Commercial Conversations – Season 1

We’re pleased to share Season 1 of our Commercial Conversations series from May – July 2020 all available on-demand. Each 30-minute episode gives you an update on topics affecting commercial real estate over the last few months. You can review an overview of each episode and register for one or more using the links below. If you have any questions, or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact Will Matthews.
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William Matthews, Knight Frank
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Categories: Covid-19

Episode 1: The future for offices and retail

The first edition sees Will joined by Lee Elliott, Head of Global Occupier Research, and Stephen Springham, Head of Retail Research, to talk about the likely paths for re-occupancy in their respective sectors.

Duration: 32 minutes
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Episode 2: The macro-economic picture and the London market

Will is joined by Victoria Ormond from our Capital Markets research team, and Faisal Durrani, from our London research team, for an update on the latest macro developments, their implications for commercial real estate investment, and a deep dive into the London market.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 3: Student property outlook and debt markets

Will is joined by Matthew Bowen, Global Head of Student Housing Research and Lisa Attenborough, Head of Debt Advisory.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 4: The logistics landscape

Will is joined by Darren Mansfield and Charles Binks to look at what’s happening in the Logistics landscape.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 5: What can we infer from early signs of recovery across APAC?

Will is joined by Emily Relf, Capital Markets Director, Tim Armstrong, Head of Occupier Services APAC and Justin Eng, APAC Research Analyst, who will discuss the early signs of recovery in APAC markets, implications for capital flows and the inferences that can be drawn for other markets.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 6: Private capital flows in commercial real estate investment

Episode 6 is all about understanding the motivations behind Private Capital flows in the context of commercial real estate investment. Will is joined by Andrew Shirley, Editor of Knight Frank’s Wealth Report, and Alex James, Head of Knight Frank’s Private Client Advisory business.


Duration: 29 minutes
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Episode 7: Key trends in the listed property market

In this episode, Will is joined by Matthew Saperia, real estate equity analyst at Peel Hunt, to discuss the key trends in the listed property market, and what the latest signals imply.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 8: The macro-economic picture and the rise of the sale-and-leaseback

Will Matthews is joined by Victoria Ormond who will look at the current global and UK macro environment and the UK Investment picture and Tom Vaughan-Fowler who will give a view on the rise of the sale-and leaseback driven by current market dynamics.


Duration: 29 minutes
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Episode 9: Real estate investment and strategy in a post-pandemic world

Will Matthews is joined by Simon Marx, of LaSalle’s research and strategy team to discuss investment and strategy in a post-pandemic world.

Duration: 30 minutes
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Episode 10: The rise and resilience of European residential investment

Will is joined by Stuart Osborn, Head of European Residential Investment Transactions to give his insights on the rise and resilience of European residential investment.

Duration: 30 minutes
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