Around the Table: A podcast by Building Relations

Recorded just after the Autumn Budget, Rachel Colgan is joined by James Holmear of Barratt London and Rachel Hunnisett of L&C Mortgages to unpack the new Your First Home scheme. Could the 20% equity loan make home ownership more affordable for first-time buyers, and will it help stimulate the new housing supply London needs? The panel explores affordability, mortgage costs, buyer confidence and what the scheme could mean for the wider housing market. Music credit: Uppbeat OAKTY4TYK7...

In this special two-part episode of Around the Table, we explore changing attitudes towards apprenticeships following new Barratt Redrow research. Apprentices Samrawit Tesheme and Rushane Williams share their experiences, before William Walsh of Barratt David Wilson Kent and Andy George of the Home Builders Federation discuss careers advice, progression and the future skills needs of housebuilding. Music credit: Uppbeat OAKTY4TYK7ENPSSW

In this episode of Around the Table, Rachel Colgan is joined by Andrew Link of Property Sports Network, adventurer and mental resilience speaker Alex Staniforth, and Caroline Richardson of Vistry to explore mental health, leadership and staying active in the built environment. Together, they discuss why resilience is not just about pushing through pressure, but about creating healthier workplaces, stronger teams and better communities. From active networking and leadership culture to social v...

Zero Bills homes are moving from headline to delivery reality, but what does it actually take to make them work? In this episode of Around the Table, Rachel Colgan is joined by Hannah McCarthy (Octopus Energy), Leon Beale (Thakeham) and Oliver Luard (Greencore Homes) to unpack how Zero Bills living works in practice - from solar, heat pumps and batteries through to fair use allowances, commissioning and customer handover We explore what housebuilders need to get right from the outset, t...

Britain’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes is under serious threat from a growing skills shortage. In this episode of Around the Table, host Rachel Colgan, of Building Relations PR is joined by William Walsh of Barratt David Wilson Kent and Roger Morton from NHBC to explore how the sector can rebuild its workforce. Together, they discuss apprenticeships, training hubs, new career pathways, digital skills and the policy interventions needed to attract, train and retain the next generati...