The Edozo Property Podcast

Pocket Living create well-designed, affordable homes for at least 20% below market value to help first time buyers in London make the dream of owning a home a reality.
Nick Cuff is their Chief Commercial Officer responsible for corporate and planning strategy, commercial partnerships, land acquisition and growth. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Town Planner and former Cabinet Member of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Talking points include:

• How pocket living are serving first time buyers by offering them compact affordable housing in London.
• Why it has become more difficult for smaller developers to succeed in London due to planning complexity and a high cost of capital.
• The essential role of local government in planning reforms and the impact of recent budget cuts.
• The future of high density urban living and areas where Nick sees the most opportunity.

Take a look at Nick's very insightful property blog called Propviews which delivers, insights and analysis from the world of property and housing development.
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Pocket Living Website
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In this episode of the Edozo Property Podcast, we talk to Nicky Wightman, Director of Emerging Trends at Savills.
In a unique role, Nicky is focused on the future of how we will live, work, learn and play. She is particularly interested in the creation of community and culture, the interaction between the physical and digital worlds and addressing the climate and social emergency. From helping clients define their vision, to driving debate within the industry, Nicky is keen to redefine the language and purpose of real estate. She is committed to supporting and mentoring on programmes which promote entrepreneurship, diversity and inclusion and which address the climate and social emergency.
We discuss

• Tackling climate change in real estate through innovation and technology
• How virtual working is impacting placemaking and building design
• Nickys take on immersive entertainment and the metaverse
• Experiential retail and what we can learn from it to attract people back to the office
• Redefining property's role and social purpose in how we live, learn and play

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In this episode of the Edozo Property Podcast we talk to Andrew Murdoch, Valuation Panel Director of VAS Valuation Group, a multi-faceted valuation market specialist. Andrew has over 15 years experience as a Chartered Surveyor, registered valuer and property receiver, having previously held senior roles at Eddisons and Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors, as well as Group Valuations Manager of Together, one of the UK's leading specialist lenders.

Episode highlights

• The role of VAS and why panel management is important for the industry
• The importance of relationships in the valuation journey
• Panel management as a risk management tool for lenders and valuers
• How bridging and challenger lenders have become more mainstream
• The impact of rising interest rates on valuations
• The role of technology and data in the valuation process

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Andrew Murdoch profile
VAS Panel

In this episode of the Edozo Property Podcast, we talk to Dan Hughes of Alpha Property Insight, a consultancy that works with property companies to help them navigate the digital transformation of the sector.

For many in the industry, Dan doesn’t need an introduction as he is one of the most influential voices in data and digital transformation in real estate and has previously been voted the Number 1 PropTech Influencer in the UK.

Dan has spent his career working within the built environment having held numerous senior positions at top tier organisations including Head of Land & Property at Ordnance Survey and Director of Data and Information products for the RICS. He is also the founder of the Real Estate Data Foundation and Chairs the Land Aid Tech Network as a trustee of Land Aid, the property industry charity that aims to end youth homelessness in the UK.

​In this episode, Dan gives us a fascinating insight into how data is transforming commercial real estate and some of the many topics covered include:

• Dans background and career and how he got into data and technology
• How data is being used to measure the impact on people and the environment
• Using new data sets beyond cashflow and comparables in the valuation process and the challenges this brings for the industry
• Dans take on using Digital Twins in commercial property
• The role of institutional landlords and governing bodies in facilitating data sharing as an industry
• The importance of having a common identifier for all UK property and use of UPRN’s
• Dans brilliant work with the Real Estate Data Foundation and the Land Aid Tech Network

Follow Dan:
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In this episode of the Edozo Property Podcast, we speak to Tom Davies and Sam McGirr, the co-founders of Bloom about scaling an ultra-urban warehousing portfolio in London.

Bloom is an Investment and Development company that transform under-utilised real estate in Central London into ultra-urban warehouses, creating high quality spaces for e-commerce, on-demand food delivery and logistics operators (amongst many other innovative businesses) who struggle to source suitable industrial and logistics warehouse facilities in Central London.
Last year Bloom entered into a £250m joint venture with the real estate private equity group Angelo Gordon to scale an ultra-urban warehouse and logistics portfolio in London. In the last year they have built a £125m 4-asset portfolio with another 125,000 sq ft of opportunities in the pipeline.
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Sam McGirr LinkedIn
Bloom Website
Edozo simplifies property valuation and research with the software professionals really need. Find out more at edozo.com