Take 10 | Colliers UK Podcast

Mayfair today and in the future

Georgie Griffiths, Associate Director from Colliers UK talks to Lucy Puddle, Project Director at Grosvenor Britain & Ireland. Lucy takes us through the masterplan approved by Westminster City Council for the South Molton Triangle, with the aim to inject new life into the area whilst keeping Mayfair’s character preserved.

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Investing in Healthcare Property – A Healthy Outlook

Georgie Griffiths, now promoted to Associate Director, talks to Kenneth MacKenzie, Founder and Chief Executive at Target Fund Managers, who are a specialist investor and provider of property-management services in the UK healthcare sector.

Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the UK has hit a milestone of 10 million people having now been vaccinated, Kenneth discusses how the type of real estate purchased helped cope with the challenges of the pandemic and care homes being a priority for the vaccine roll out.

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Behind Our Doors – Meet Mitesh Mistry

We have a bonus podcast episode for you! We've gone behind the scenes so you can hear from some of the great people who work at Colliers UK. Meet Mitesh Mistry, who is part of our Design team (Marketing & Communications).

Mitesh joined in 2015 and over 5 years has been promoted to the senior role. His main duties include the creation of marketing collateral and mentoring his junior colleagues.

Whats next? Looking forward to 2021.

Georgie Griffiths, Senior Surveyor, talks to our Head of Research and Economics, Dr Walter Boettcher.

We look at the year to date as well as predictions for property investment in 2021. The UK has saved over £1 billion in 2020 and figures indicate that people are starting to spend. Consumer confidence in the market points to a recovery in 2021 being faster and stronger than expected.

Behind Our Doors – Meet Danielle Taylor

This week we share a short bonus episode, where we go behind the scenes and meet some of the great people who work at Colliers UK.

Meet Danielle Taylor, who is part of the Operations team. Danielle joined Colliers UK in May 2015 as an administrator for our National Offices team and has progressed through the business to the role of Project Manager. This role ensures that the systems and processes we use work for everyone in the business and we can work productively and efficiently.

The Transformation of Wembley Park

He explains some of the underlying principles to the Wembley Park masterplan and how those principles have been guiding the course of the development of the growing community in and around the park.

Behind Our Doors – Meet Raminta Kymantas

We're going behind the scenes for a short bonus episode, where you get to meet some of the great people who work at Colliers UK. Meet Raminta Kymantas (Minta), who is part of our Human Resources team.

Minta joined Colliers UK in August 2018 as a Learning & Development Consultant. As an advocate for lifelong learning, Minta accelerates the capability and performance of Colliers UK staff.

ESG – Seeking out opportunities for the future

The UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) is an increasing priority for real estate investors around the world.

Georgie Griffiths, Senior Surveyor, talks to Edward Dixon, Head of ESG at Aviva Investors about the climate crisis, the challenges facing us ahead and the huge future opportunities that exist when we put ESG at the heart of real estate.