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Episodes154

  • Sep 1, 2023 · 15 min

    How do Britain’s build-to-rent schemes measure up?

    The build-to-rent market has made serious inroads into Britain’s property sector, with the number of completed units more than tripling to over 82,000 units in the last five years. While the scale of this remains small relative to overall housing delivery, all signs point to a strong growth trajectory ahead. But how do the completed schemes measure up so far? To find out, Knight Frank has launched a new Resident Experience Index alongside UK property developer Moda which, for the first time, provides some insight into how resident experience drives investment value across the sector. It tracks key metrics from the sustainability of a scheme to the number of amenities on site, affordability, accessibility and health and wellbeing. Anna speaks to Lizzie Breckner, associate in Knight Frank’s residential investment research team, and Emma Shone, corporate PR manager at Moda, who were both involved in the launch of the new index. They discuss the standout results from the study, the most important factors driving resident experience and what future build-to-rent homes will look like. You can download Knight Frank’s Build to Rent resident experience report here: https://www.knightfrank.com/research/report-library/build-to-rent-resident-experience-index-2023-10495.aspx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Aug 9, 2023 · 15 min

    How UK developers are weathering the economic storm

    Britain is facing a looming supply crunch for new homes. In this episode, we explore how housebuilders and developers across the ‘living sectors’, including student, seniors, build to rent, and single-family housing, are responding to the current economic uncertainty and high cost of debt. Anna speaks to Knight Frank partner and head of development partnerships Charlie Dugdale, and associate in our living investment research team, Katie O’Neill. They also discuss how the current economic slowdown is impacting the ‘absorption rate’ - the number of homes that can be sold into the market in a particular period - how master developers are seeking a greater diversity in the type of housing being built, including build to rent and more social and affordable options, the rise of housing partnerships between housebuilders and living operators, and inefficiencies in the planning system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jun 30, 2023 · 20 min

    The branded residence opportunity

    While global real estate markets are feeling the pinch from higher interest rates, the branded residences market is enjoying something of an upswing. Liam Bailey is joined by The Four Season’s James Price to unpack the data on a sector set to grow by 12% per year globally each year up to 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jun 21, 2023 · 21 min

    How should London’s ageing office stock be modernised?

    Where does it make sense to refurbish offices to higher environmental standards and to what extent will obsolete offices see a change of use to residential? Across London, approximately 140m sq ft of office space has an EPC rating below grade C, a recent Knight Frank study showed, a figure which represents 51% of total office floorspace. Under current government proposals, commercial properties must have an EPC rating of C or higher by 1 April 2027. In this podcast, Anna Ward is joined by two Knight Frank experts focused on this very issue – our head of London research Shabab Qadar, and our head of planning, Stuart Baillie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Apr 3, 2023 · 11 min

    Does the banking crisis mean less property lending?

    Liam is joined by Knight Frank’s head of debt advisory - Lisa Attenborough - to assess the fallout for developers and investors from rolling banking turmoil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Mar 17, 2023 · 18 min

    The UK budget unpacked – A real estate perspective

    The Knight Frank research team take apart Wednesday’s budget, discuss the SVB collapse, and consider outlook for the UK base rate – with some bold predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Mar 3, 2023 · 16 min

    The Wealth Report – Where wealth is moving

    The wealthy are moving, and competition to attract them (and their tax revenue) is rising. Liam Bailey speaks to leading mobility expert Kristin Surak. Kristin’s research on golden passports, international migration, nationalism, and politics has been translated into a half-dozen languages, and her latest book, The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires, will be published by Harvard University Press in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Feb 10, 2023 · 16 min

    Office market reinvention

    If you thought you would be working at home five days a week - Lee Elliot has some bad news for you. Lee explains to your host Liam Bailey why the office market has never been more active, more innovative and more creative. It’s time to dust off the business casual and fight for your hot desk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jan 20, 2023 · 20 min

    Unpacking net zero

    The team assess what the latest UK government report on net zero means for property, and discuss whether ESG is fit for purpose or whether a simpler approach might help meet industry objectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 22, 2022 · 15 min

    Real estate in 2023

    Our 2022 season ends with a Christmas special with the Knight Frank research team bringing you a review of the key risks and opportunities for property investors during the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 2, 2022 · 15 min

    What's next for the global housing markets?

