Expert Interviews

‘Estate agents are becoming their own proptech companies’ – 90 second interview Simon Whale

Our CEO Luke Loveridge talked with Simon Whale this week to get his views on the changing technology landscape for estate agents. Simon is Founder aka Chief Kerfuffler at Kerfuffle which helps estate agents find the best suppliers at the best prices enabling them to grow their estate agency business. Think Which?, Trip Advisor, Compare …

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Our strategy is to develop ‘a further 1,250 new homes over the next 5 years’ – 90 second interview Sam Tullock

The next episode in our sustainability in real estate series sees Luke interviewing Sam Tullock from believe housing. Sam is the Strategic Asset Business Lead looking after the environmental, asset management and compliance functions.  believe housing owns nearly 20,000 homes in the County Durham area and is currently building another 1,250 new homes in the next …

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‘We’re seeing increasing rates of coastal erosion on many parts of the coastline’ – 90 second interview with Dr Tim Farewell | Part 2

Last week Luke talked to environmental risk expert Dr Tim Farewell’s for his views on the changing subsidence risk for UK property. If you haven’t read our first interview, you can read it here. In part 2, we  ask Tim about other ground hazards evolving for the property industry in the future as a result of …

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‘For subsidence…hotter drier summers is a real concern’ – 90 second interview with Dr Tim Farewell

In our next interview on climate change and sustainability, we talk to subsidence risk expert Dr Tim Farewell to understand how subsidence risk will change in the future. Tim is a geospatial soil and environmental scientist specialising in the dynamic interactions between geohazards and critical infrastructure. He is also the Science and Communications Director at …

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Will EPC changes create a buyer’s market? – the view from Luke Loveridge

The proposed EPC changes for the rental sector, where properties must be EPC C by 2025 for new tenancies (2028 for existing tenancies), could cause significant change in the property market. If managed well, it’s an opportunity, if not then a lot of people (not just landlords) are going feel like they’ve been hard-done-by. 1. …

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Climate scenarios predict ‘24% rise in the number of properties at substantial risk of flooding’ – 90 second interview with Jeff Neal

Continuing with our climate change and sustainability series, this week Luke talked to flood risk expert Jeff Neal to understand how flood risk to property will change in the future. Jeff is an Associate Professor at the University of Bristol and Chief Scientific Officer at start-up company Fathom. Jeff and the team at Bristol and …

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