ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A monthly podcast from the award-winning CoStar News team, featuring in-depth conversations with senior leaders shaping the UK commercial real estate landscape. Each episode explores the key moments that influenced their careers, the lessons that guide their decisions and their thoughts on the news and trends affecting the market.
CoStar News provides comprehensive data-driven coverage of the sectors, markets, transactions and dealmakers driving commercial real estate across the UK, US and Canada.
CoStar News provides comprehensive data-driven coverage of the sectors, markets, transactions and dealmakers driving commercial real estate across the UK, US and Canada.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 18 days
Average audio length:
36 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
16 episodes
since Nov. 17, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this episode we talk to Bruntwood chief executive Chris Oglesby about his journey to the top of the Manchester-based property firm, including working with his father and company founder Michael Oglesby, as the business celebrates its 50th anniversary. Chris also discusses his role in evolving th…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode we talk to Fred Schwass, General Projects chief development officer, about his unusual pathway into commercial real estate development via the New York fashion scene and how he landed his first role at Faena Hotels. Fred explains his decision to return to Europe a decade ago to beco…
In this episode we speak to Ker Gilchrist, head of investment management UK at Patrizia, about his more than 30-year career in property and the importance of developing strong relationships with colleagues and clients. Gilchrist talks about cutting his teeth at some of the world's largest real esta…
In this episode we speak to Kelly Cleveland, British Land's head of real estate and investment, about her more than 20-year property career and the REIT's conviction in London office campuses. She also explains why AI firms' growing need for space is an 'absolute positive' for the capital, and talk…
In this episode we talk to Andy McBain, senior vice-president at the British Council for Offices, about his journey from office products to projects over a more than two-decade-long career in the sector. Andy also unpacks his key takeaways from the BCO's annual conference and explores the rise of e…
In this episode we speak to Lesley Davison, managing director of capital markets at real estate asset management firm Delancey, about her work on acquiring the London Olympic Village for redevelopment and how she would use AI to fix the 'planning logjam'. Davison also talks about returning to the b…
In this episode we speak to Jesal and Nilesh Patel, brothers and principals at commercial property firm Prideview Group, about the advantages of working as a family and the group's expansion into a Marylebone office this year. They also preview the business's charity cricket tournament, where teams…
In this episode we speak to Alexandra Houghton, head of commercial at Carter Jonas, about her career advising local authorities and central government on their property portfolios and how she balanced a full-time career with competing at world triathlon championships. She also reviews this year's U…
In this episode we speak to John Knowles, head of capital advisory at Colliers, about his experience of working in "fast-paced" Hong Kong and why fortune will favour the brave for those willing to invest in regional offices. He also explains the rise of 'dequity' and why the next 12-18 months will …
In this episode we talk to John Gravett, chief executive of Cluttons, about his early career working on property acquisitions for telecoms giant Vodafone and his journey to the top of one of the UK's oldest chartered surveyors. He also shares his views on the current state of the planning system an…
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