In episode 7 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Matthew Green – European Managing Director of CoStar Group, sat down with a Principal and President UK at Avison Young - Jason Sibthorpe. Jason talks through his commercial real estate journey, building a diverse team in Avison Young and the importance of strong leadership in lar…

In episode 6 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Paul Norman of CoStar News UK sat down with a serial entrepreneur - Benjamin Willmore of YoooServ. Ben talks through his entrepreneurial journey with his first business and how the unmet need of the market led him to start YoooServ. He dives into the future of the serviced office…

In episode 5 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Paul Norman of CoStar News UK sat down with Steve Holloway, Global Director of Franchise at IWG Group. Steve’s background in franchising gives a great perspective on the development of this model in commercial real estate, especially in the office sector. He also touches on the e…

In episode 4 of the Commercial Property Pioneers podcast – Season 2, Paul Norman (the Managing Editor of CoStar News UK) interviews Jeanne Wood of CallisonRTKL. Jeanne talks through new and emerging trends in designing commercial spaces including retail, office and leisure. Throughout the conversation, Jeanne stresses the importance of sustainabili…

In episode 3, we are talking to Steve Jude - CEO of NewFlex about the changing needs of office tenants and the evolution of the office market in and out of London. Steve tells us his accidental journey into commercial real estate and how he’s built his career in flex space. In the course of our conversation, Steve also predicts key trends for offic…

In our second instalment of the Realla Commercial Property Pioneers podcast – Season 2, Paul Norman, Managing Editor of CoStar News, speaks with Christoph Wittkop, one of the founders of Sonar Real Estate and an ex-board member of Barings Germany. Christoph talks us through specific features of the commercial real estate market in Germany and what …

We are opening the second season of the Realla Commercial Property Pioneers podcast with an interview with Helen Shellabear, Managing Director of Shellwin. In our conversation, Helen talks us through the opportunities and challenges of taking over a family office, as well as balancing family needs with business growth. We also explore the world bey…

Paul Norman, the editor in chief of the CoStar News UK, sat down with Chris Geaves from Sovereign Centros to chat about building successful retail investment business in the era of e-commerce and CVAs. Chris shared how creating retail spaces brands actually want is key to the growth of the Sovereign’s portfolio. With over £2 billion under managemen…

In this first episode of 2020, Andy Miles of Realla sits down with Charlie Green of The Office Group. Hear about the growth of TOG over the last 17 years, including milestones in their journey like bringing onboard new investors. Charlie discusses how the flexible space market changed during this time, from a relative niche, to a hot and growing se…

"In terms of PropTech, it's something that M7, since its very beginning, thought to be at the core of our real estate investment strategy." - Richard Croft of M7 and Conan Lauterpacht of M7 Structura VC talk about their new VC fund and the investment strategy. Learn why you don’t give money to founders you don’t trust and what types of PropTech opp…

Harry Badham, Head of UK Development at AXA, discusses their 1.2m sq ft office tower which is due to complete next year - the largest single building ever built in the City of London. Andy Miles, CEO of Realla, hears from Harry about the process from appraisal, to acquisition, design and leasing. Harry explains why we shouldn't consider this buildi…

Julian Carey, Executive Director of Stenprop, and Andy Miles, CEO of Realla, discuss Stenprop's journey to become the leading Multi-let Industrial property business in the UK, including the trends driving demand, the technology, people and service behind the business, and the London listing to support the growth. Read more about this podcast on our…