ULN editor George Sell talks to three founder members of the new BTR Taskforce formed by The ARL and the BPF. He talks to James Pargeter of GAA, Ian Fletcher of the BPF and Richard Berridge of Blackbird RE about how and why the taskforce came about, what its objectives are, and the challenges and opportunities facing the BTR sector over the next five years.
Urban Living News Podcasts

In the Urban Living podcast, IHM editor-in-chief George Sell, talks to leading figures from across the spectrum of hospitality and real estate asset classes. The sessions will focus on the evolving ways in which people, stay, live and work, and will cover operations, development, investment, technology, marketing, distribution and more.
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ULN editor George Sell talks about the burgeoning sector-specific workspace market with Flex SA CEO Jane Sartin, Techspace COO Rob Stevenson and Spaces to Places CEO Zoe Ellis-Moore. The conversation covers the pros and cons of specialisation, marketing, capex costs, deal structures and more.
Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality of Boutique Hotel News and Serviced Apartment News (sister publications to Urban Living News), chats to Charle MacGregor, founder and CEO of The Social Hub. They discuss the impact of changing traveller habits on the group’s expansion and the need for affordable student housing in Europe, as well as Jedis, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Charlie’s ultimate dream goal of world peace.
Urban Living News editor George Sell talks to Kersten Muller, managing director, real estate at Alvarez & Marsal, about the findings of the company’s recent investment survey. They touch on investor sentiment, the most attractive asset classes, interest rates, and Kersten makes some surprising predictions for 2025 and beyond.
Recorded at the Oneder podcast studio in London’s Old Street – book at www.withoneder.com
Urban Living News editor George Sell talks to Jonathon Ivory, chief investment officer at Packaged Living. Their wide ranging conversation touches on Ivory’s wish list for a new housing minister, cultural friction between housebuilders and BTR investors, the company’s move in to coliving, and much more.
Sowgol Zarinchang, managing director of Way Of Life, talks to ULN about launching a third-party mangement service, the convergence of asset classes and incorporating social value in to the BTR offer.