Ian Marcus OBE is a real estate industry veteran known for being Credit Suisse’s chairman of real estate investment banking and roles chairing the BPF and advising firms such as Secure Income Reit and Eastdil Secured, and for his charity work supporting the Prince of Wales.
Brian Bickell, Chief Executive, Shaftesbury
Landlords should become more flexible and be receptive to tenants’ needs in response to structural changes facing Britain, according to Shaftesbury’s chief executive.
Speaking to Blackstock Consulting’s Andrew Teacher in our new BossCast series, Brian Bickell says the pandemic is accelerating changes to the landlord-tenant relationship that were already underway across the retail and leisure sectors which could see the likes of Soho reclaiming some of the grit and glam it was renowned for before the West End’s rapid commercialisation.
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Kira Charatan, Head of Archives at Cadogan
In this edition of PropCast, Blackstock Consulting’s Andrew Teacher talks to Kira Charatan, Head of Archives at Cadogan about the rich history of Chelsea, and the resilience it has demonstrated through previous crises. The podcast highlights how these crises of the past 100 years (most notably the two world wars), have created positive transformations and acted as a catalyst for Chelsea’s cultural scene to flourish.
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Kira and Andrew discuss the colourful characters Chelsea is renowned for, from Royal photographer Cecile Beaton, to fashion icons Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood as well as the evolution of its arts, culture and fashion scenes.
Clara Bagenal George, Associate, at Elementa Consulting
Louisa Bowles, Partner, Sustainability Lead, at Hawkins\Brown
Speaking to Blackstock Consulting founder Andrew Teacher, both Bagenal George and Bowles said that there needs to be consensus across the UK on what net-zero means for different types of buildings.
It follows last week’s discussion with Aviva’s ESG chief, Ed Dixon, which you can find
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As members of the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), a network of over 1,000 built environment professionals working to put the UK on the path to net-zero, Bagenal George and Bowles have played a critical role in helping align industry views in this area.
The finance community must work hand-in-hand with Government if Britain is to make good on its climate pledges, Aviva Investors head of ESG has told Britain’s leading property podcast.