen...2023-08-3052 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsA regenerative future; nature friendly farming in actionMore than half of the world’s agricultural land is degraded and, according to the World Economic Forum, ‘within 50 years, there may not be enough soil left to feed the world’.But this doesn’t have to be the end of the story. In this episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we explore how regenerative agriculture can bring our soil back to life, improve water absorbency and improve biodiversity, while still feeding the world. In this two-part episode, Nicky and Alex first speak to New Foundation Farms’ Clare Hill and Savills’ Tom Cackett ab...2023-08-2341 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhy is Britain one of the Least Wooded Countries in Europe?When it comes to climate change, the message is clear: native woods and trees are one of the best ways to tackle the climate crisis.So, why is Britain one of the least wooded countries in Europe?In this episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we delve into how we can restore our native woodlands and temperate rainforests, and the transformative impact that trees and hedgerows can have on everything from our mental health to natural ecosystems.Sara Lom, Chief Executive of The Tree Council, speaks to Nicky and...2023-08-1646 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsAll is Not Lost for UK Biodiversity“The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and despite nature struggling against all odds to survive, more than one in seven native species face extinction and more than 40% are in decline.”But these statistics from the WWF do not mean that all is lost for UK biodiversity.In this episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we hear from Dr Samantha Lacey and Tom Ludwig from NatureMetrics on how they are helping to push biodiversity up the climate agenda.From diversifying your diet and letting your...2023-08-0936 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsIs Restoration & Rewilding the Only Way of Truly Saving UK Habitats?Is Restoration & Rewilding the only way of truly saving UK habitats? In this episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, Jake Fiennes, Conservation Manager at the Holkham Estate, discusses how his radical habitat restoration and agricultural work has nurtured Holkham’s species and risen its crop yields - bringing back wetlands, hedgerows, birds and butterflies over 25,000 acres of land.We also hear from Natural Capital Consultant at Savills, Samantha Skinner, on the work currently being done up in Scotland to improve biodiversity and restore landscapes in the face of the climate crisis. Yo...2023-08-0244 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsClimate Change is Primarily a Water CrisisAccording to the UN, climate change is primarily a water crisis. It impacts everything from gender equality to biodiversity loss, but often remains on the periphery of the climate conversation.In this first episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we take a deep dive into the world of water with experts from WaterAid and The Beaver Trust.Kathryn Pharr is a Senior Policy Adviser for International Climate Action at WaterAid and the co-founder of Community of Women in Water. Kathryn discusses how water insecurity in the Global South is impacting women and girls...2023-07-2649 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsImpacts 2023: what is the purpose of property?With the theme of Savills 2023 Impacts research programme being ‘purpose’, Paul Tostevin and Eri Mitsostergiou from Savills World Research debate with Wes Ankrah, Savills Head of Social Value, and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth, the different purposes that real estate can serve and how the role of property is changing. The team discusses how financial, environmental and social purposes intersect, and how they can be measured, as well as unveiling some of the key findings to emerge from this year’s Impacts publication. 2023-06-0722 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Podcast - Episode 5, Social ValueThis final episode of the Savills Earth podcast series will introduce social value and how it is evolving. The podcast will look at some of the challenges around social value and also what can be done to ensure social value continues to mature in line with the E and the G in ESG. 2023-03-0828 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series – Episode 4, Retrofit first or retrofit only?Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: Stephen Lloyd, Associate, Sustainable Design within Savills Earth, Nick Taylor, Director in Building Project Consultancy and Julia Mountford, Director in Savills Planning division. This fourth episode of the Savills Earth podcast series explores the topic of retrofitting alongside rebuild, unpicking and exploring different sides of the coin, from planning and construction to design. We need to return to retrofit as a first option but ensure a broader conversation that considers all impacts including social value and health and wellbeing. This podcast is the fo...2023-02-0127 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series – Episode 3, BiodiversityIn the third episode of our Savills Earth podcast series, our experts discuss biodiversity, what it is and why it’s important to us all. Our guests explore why it is now one of the moment’s buzz words, recent legislation and government commitments that are driving legislation as well as the integration of biodiversity into urban spaces and how this will effect developments in future.2022-11-0928 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series – Episode 2, The Energy CrisisJoin Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: David Thomas, Director of Energy Procurement, Thomas McMillan, Head of Energy and Alexandros Chalkias, Sustainable Design Associate Director.Given the ongoing rising energy costs and cost-of-living crisis, this podcast explores what opportunities there are for occupiers and asset owners of commercial property to reduce exposure to un-capped rises in costs, explaining why a transition to domestic renewable energy is not possible overnight, and realistic benchmarks for future planning.This podcast is the second in the Savills Earth takeover series, where each episode will...2022-10-2628 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Earth Series – Episode 1, The Circular EconomyOur experts discuss what is meant by the circular economy and what are some of the greatest challenges to achieving a circular economy in the property sector. Together, they explore what is meant by recycling and the circular economy and how it is being applied to real estate, from an operational level to planning, design and construction.Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: Nick Iles, Senior Sustainability and Waste Consultant, Dan Jestico, Director in Sustainable Design and Kat Martindale, Head of ESG Research. This podcast is the first in the Savills...2022-10-1229 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat next for Europe’s core investment markets: UK, France and Germany?Normally based in London, Paris and Frankfurt, respectively, Savills Rasheed Hassan, Lydia Brissy and Marcus Lemli join Guy Ruddle to talk about what’s happening in Europe’s big three investment markets: the UK, France and Germany. How badly have markets been hit, what’s happening to yields, and are there any bright spots on the horizon? Savills experts tackle these questions, and more.2022-09-2820 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsUK Independent HospitalsJoin Guy Ruddle and guests: Caryn Donahue, Senior Director, Savills Healthcare, Henry Elphick, Senior Advisor, Savills Healthcare, and Richard Valentine-Selsey, Director, Savills Residential Research.Our experts discuss the supply and demand fundamentals underpinning the UK’s Independent Private Hospitals sector, the key operators in the market, some major recent transactions, and the further opportunities for investors in the sector.Listen to our podcast to learn more.2022-06-0820 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsUK Co-living Podcast: a nascent market poised for huge growthCo-living is a form of purpose-built rental housing that generally consists of studio bedroom units and large amounts of high-quality communal amenities, including gyms, cinemas, co-working spaces and resident’s lounges. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: James Hanmer, Head of UK PBSA Investment and Co-Living, Savills Operational Capital Markets and Paul Wellman, Associate Director, Savills Research. Our experts discuss the many benefits the product offers for tenants, the enormous scale of demand, how local authorities are planning for Co-living, participants in the sector and key transactions to date, as well as how the lender pool is e...2022-05-2520 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsApplying environmental and social goals to commercial propertySix months on from COP26 in Glasgow, we’re asking how Net Zero and ESG goals are being applied to workplace design and operation. This podcast explores the biggest changes for good on a building by building level, with a focus on than the host country for COP26 - Scotland.Join Guy Ruddle and experts: Nadeem Khan, director in Savills Engineering and Design Consultancy team working closely with Savills Earth, Clare Bailey, Research Director and Basil Demeroutis, Managing Partner at Fore Partnership2022-04-0621 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills prognosis for commercial, residential & rural property in 2022In this annual podcast episode Savills unveils its 2022 UK cross-sector outlook.Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Polly Simpson, for residential; Louise Harrison for rural and Peter Cooper-Parry for commercial – who give their views on the forecasts, which trends they think are going to be most prominent in their sectors this year and whether they agree with the research team’s top ‘alternative investment picks’. They also discuss what role two of the likely biggest themes of the year – inflation and ESG – may play in their respective markets.2022-01-1228 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills UK Suburban Build to Rent 2021Join Guy Ruddle and guests: David Reid, Managing Director of Suburban Build to Rent at Legal & General, Savills Operational Capital Markets’ Piers de Winton, Director Residential Investment and Rebecca Trueman, Associate Director National Development Consultancy.Our