ULN: The living lens

ULN: The living lens

ULN: The living lens

Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 22m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
Consistency
63%
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Urban Living Lens - Tom Starkey, Hill Group

Mar 10, 2026 24m

Tom Starkey, senior asset manager, BTR and commercial at Hill Group, gives ULN a fascinating insight in to the intersection of housebuilding and build-to-rent. He talks about investment trends,…

Urban Living Lens - Dan Smith, chief business officer, VerbaFlo

Feb 25, 2026 46m

Dan Smith came to the world of AI via sports tourism, a stint at the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery, and student accommodation. In this episode, he talks to ULN editor George Sell about the role of…

Urban Living Lens - Roy Shaby, Tradestars

Feb 18, 2026 28m

From starting a business in a kebab shop kitchen to being bought out by Uber founder Travis Kalanick, and then launching London's coolest workspace brand, this is the story (so far) of Tradestars CEO…

The future of shared living in London with Jermaine Browne

Jul 11, 2025 40m

The future of shared living in London with Jermaine Browne by ULN: The living lens

Urban Living podcast - JOI-design, Lively

Jul 01, 2025 25m

ULN reporter Claudia Schergna speaks to experts at the forefront of later living developments about how to design intergenerational spaces. Christina Kainz is the co-founder of Lively, a senior…

Urban Living podcast - BTR Taskforce

Feb 28, 2025 27m

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…

Urban Living podcast - sector-specific workspace

Jan 31, 2025 26m

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…

Urban Living Podcast: Zakee Ahmed, Livinc

Aug 13, 2024 18m

Zakee Ahmed, CEO of flexible living platform Livinc, talks to ULN editor George Sell about creating a seamless customer journey for relocation residents; why coliving is the next big thing for the…

Urban Living Podcast: Charlie MacGregor, The Social Hub

Feb 22, 2024 34m

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…

Urban Living Podcast: Kersten Muller, Alvarez & Marsal

Feb 08, 2024 21m

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…

Urban Living Podcast: Jonathon Ivory, Packaged Living

Nov 22, 2023 40m

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,…

Urban Living Podcast: Zoe Ellis-Moore, Spaces To Places

Oct 23, 2023 20m

Zoe Ellis-Moore, co-founder and CEO of Spaces to Places, talks to ULN about the rise and fall of WeWork, its potential implications for flex workspace, and what needs to happen for the sector to…

Chip Conley, Modern Elder Academy: “The future of later living will be intergenerational”

Sep 06, 2023 28m

Editor - hospitality Eloise Hanson talks to Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy, to learn more about the motivating reasons for launching MEA, the blurring of hospitality and living, and…

Urban Living Podcast - Sowgol Zarinchang, Way Of Life

Jul 17, 2023 21m

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.

Urban Living Podcast - Guy Windsor-Lewis, CEO and founder, Locale

Jun 07, 2023 29m

Guy Windsor-Lewis, CEO and founder of proptech company Locale, talks to ULN about creating connected communities and the concept of tech equity.

ULN Podcast - Maxime Leufroy-Murat, Opago

Mar 24, 2023 13m

Opago CEO Maxime Leufroy-Murat talks to ULN about investment trends, flexible living, and the challenges and opportunities of developing in prime central London.

Urban Living Podcast - Paul Sacco, Mint House

Mar 09, 2023 15m

Paul Sacco, Mint House's chief growth and development officer talks to ULN editor George Sell about the firm's 'flex multifamily' offer and its plans for growth.

Urban Living Podcast - Will Parry, Altido

Feb 21, 2023 18m

Altido CEO Will Parry talks to ULN editor George Sell about diversifying from the company's core short-term rental property management business and branching out in to other asset classes, including…

Urban Living Podcast - Gabriela Hersham, Huckletree

Jan 30, 2023 15m

ULN editor George Sell talks to Gabriela Hersham CEO of workspace provider Huckletree about changing working patterns, landlord attitudes to the new world of flex, and bringing hospitality to the…

Urban Living Podcast - Dominic Sherry, Flying Butler

Sep 21, 2022 19m

Flying Butler CEO Dominic Sherry talks to ULN about the company's plans for growing its serviced apartment business, entering the BTR space and future moves in to the PBSA and later living markets.

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ULN: The living lens has published 28 episodes since April 2021, covering topics in Business.

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