Three months into 2024, Savills heads of commercial, residential, and rural research review their forecasts for the year: are the markets behaving how they predicted, which sub-sectors are performing well, and what impact could a general election have on UK property this year?

Join Guy Ruddle and guests Lucian Cook, Kelly Hewson-Fisher, and Mat Oakley in the studio to thrash out the ins and outs of what’s going on.

Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside David Jackson, Head of Planning and Savills Earth and guest Melissa Murphy K.C., Barrister at Landmark Chambers in the final episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode highlights the importance of ESG strategies to futureproof businesses and real estate assets and how this in turn helps them to remain ahead of the curve and competitive in a saturated environment. The podcast looks at existing policy and addresses how the industry can influence it whilst discussing how compliance alone is no longer enough.

Join Guy Ruddle and guests: Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Tom Hill Director of Impact Assessment at Savills, Sarah Jackson, Director in the Rural Consultancy team at Savills and Henry Le Fleming, Founder of Sustainability Analytics Ltd in the penultimate episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode highlights how environmental economics can be used to value impact. The podcast discusses the differences between ESG investing and impact investing, as well as highlighting real life scenarios of where impact investing can be applied within both the rural and urban contexts.

Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Phil Pearson Director of Energy, Infrastructure and Renewables at Savills and Emma Andrews, Director of Planning at Savills in the third episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode sheds light on the challenges facing the UK’s grid infrastructure, emphasising the crucial collaboration between planning and grid specialists to achieve successful outcomes. It also outlines key considerations for grid connection applications.

Confidence has returned to the UK’s prime residential market in the first few weeks of 2024 and rising numbers of buyers and sellers are talking of increased commitment to moving in the first six months of the year.  
  
But is 2024 a good time to be in the market?  Should you go early or wait to see what the spring brings?  And what makes prime different from the mainstream?
 
Andrew Perratt, Frances McDonald and Alex Christian join host Guy Ruddle to share thoughts on what’s to come in their specialist prime markets, from central London’s ultra prime through to prime regional and country house locations.  

Join Guy Ruddle and Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Dan Jestico, Director of Sustainable Design at Savills, Robert Godfrey, Director of Investment Strategy and Management at Savills Investment Management, and guest speaker Helen Newman, Director of Sustainable Investing at Fabrix in the second episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode explores vital considerations and actions for investors when it comes to ESG. It delves into recent changes, emphasising how analysis can guide investors toward resilient, future-proof solutions that can minimise obsolescence and foster positive societal and financial outcomes.

Join Guy Ruddle and guests, Marylis Ramos, Director of Savills Earth Advisory Services, alongside Wesley Ankrah, Head of Social Value, James Evans, Head of Savills Manchester and National Office Agency, and guest speaker Shravan Joshi from the City of London Corporation, in the first episode of the second Savills Earth podcast series.

This episode explores the evolving concept of social value and its impact on real estate emphasising the importance of wellbeing and quality of life for all individuals impacted by development decisions. Delving into the changing landscape of social value from a commercial perspective, the episode considers the nuances of different regions, cities, and communities, as well as the role of governance in decision making.

Cal Lee, global head of Workthere (Savills flexible office specialist), is joined by Natasha Guerra, co-founder and CEO of Runway East and Simon Rowley, director of Flex Workspace at Great Portland Estates, to discuss the outlook for the flexible office sector, addressing the impact of the recent news regarding WeWork against the wider dynamics of the sector and where the opportunities for growth are moving forwards.

Stephen Down, Richard Garside, Emma Steele and Jonathan Gardiner from Savills Central London Investment team join Guy Ruddle in the studio to discuss the Central London investment and occupier market against the challenging economic backdrop. The Savills experts seek to uncover how the investment market is performing, including cross-border investment activity, as well the occupier market and what trends are coming through as tenants in Central London continue their flight for quality.

‘It takes thousands of years to form 1 centimeter of soil. Yet, it can be destroyed in almost no time at all.’

Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer’s words have never been more pertinent as we stare down the barrel of the climate crisis.

In this final episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we explore how regenerative agriculture can bring our soil back to life, improve water absorbency and improve biodiversity, while still feeding the world. 

Last week, we heard from New Foundation Farms’ Clare Hill and Savills’ Tom Cackett about the tangible positive impact regenerative farming is having on farms across the UK. Meanwhile, today, we speak to Harry Farnsworth of Rabobank and Annie Leeson of Agri Carbon, on the science of soil testing and the investment opportunities the sector holds. 

You can find out more about what Savills is doing to protect and restore our natural environments by visiting https://www.savills.co.uk/services/consultancy/natural-capital.aspx. 

Dive into our reading list to continue your Regenerative Agriculture journey:

·       Holistic Management, by Allen Savoury

·       Net Zero, by Dieter Helm

·       Green Swans, by Paul Polman

·       Net Positive, by Paul Polman

·       Terra Incognita, by Ian Goldin

·       This Changes Everything, by Naomi Klein

·       The Uninhabitable Earth, by David Wallace Wells

·       Bet The Farm, by Beth Hoffman

Inspired by this series? Get involved via social media with #SavillsNBS.

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Nature-Based Solutions is hosted by Nicky Wightman, Savills Global Director of Emerging Trends, and Alex Godfrey, Savills Joint Head of Natural Capital. The show is produced and edited by Becki Hills. 

More than half of the world’s agricultural land is degraded and, according to the World Economic Forum, ‘within 50 years, there may not be enough soil left to feed the world’.

But this doesn’t have to be the end of the story.
 

In this episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we explore how regenerative agriculture can bring our soil back to life, improve water absorbency and improve biodiversity, while still feeding the world.
 

In this two-part episode, Nicky and Alex first speak to New Foundation Farms’ Clare Hill and Savills’ Tom Cackett about the tangible positive impact regenerative farming is having on farms across the UK. Meanwhile, in part two, we hear from Harry Farnsworth of Rabobank and Annie Leeson of Agri Carbon, on the science of soil testing and the investment opportunities the sector holds.
 

You can find out more about what Savills is doing to protect and restore our natural environments by visiting our Natural Capital page.
 

Dive into our reading list to continue your Regenerative Agriculture journey:

• Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming, by Frank Holzman
• English Pastoral, by James Rebanks
• One Size Fits None, by Stephanie Anderson
• For the Love of Soil, by Nicole Master
• Rooted, by Sarah Langford
• Dirt to Soil, by Gabe Brown
• What Your Food Ate, by David Montgomery
• Sacred Cow, by Diane Rogers
• The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Inspired by this series? Get involved via social media with #SavillsNBS.

@savillsrural on Instagram

Savills Rural on LinkedIn

Nature-Based Solutions is hosted by Nicky Wightman, Savills Global Director of Emerging Trends, and Alex Godfrey, Savills Joint Head of Natural Capital. The show is produced and edited by Becki Hills.