    In this week's episode, Liam Bailey and Kate Everett-Allen take the pulse of the world’s luxury housing markets and set out the new 2023 Knight Frank Global Residential Forecast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Nov 18, 2022 · 14 min

    The Autumn Statement - What's next for the housing market?

    The Knight Frank research team unpick the Chancellor's statement and consider the implications for the housing market - including a bold forecast for the UK base rate! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Nov 4, 2022 · 21 min

    Commercial property market opportunities in turbulent times

    This week Liam Bailey is joined by William Matthews, head of commercial property research at Knight Frank and Simon Marx, research head at Lothbury Investment Management, to unpack the outlook for commercial property investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 14, 2022 · 18 min

    Farmland values set to buck recession fears

    Liam Bailey talks to Andrew Shirley and Jess Waddington about the resilience of the UK’s farmland market. The average price of agricultural land recently reached a near historic high of £8,300 per acre, according to the Knight Frank Farmland Index. Andrew and Jess explain why, despite widening economic gloom, confusion over post-Brexit environmental schemes and the impact of rising fuel and fertilizer prices, £10,000 per acre is within reach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 30, 2022 · 16 min

    What this week’s UK economic turmoil means for the housing market

    The UK has been rocked by financial market turmoil in the last week – Liam Bailey, global head of research is joined by Flora Harley of Knight Frank Research and Andrew Wishart of Capital Economics to discuss the implications for the housing market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 2, 2022 · 17 min

    What's next for the world’s housing markets?

    After two years of boom conditions is the cost of living crisis leading to a reset of pricing and activity in global housing markets? Liam Bailey talks to Kate Everett-Allen and Tom Bill to discuss the outlook for this critical market sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 27, 2022 · 16 min

    The Wealth Report- How can housebuilders and farmers power through the energy crisis?

    This week, Anna Ward is joined by Oliver Novakovic, technical and innovation director at UK housebuilder, Barratt Developments, and Andrew Shirley, editor of our Wealth Report magazine and head of rural research. Oliver is working on Barratt’s zero-carbon concept home, the Z House in Salford, Manchester. He explains how the current inflationary environment is impacting the project, discusses what Barratt has learned from trialling 50 new technologies within the home, and indicates a likely timeline for the UK housebuilder to scale up the technology across new homes nationwide. You can read more about the Z House in our interview with Oliver in The Wealth Report. We also talk about the current challenges facing British farms following surges in grain prices, fuel and energy costs. Andrew suggests farmers need to look to the past and follow less energy-intensive practices and that indoor farming can help supply certain higher value foods like salad products and fruits locally, rather than flying them in. This is an area we explore in depth in this interview with Benjamin Swan, founder of Sustenir, a Singapore-based pioneer of urban, vertical farming in the Wealth Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 13, 2022 · 17 min

    Will street votes and net zero rules stifle Britain’s housing market?

    This week, the Queen's Speech covered 38 pieces of new legislation, up from 30 last year, with Boris Johnson seeking to reboot his premiership. In this podcast, we focus on a couple of the bills most relevant for the property sector - energy security and levelling up and regeneration. Anna quizzes Knight Frank’s heads of planning and energy – Stuart Baillie and David Goatman – about the likely impact on housing development. They discuss the impact of shelving comprehensive planning reform and giving local residents more say over development, and assess government plans to toughen up net zero rules, with housebuilders mandated to reduce carbon emissions in new homes by 30% from next month (June 15). So how will this impact the delivery of new homes? Baillie suggests ‘street votes’ on local design codes could “further stifle rather than stimulate development”, while Goatman says that developers are “understandably asking a lot of questions” about how to meet new net zero targets at a time of build cost increases and lengthy planning delays for much needed green infrastructure projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.