experts analyse the significant opportunities for investors and developers that are presented by a largely untapped market in the UK, ‘Suburban Build to Rent’.The podcast looks at changes in the UK residential property market, including the imbalance of housing supply and demand, the increasing need for high quality rental product in suburban locations, and the resilient rental performance of sin...2021-11-1719 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat’s the outlook for the regional hotel market?The regional hotel market has performed resiliently over the past 18 months, particularly leisure-led hotels. Investors are in the market for assets but supply has been limited, driven by strong underlying trade and hoteliers enjoying the boom period. Savills guests looks at whether the strength of the regional hotel market will carry on, particularly as there are increasing challenges in the market such as staff shortages.Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Tom Cunningham, director in the hotel capital markets team at Savills, Ross Connelly, director in hotel valuation team at Savills and Marie Hickey, director in commercial research...2021-11-1020 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsGlobal Living 2021 Part 2 – Migration, Mobility and ESGJoin Guy Ruddle and guests: Kelcie Sellers of Savills World Research team and Chris Cummings from Savills Earth, while Aurelio di Napoli from Savills Operational Capital Markets division dials in from Spain, to discuss the operational real estate trends, challenges and opportunities highlighted by the Global Living Report 2021, Part 2. The podcast looks at the impact of Covid-19 on what people want from their homes, and what a predicted return to previous levels of migration and mobility will mean for Multifamily, Single Family and Student Accommodation around the world. Our experts also discuss the role of real estate i...2021-11-0321 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsLong-term boom or bubble: where next for the logistics market?Unprecedented demand for European logistics and industrial assets - from investors and occupiers alike - means the sector is on course for another record year. Pricing and rents are rocketing amid fierce competition for a limited number of properties. A short-term bubble created by the pandemic or the beginning of a long-term growth story? Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Marcus De Minckwitz from Savills’ EMEA head of industrial and logistics; Kevin Mofid, Savills’ head of EMEA industrial and logistics research and; Tritax Eurobox’s assistant fund manager Alina Iorgulescu. 2021-09-2920 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSpotlight on South West LeisureOver the last few years the UK leisure market has seen growth. This was a trend prior to COVID-19 that has been compounded due to recent events. Across the country, key location hotspots are seeing the benefits from staycactions. In recent months there has also been a rise in homeowners moving out of cities – the south west has been a hotspot for this. Historically the south west had a very condensed market with small number of regional operators, however this is starting to change with national operators looking to get involved in the locations.The desirability of si...2021-09-2321 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHow is the Garden Centre Market Changing?There are around 2,300 garden centres in the UK and financial performance of the UK garden centre market has been increasingly positive over the last six years. Gardening expenditure still grew in 2020 despite the onset of the pandemic. Online garden centre sales saw a significant pandemic related up-tick in performance over the last eighteen months and sites and brands are taking advantage of experience leisure and competitive socialising trends to increase dwell times on site. Most garden centres now have a restaurant/café offering for its customers as well as a wider range of home and garden equipment. We are a...2021-08-2517 min
No Stone UnturnedDe jongvolwassen nichemarkt van studentenhuisvesting - Bas Wilberts (Head of Residential & Hotel Investment bij Savills)In augustus begint het studentenseizoen weer en dus nemen we een kijkje in die nichemarkt, want welke kansen en mogelijkheden zijn er voor investeerders in de markt van de studentenhuisvesting? Daarover praat Charlotte Harmsen met Bas Wilberts, Head of Residential & Hotel Investment bij Savills.2021-07-2920 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSavills Impacts 2021 podcast: real estate revolution or evolution?Covid-19 undoubtedly led to many changes in how real estate is used and viewed around the world. But many sectors were already evolving significantly in response to ongoing market, technological, social and environmental trends. Centered around the theme of 'evolve', Savills 2021 Impacts research puts these changes into historic context and asks what comes next. Sophie Chick and Paul Tostevin of Savills World Research; Eri Mitsostergiou, European research director; Rebecca Humphrey, head of Savills North America Workplace Practice Group; and Emily Hamilton, head of ESG at Savills Investment Management, speak to Guy Ruddle about the big picture trends a...2021-06-1525 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWho will lead the European hotel market recovery?Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Mai Kawashima and Rob Stapleton from Savills Hotel Capital Markets team, and Javier Oroz from Savills Aguirre Newman in Spain as they discuss who will lead the European hotel market recovery. Which countries and which sub-sectors do we anticipate to be first? Which investor groups do we expect to be dominant this year?2021-05-1220 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSpotlight on ESG in EMEAEnvironmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and property, what’s happening in different countries in EMEA? Join Guy Ruddle and guests Sophie Chick, Savills World Research; Richard Paul, Savills Middle East; Martijn Onderstal, Savills in the Netherlands and Matti Schenk, Savills Germany, as they discuss recent examples of best in class schemes in different countries, the role of government regulations and investors as well as customer/tenant requirements.2021-04-2823 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsCan UK house prices keep on rising?The housing market defied gravity in 2020 with price growth of 7.3%, the first time in modern history that house prices have risen in a recession.What drove that growth and why do Savills researchers think values will rise by around a fifth by the end of 2025? And while the country markets look set to continue to attract strong demand, is there hope that prime central London values will recover and when? Join Guy Ruddle and Savills guests: Lucian Cook, head of Savills residential research, and colleagues Frances Clacy and Lawrence Bowles who discuss why they have up...2021-03-1022 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsA tech revolution : the implications for development and designA technological revolution is underway and impacting how we live, travel and communicate with one another. With further advancements in technology we can already see the start of further significant changes to our travel patterns and lifestyle. The introduction of fully driverless vehicles and other technological changes, such as drones, will have far reaching consequences and provide opportunities for the future planning and design of all new developments and logistics sites. Increasingly the growing needs for urban logistics and parcel delivery facilities will have to be considered as part of master planning.Join Guy Ruddle and Savills...2021-02-2417 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat are the prospects for London’s commercial markets in 2021?In this special edition of Real Estate Insights recorded as part of Savills annual event looking at the outlook for London’s commercial markets over the next year and beyond, head of London investment Stephen Down; head of London agency Philip Pearce; Emma Steele, director of cross-border investment, and Mat Oakley, head of commercial research, answer audience questions on whether Covid-19 and Brexit have permanently changed the city’s prospects.2021-01-2722 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsSpotlight: The UK Farmland MarketJoin Guy Ruddle and Savills guests: Alex Lawson, Evelyn Channing and Angus Locke who discuss farmland supply being at a record low in 2020. However, more positively, all farmland classes edged towards a slightly higher value on a national level, and as parts of the post Brexit puzzle are beginning to come together, it’s hard not to see why farmland would not retain its status of long term security.2021-01-2018 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWill UK property return to normal in 2021?Join Guy Ruddle and Savills three research heads - Lucian Cook, Mat Oakley, and Emily Norton - take their annual look at what this year may hold for the UK’s residential, commercial and rural sectors: where did the events of 2020 leave the markets and what assets are tipped to perform best in 2021 and beyond? This year they’re also joined by Sophie Chick from Savills World Research team, to discuss the important role sustainability will play in real estate, and what regulatory changes investors need to take note of this year.2021-01-1323 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsReal Estate Insights Podcast: Tech Cities 2021: where will benefit from new well-being trendsWith wellness mattering more than ever this year to both tech talent and business occupiers, Savills has selected 12 cities around the world as ‘Tech Lifestyle Cities’. Forming part of Savills Tech Cities programme 2021, which cities are important centres for tech in their region and Venture Capital investment hotspots, and also deliver on the well-being elements likely required in a post-pandemic world?Join Guy Ruddle as he speaks to Anna Gener in Spain, Jordy Kleemans in the Netherlands, Sarah Dreyer in the US and Paul Tostevin in the UK as they discuss how to attract tech talent and what...2020-12-0923 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat’s attracting investors to the visitor attraction marketJoin Guy Ruddle and Savills guests: Ian Simpson, head of the leisure and trade team; Kay Griffiths, associate director in the leisure and trade team; and, Ellis Auger, director in the leisure and trade team, discuss how the visitor attraction market has fared in 2020 and where the opportunities are going forward.2020-12-0219 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsThe office is dead. Long live the office.The future of the office has been widely debated but what’s actually happening on the ground? Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Jeremy Bates, Savills EMEA head of occupational markets; Jan Rotberg, Teamleader Office Agency Berlin, Savills Germany; Ellen Waals, Head of Agency, Savills in the Netherlands as they discuss who is still taking office space, where are they taking it and why.2020-11-1819 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsDemand for rural-based logistics space is on the increaseNew housing estimates for rural areas, coupled with the rising consumer demand for online retail even before Covid-19, means there is potentially a massive shortage of warehouse space to support households’ demands for same day/next day delivery. Join Guy Ruddle and Savills researchers: Lawrence Bowles, Andrew Teanby and Kevin Mofid who discuss how the demand for rural-based logistics space is on the increase, with online retailers and delivery companies looking to acquire further warehouse space. Could farms and estates be a solution in providing the last mile delivery to service the growing consumer base needs?2020-11-0319 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsEurope’s Hotel sector: Challenged, but robust foundations Can optimism towards the pace of recovery offer new opportunities, and can the long term nature of the industry drive investor confidence? Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Tim Stoyle and Richard Dawes from Savills EMEA Hotel team and their guest David Kellett, Senior Director of Hotel Transactions at Invesco’s Hotel Fund Management team in the studio, to discuss the future of the European Hotel investment market at this challenging time.2020-10-1523 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhy European investors are dominant this yearContinental European investors now represent the most active buyer group in many of their home markets and in London. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Eri Mitsostergiou, Director European Research; Tris Larder, Joint Head of Savills Regional Investment Advisory EMEA and Oliver Bamber, UK Board Director, Central London Investment, who talk about what is driving demand, what European investors are after and where the smart money is looking to go.2020-10-0621 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHas Covid-19 changed travel & what’s the impact on hotels?With the expectation that travel restrictions will ultimately ease, accommodation establishments are gearing up to welcome back travellers. Aside from implementing new health and safety protocols, the bigger challenge will come from having to adapt their businesses to provide the type of experiences the post Covid-19 traveller will be searching for. Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Raymond Clement, Savills MD of Hotels in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore; Luca Franco, the Founder and CEO of Luxury Frontiers; James McBride, CEO of Nihi Hotels which runs the Nihi Sumba Island in Indonesia; and Caspar Schmidt in Sydney, the o...2020-09-2223 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat is driving investment in the ‘alternatives’ holiday park market?Join Guy Ruddle and Savills guests: Amanda Blythe-Smith, director in the leisure and trade team; David Gale-Hasleham, director in the leisure team; and, Chris Sweeney, associate director in the leisure team who discuss why holiday parks are not only attractive destinations for holiday makers but also for investors.2020-08-0519 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsChallenges and opportunities around eradicating carbon emissionsWe all know about net zero by 2050 but how prepared for it is the real estate sector? And what is really driving the agenda, regulation, economics or social demand or a combination of all three?Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Emily Norton, head of rural research for Savills; and Tom Hill, a director in the environmental economics team to discuss the challenge facing the real estate sector in meeting zero carbon by 2050 with a particular focus on agriculture, which is both part of the problem and part of the solution.2020-07-1522 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsUnderstanding the motivations driving Middle Eastern investorsJoin Guy Ruddle and Edward Carnegy, head of Savills Abu Dhabi office; Stan Ennor-Glynn, head of international residential sales Middle East; and Edward Price, associate director in the capital markets team in the Middle East, as we head over to the Middle East for our first podcast on understanding the motivations driving Middle Eastern investors.2020-07-0917 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHow are shopping centres and retail parks faring post-lockdown?What must landlords and property managers in the UK, Spain and Italy do to ensure confidence is restored and encourage increased footfall in the retail industry? Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Stephen Toal, director of property management research and Matthew Whiteley, director of retail park property management, both at Savills UK; Patricia Matias, national director of retail services for Savills in Spain; and Silvia Segale, head of retail leasing for Savills in Italy. The panel will chat about what the return of retailers is looking like across the UK, Spain and Italy. 