Let's Talk Land: Recent Episodes
Walter Cooper
Let’s Talk Land is property’s newest podcast, jam packed with industry news and debate. Each month the team at Walter Cooper will be sharing their combined 40 years of experience in property and chatting to industry experts - from housebuilders to planning officers - on a range of topics.
In this month's episode Simon and Stacey take a break from the thorny issues of planning and politics. They catch up with England rugby star Rosie Galligan, Eloise Huddleston, East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals' Charity director and Walter Cooper's latest recruit Anna Barrett.
David Craddock, Founder of the VerdeGO Group joins Simon and Stacey this month to discuss all things MMC (Modern Methods of Construction). The three property experts explore the term and how it encompasses so much more than modular housing.
In this month’s episode Simon and Stacey discuss whether we have reached peak indecision for housing policy making - politics is so intrinsically linked to this industry that it's impossible to get away from
Carol Lewis, Property Editor for The Times, joins Simon and Stacey this episode to give her insight on the industry. The three cover discussion topics from the economic market outlook, to planning policy, and the impact of local and national politics on the property market.
In this month's episode Simon and Stacey reflect on what has been a turbulent year for the property industry, and make their predictions for the market in 2023.
This month, Simon and Stacey are joined by Freddie Poser, member of the London YIMBY society to discuss why we all need to be more open to development and growth, and how changes in the planning system can help reflect this.
In what is a slight change from the usual format, this episode Simon and Stacey give us an insight into Walter Cooper and Real Estate Balance's 'Diversity, Homes and Community' panel event.
Featuring the full panel discussion with Geeta Nanda OBE, Chief Executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Andy Hill, Chief Executive of Hill Group, and Ingrid Osborne, Divisional Chair for London & South East at Taylor Wimpey, chaired Estates Gazette's Tim Burke.
With house prices growing ever more out of reach for many people, attentions turn to affordable housing. In this month’s podcast Simon and Stacey are joined by Walter Cooper’s COO Ollie Dyson, who offers a wealth of knowledge and experience from his time spent working in the sector. Together they unravel what affordable housing really means, the issues facing its providers and why partnerships with housebuilders hold the key to successful delivery.
As the UK faces even more political uncertainty, this month Simon and Stacey hit the pause button to reflect on the last six months and the predictions they made at the start of the year. But with the property sector as unpredictable as ever… How did Simon’s predictions work out?
This month Simon and Stacey are joined by James Waterhouse, Director of Iceni Projects. Following previous podcast discussions around the faults in the UK’s planning system, this episode looks at all of the positives.
Founder of Black Professionals in Construction (BPIC), Amos Simbo, joins Simon and Stacey to discuss how we can all strive to improve diversity in the property sector and take steps forward to become a more inclusive industry.
What role does architecture and the design of new homes play in how we create places to live? Should architects be brought in earlier in the process? TV presenter and Architect Damion Burrows joins Simon and Stacey to discuss the future of housing design.
An increasing number of council’s are being put into ‘special measures’ for their failure to meet local housing targets and poor development management performance. What are the implications of stripping local people of their right to choose what is built in their own communities, and how did it get to this point? Why are home county authorities now voting to reject their own Local Plans? Simon and Stacey examine this power struggle and contemplate whether the planning system will get worse before it gets better.
How can sustainability be a core part of today’s housebuilding practice and be successfully implemented in future design? Did the Climate Conference give us any more answers? Is Urban Sustainability financially realistic for projects currently? The impact that construction and the built environment has on the planet is massive – responsible for nearly 40% of all carbon emission. Simon tackles this emotive topic with Dan Jestico, Sustainable Design Director at Savills, and whether there is still time to help our children’s future.
As inflation rises, supply of homes dwindles, and land values skyrocket, what does this mean for the industry in 2022? Will Boris remain in power? Will Gove make any significant changes to planning? And will they ever agree on their favourite Christmas song? Simon and Ollie are back again embracing their inner Mystic Meg.
The country-city balance is the ideal post-covid dream, saying goodbye to the five-day commute forever, but what does this mean for house building? With the Eastern Line of HS2 being scrapped, can infrastructure keep up with the communities of the future? Simon and Stacey are joined this week by Walter Cooper’s COO Ollie Dyson, having previously worked for leading housebuilders Redrow, Metropolitan Thames Valley and Bellway.
Autumn’s much anticipated Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak could have been the moment the housing industry had all been waiting for, but instead it landed like a damp squib. Join Simon Cox and Stacey Meadwell to discuss the new Brownfield funding, the Residential Property Development Tax, and whether we will ever meet our bonkers housing targets.
So, what’s all the fuss about land banking? Join Simon Cox and Stacey Meadwell as they take on the war of words following the Government’s proposed crackdown on the planning system, and discuss how increasing taxes on developers isn’t a quick fix to the housing crisis.
Let’s Talk Land is property’s newest podcast, jam packed with industry news and debate. Each month the team at Walter Cooper will be sharing their combined 40 years of experience in property and chatting to industry experts - from housebuilders to planning officers - on a range of topics.