Battle and Bunce Talking Property
Regular podcast hosted by the editorial team from 'The Forum', Matthew Battle and Alan Bunce, interviewing the people making the headlines across 'The Golden Triangle' property market.
Episodes
26 episodes
Legal trends in the housing market
Legal trends in the housing marketBrian Dowling, residential development partner at law firm Boyes Turner, joined us for the latest Battle & Bunce Talking Property podcast. Based in Reading, Brian works across the ...
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Episode 26
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39:24
Andy Jansons : Business parks - time to move on?
Almost exactly a year after Andy Jansons first joined us for the Battle & Bunce Talking Property podcast, he’s back – and this time he had some key developments to talk about. Fresh from his acquisitions of two office parks, And...
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Episode 25
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35:25
Destination Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is much more than just a stately home these days and we are really pleased to have Roger File, the property managing director and chief operating officer at Blenheim Palace as our speaker on this episode of Battle & Bunce Ta...
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Episode 24
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31:04
Thames Valley UK: The Prop Market Update
Thames Valley UK: The Prop Market UpdateGuy Parkes, partner at Vail Williams in Reading, joined the Battle & Bunce Talking Property podcast at Apex Reading to go over the office market in the Thames Valley prop market, situate...
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32:24
Oxford United's new stadium - Part Two: Update on this major new leisure project
Jonathon Clarke, development director for Oxford United FC, joined us for the Battle & Bunce Talking Property podcast to update listeners on the club's proposed new stadium.The man steering the £140 million project talked us through ...
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32:18
Planning, planning, planning - Labour’s strategy for house building.
An overview of the changes planned by the Labour Government and how they will revolutionise the planning system to create economic growth across the Golden Triangle region - Oxford, Cambridge, Reading and west London. U...
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Episode 21
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38:33
Planning for Diddly Squat with Dan Lampard
Planning for Diddly Squat with Dan LampardWhen Lichfields director Dan Lampard wrote about the planning issues around Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm for Thames Tap in June 2023, the response was beyond o...
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Episode 20
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33:50
Oxford v Cambridge – The Big Property Debate!
These two great UK Cities have been competing against each other for over 1000 years in some respect whether it be in the provision of education, accumulation of knowledge, or success of their research. And whilst many still associate the Oxfor...
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34:22
Operation Royal Berks with Alison Foster
Interview with Alison Foster, programme director for the re-development of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. The podcast explores how a major project could total £1bn+ in construction value and become one of the major projects in Berkshi...
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Episode 18
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33:27
Reading FC and more with Nigel Howe
Former Reading FC chief executive Nigel Howe, the man central to finding a buyer for the club, joins the Battle & Bunce podcast for a candid conversation about how it's going . He also looks back on the other major projects he'...
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Episode 17
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28:14
What Alistair Elliott Did Next - Interview with the former Group Chair of Knight Frank
Alistair Elliott was senior partner & group chairman of Knight Frank with responsibility for 16,000 people across 400 offices spread around the globe.Despite retirement in 2022, he remains heavily involved in the real estate s...
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34:21
The NextGen Revolution!
In this episode we explore the rapidly expanding Next Gen Chapters which have been established over the past 12 months in Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the aim of connecting, informing and educating the members of the under 35 Next Gen. To hel...
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33:23
Selling the French Horn Restaurant and the 2024 Resi Update
Steve Woodford, executive chairman of Haslams Estate Agents in Reading, joins us to look at both the marketing of a remarkable site on the Berkshire border with Oxfordshire, and to discuss the housing market in general.Through decades of...
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Episode 13
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33:42
The Retail and High Street review with Fiona Brownfoot, Hicks Baker
The Retail and High Street review with Fiona Brownfoot, Hicks Baker Fiona Brownfoot is one of the leading retail experts currently operating in the Thames Valley. Based in Reading and a director at Hicks Baker, F...
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30:54
Oxford United development director Jonathon Clarke on the club's new stadium
The Battle & Bunce talking property podcast grabbed an exclusive interview with Oxford United development director Jonathon Clarke at the recent consultation over the planned new stadium for the U's. The club faces a race ...
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19:09
The Entrepreneurial Property Developer – Andy Jansons, Jansons Property
Andy talks candidly about his unconventional entry into the world of property development and how he made Jansons Property into one of the leading SME developers in the West London and Thames Valley regions. Drawing on his ability ...
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38:06
The Resi Market Review - Jonny Denton from Darcliffe Homes and Mike Shearn from Haslams Estate Agents
The Resi Market in Review – Interview with Jonny Denton, Sales Director, Darcliffe Homes and Mike Shearn, Investment & Development Director, Haslams Estate Agents.This podcast was an opportunity to lift the lid on the South East resi...
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30:31
Green Park Reading with Rory Carson and Ed Smee
Green Park Reading interview with Rory Carson and Ed Smee Green Park Reading is arguably the most established and successful business community of its type in the Thames Valley and possibly the South East UK. From its Prudential roo...
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32:33
Mission Street Interview with Artem Korolev and Colin Brown
Mission Street Interview with Artem Korolev and Colin BrownWide ranging interview with the Founder & CEO and Development Director of this progressive property development company which is focusing its attention on the Life Sciences m...
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47:17
The Milton Park interview with Philip Campbell from MEPC
The Milton Park interview with Philip Campbell from MEPC In depth interview with the investor and developer of the business community located at Milton Park in Oxfordshire. Strategically located to the south of Oxford on the ...
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25:18
Alison Webster, Chief Executive, Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Local Enterprise Partnerships with Alison Webster, Chief Executive, Berkshire Local Enterprise PartnershipCandid review of the role which the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (BLEP) has played in Berkshire over the past few ...
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38:46
Station Hill with Alex Aitchison, Lincoln Property Company
The Station Hill interview with Alex Aitchison, Lincoln Property Company In depth interview with the developer of Station Hill located in Reading which will be the largest scheme of its type in the South East of England. Alex leads ...
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28:51
UKREiiF - What's it all about?
UKREiiF – What's it all about and how is Berkshire engaging with the event? Interview with Nathan Spencer, Director, Built Environment Networking about UKREiiF (now in its second year with 5000+ attendees) and to be hosted in...
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18:27
Slough Unpacked with Pavitar Mann
In this latest edition the Deputy Leader of Slough Borough Council Cllr Pavitar Mann chats to us about all the town's major talking points – and a few more!As well as being deputy leader Pavitar, is the Cabinet Member for Housing & P...
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24:33
Reading Review with Tony Page, Reading Borough Council
In our second podcast we've sat down with Tony Page, deputy leader of Reading Borough Council, for a fascinating conversation about the development and transport scene in Reading. Tony has fifty years as a councillor so there's no one with bett...
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