In part two, we focus on landowners. Alongside Polly Montoneri, Partner in our Landed Estates team, and Planning Associate, Sophie Smith, we talk about the impacts of Biodiversity Net Gain obligations and the challenges landowners are faced with ..read more

As we progress towards a greener future, the real estate industry faces many changes and new challenges. Today, we dive into the first of a two-part special that looks closely at wildlife and its new place in the planning system. Hosted by Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer, Louise Irvine, we take a look at Biodiversity Net Gain with Charlie Croft, Senior Associate in Forsters’ Commercial Real Estate team, and Sophie Smith, Associate in our Planning team. Together, we look at the Biodiversity Net Gain requirements outlined in the planning process, and how these obligations will impact develop ..read more

We all recognise the real estate industry is shifting towards net zero, but where are the different sectors at on their journey? In the second of our Race to Net Zero podcast series we set out to explore this question, taking a fund level perspective with Ben Lonsdale, Director of ESG at Patrizia, and Edward Glass, Senior Associate in Forsters’ Commercial Real Estate team. Together, we delve into the different decarbonisation pathways parties are considering, discuss whether green regulation can help drive change, and understand the importance of the S in ESG ..read more

In the fourth episode of our Outside the Box podcast, we focus on the occupational requirements within the industrial and logistics sector. How has occupier demand changed during 2023 and, with an increasingly diverse occupier mix, is the industrial and logistics sector addressing the needs of occupiers? Paul Grayson, Senior Associate at Fosters chats to Tom Shaw, Director in the industrial and logistics occupier advisory team at Savills. Read more about the industrial and logistics sector in Forsters’ report: Outside the Box - Supporting an Industrial Evolution. forsters.co.uk/outside-the-box ..read more

Podcast host Louise Irvine, and Owen Spencer, Counsel in Forsters’ Studios Group, were joined by Simon Calvert of CBRE to discuss film studio real estate. The trio peer through the letterbox on the sector and give insights into the latest trends and likely developments in the film studio sector ..read more

- As the real estate industry transitions towards a net zero world, where are the different sectors on that journey? As we move into 2024 and an Olympic year, Forsters are set to explore that question, looking at how the sectors are embracing the net zero challenge. In our first podcast, we take a cross-sector approach in conversation with Rob Wall, Assistant Director of Sustainability and Tax Policy at the British Property Federation. What is the state of play in terms of regulation ..read more

In the third episode of our Outside the Box podcast, we look at sustainability challenges in the Industrial and Logistics sector. Miri Stickland, Forsters’ Head of Knowledge is joined by Victoria Towers, Partner at Forsters and Co-Head of Industrial and Logistics, and Jessica Pilz, Head of Sustainable Investing, Private Markets at Fiera Capital. With the sector committed to meeting net zero targets by 2050, UK investors and developers have highlighted the need for further assistance from Government. We discuss how recent announcements from Rishi Sunak weakening net zero policies will impact th ..read more

In our first episode, Magnus Hassett, Partner at Forsters and Co-Head of Industrial and Logistics, is joined by David Elvy, Head of Future Freight Strategy at the Department for Transport, and Matthew Evans, counsel in Forsters’ Planning team. Together, they take a closer look at the Department for Transport’s Future of Freight plan, with a particular focus on the role and impact of the planning system ..read more

Our latest More Than Law podcast features our cross-departmental strategic land team, with host Miri Stickland talking to partners Christopher Findley and Henry Cecil from the Rural Property team, Commercial Real Estate partner Ben Brayford and Planning partner Victoria Du Croz. Discussion points include what we mean by “strategic land”, who are the key parties and their particular drivers and concerns, and the key components needed for a successful strategic land development ..read more

On our latest More Than Law podcast, host Miri Stickland is joined by three members of our Build To Rent group who provide their insights into the sector. Commercial Real Estate Partner Helen Streeton talks through the types of sites being acquired for BTR schemes, who the key players are as the project progresses and how the funding risk profile differs on a BTR development scheme. Partner Elizabeth Small from our Tax team discusses the importance of focusing on tax structuring at the outset of a BTR development and the potential longer term tax implications when the scheme is operational and ..read more