2020-07-0222 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHow will European real estate investment recover post-pandemic?Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Mat Oakley, head of Savills commercial research; Oli Fraser-Looen, Savills regional investment advisory team, EMEA; Crystal SooJeong Lee, head of Savills Korea; and Jon Crossfield, co-head of Savills Investment Management in the UK. They will discuss what recovery will look like across Europe's real estate investment market as lockdown across the continent starts to ease.2020-06-0420 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat next for the UK’s prime residential market?Four Savills experts discuss the outlook for the prime UK residential sales and lettings markets in this podcast recorded just a few days after the government announced the ‘reopening’ of the housing market in England. They explore some of the most frequently asked questions in what undoubtedly remains a period of intense uncertainty.What impact has lockdown had on what buyers and tenants want in their homes, and how that might impact when and how properties are marketed? Will the expected increased demand for country properties become reality and where does that leave prime London? What will happ...2020-05-2819 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsImpacts 2020: How is widespread upheaval changing the world of real estate?Sophie Chick and Paul Tostevin from Savills World Research, alongside Emily Norton (rural research), Sarah Dreyer (US research) and Simon Smith (Asia Pac research) discuss Savills 2020 Impacts programme, covering whether Covid-19 a new 'tipping point' for property around the world and how economic, environmental and technological upheaval is changing the world of real estate. 2020-05-1926 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsClimate change and the effect on propertyWith estimates of up to 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions arising from property, climate change is arguably the most important issue facing the property industry today and for the next decade. Having had to cancel a seminar on the topic in April, our guests Dr Kayla Friedman, Course Director at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Ben Sanders of Federated Hermes, Frances Way, seconded to the Climate Champions Team at COP26, and Emily Norton, Head of Savills Rural Research kindly agreed to participate in the discussion remotely, in the form of our latest podcast epi...2020-05-0731 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsForestry - capturing the move towards sustainabilityThe UK government’s pledge for net zero carbon emissions has increased the focus on the forestry sector and is likely to drive the shift towards increased demand for tree planting and more sustainable timber-based construction methods.Guy Ruddle joins James Adamson, head of forestry investment for Savills, and Evelyn Channing, head of farms and estates in Scotland, to discuss the recent performance of the asset class, the desire for portfolio diversification and the environmental benefits of forestry.2020-04-2917 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhat makes Scotland so attractive to property investors?With £2.2 billion invested in commercial real estate in Scotland in 2019, and over half made by international investors, Guy Ruddle and Savills guests Nick Penny, head of Savills Scotland and director in investment; and Bruce Patrick, director in the mixed use development team, discuss what makes Scotland such an attractive investment location.2020-03-1220 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsHow have occupier needs from landlords and agents changed over the past decade?Guy Ruddle and Savills guests John Redfern, director in business space property management; Megan Dixon, manager of customer & place strategy; and, Catherine Tilley, director in the office agency team, discuss how the needs and demands of landlords and occupiers have changed over the past decade.2020-03-0520 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsIs Impact Investing re-shaping the real estate landscape?Lucy Winterburn, Director of Investment at Savills Investment Management, Alex Moss, Director at the Real Estate Research Centre at Cass Business School and Simon Hope, Head of Global Capital Markets at Savills join Guy Ruddle to discuss how Impact Investment is reshaping the global real estate landscape.2020-02-2722 minReal Estate Insights, from SavillsWhy are so many real estate investors checking in to Europe’s hotel sector?Having been seen as an outlier in the industry, hotels are now very much front of mind for real estate investors looking to diversify their portfolios. Growth in domestic and international travel is helping to build the profile of numerous European hotel markets and consumer spend on overnight accommodation is on the up. Marie Hickey, Tim Stoyle and Richard Dawes from Savills European Hotels team join host Guy Ruddle in the studio to discuss why there is so much investor appetite for their sector right now. 2020-02-2018 min