Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities In this podcast, Shannon speaks to Tim Gill, author of “Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities” They discuss how children’s freedom of movement has changed through the decades, and why its important children are now considered in the design of cities. What tangible benefits are there to this approach to policy and planning? What are other cities doing and how we can learn from their experiences, and what needs to happen next. Enjoy!

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Designing Child Friendly Cities

Description: In this episode, Shannon is joined by Josh Bullard Divisional Director of Smart Energy & Sustainability at Hydrock, and Matt Smith, Head of Mobilisation, Letting and Management at Allsop. They explore practical approaches to improving embodied and operational carbon use in BTR schemes, and whether tenants are willing to pay a premium for living in a greener development.  We also discuss the carbon benchmarking exercise Hydrock undertook at Glenbrook’s most recent BTR scheme, VOX and how it meets LETI principles.

Sustainability in BTR – approaches, measurement and rent premiums.

In their latest 'Big in Property' podcasts Chris and Guy tackle three topics affecting the property industry today: Recruitment - Glenbrook have two positions open and we are surprised about the lack of candidates. Construction costs -is there an inevitable increase in costs?Property Media - what are we reading and why? Enjoy! 

Big in Property #2

Our new bi-weekly topical podcast where members of the team at Glenbrook take on some property issues of the day,. Chris & Guy chew the fat on three topical questions: Footfall is back with a bang, will it last?Why is everyone in property so bushy at the moment?Who wants to come back to the office? Enjoy!

Big in Property

Guy Butler talks to Stephen Hogg, head of regional residential and Manchester head of JLL. They talk about where the BTR market will be in 2031, the regional BTR markets and the new Manchester JLL office, as well as Stephen's route to fame, success and becoming regional head of JLL. Enjoy!

Hogg on Homes: BTR in 2031

Shannon talks to Hattie Hasan MBE, a plumber with over 30 years experience, who established the first women plumbing franchise, Stopcocks, and last year launched the first UK Register for Tradeswomen.  Hattie speaks candidly about her own experiences growing up in a strict and abusive environment, and how it shaped her journey. She explains how tradeswomen are vital in terms of carrying out repairs in refuges and domestic homes where abuse is taking place, and also as role models to the next generation as an opportunity for independence and empowerment. We also hear stories from her experience on the BBC’s The Big Build, and she also outlines her ambition to create pop-up schools for girls and women looking for a career in the trades. 

Spotlight on Tradeswomen

Guy Butler from Glenbrook talks to Chris Bliss, Co-Founder and Director of Momentum Group, a multi-disciplinary property advisory firm, about his career path from theatre engineer, to project manager, through property manager to co-founder of Momentum.  Guy and Chris worked together at Grosvenor on a number of projects, and talk about the development and operation of Liverpool ONE, and how skills and careers can evolve over time.

Career Momentum

Happy New Year everyone! Our first episode of 2021 discusses the issue of Mental Health and property industry. Chris is joined by Ruth Cooper-Dickson, Managing Director of Champs Consult; a WellBeing consultancy advising businesses large and small on the well being of their staff. Ruth talks through how her own experiences inspired her to form the business and provides an insight into the type of help they provide. The pair discuss whether working in the real estate industry has any unique characteristics that puts pressure on its workforce and their general wellbeing (spoiler alert: it doesn't). Ruth provides some great tips on how to manage enforced working at home and trying to balance working with homeschooling. A really enjoyable podcast to record and we hope you enjoy! 

Mental Health & Property

We are joined again by Olivia McClea and Neil Mort from CBRE, Joanna Gabrilatsou from JLL and Jonathan Mills from Metis Real Estate. In the last podcast of the year and Chris has put the band back together to try and make sense of the last 12 months. Enjoy! 

What a year! 2020 Review

Chris is joined by Mark Powell and James Kinsler from PK3. Mark & James talk about setting up their new investment agency business this year; and the challenges that brings during a pandemic! The trio then discuss the merits of the C-Store investment market,. the continuing stampede for industrial investments and the impact of limited social interactions during the pandemic on the flow of information between agents. Enjoy!

Sheds, C-Stores and lack of deal celebrations

Shannon speaks to Bill Addy, CEO of Liverpool BID Company about how the Liverpool BID company is serving businesses through COVID, the real threat of the current stringent lockdowns, and what he would like to see being done differently to reinvigorate the high street. They also discuss Bill’s role as Priest and Church of England Minister and a very special acoustic performance at the Philharmonic Hall!

Q&A with Bill Addy, CEO of Liverpool BID Company

Managing BTR through COVID: The highs, the lows and the future. Shannon speaks to Matt Smith, Head of BTR Asset Management at Allops, about the practicalities of managing BTR schemes through COVID. They discuss how the asset class has performed in terms of rents, voids and letting up, as well as innovative events that have kept residents feeling connected, and moving forward in terms of design. Enjoy.

Managing BTR through Covid

Chris is joined by Jason Print and Callum Robertson from Gerald Eve in Manchester. The trio discuss the industrial market in the North West and how it is continue to prosper despite Brexit, Covid-19 and the lockdown. Interesting stats provided by the lads on the growth of online retailers and how their hunger for more space is driving the market forward. The call for developers to provide new space is compelling! Enjoy. 

Boomtime for Sheds

Can you tell your Generation Y from your Silent Generation? Do Millennials get a bad rap? What can we expect from the generation just about to enter the workplace? Fiona Dearing, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University share her research on the working habits of each generation and their expectations. We hear what makes Generation Z special, and why we, as employers, should be excited about them.

Generation Z: Getting to know the next generation in the workplace

Glenbrook’s Guy Butler speaks to Sarah-Jane Curtis, Property Director at Bicester Motion – a campus of excellence for all things motive located on an airfield on the edge of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Guy chats to Sarah-Jane about her career, via a long foundation at Grosvenor, to CapCo where she grew and ran their Covent Garden estate, through to working for Value Retail at Bicester Village, where normal property dynamics are turned on their head. At Bicester Motion, she runs through their vertically integrated business model, from being the new home to Motorsport UK, through all things automotive, to hosting new media like vlogger Mr JWW and The Road Rat magazine. If you enjoy this podcast please hit the subscribe!

A driving ambition...

North West Offices Chris is joined by Director of Office Agency at LSH, Andrew Gardiner to discuss North West office market. Chris and Andrew first discuss the Manchester City Centre office market in the context of the sexier assets such as PRS and Big Box Logistics. Moving on to the out of town markets in Greater Manchester the pair review Glenbrook's purchase of the former M & S in Stockport, the repositioning challenge ahead and who will be the target market. Finally they provide views on the Chester, Warrington, Preston and Liverpool office markets. Enjoy!!

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