Propertyshe Podcast
Recognised in the industry as one of the leading commercial real estate podcasts
From the explosive advance of proptech to the rise of flexible working and smart buildings, the built environment is changing.
In the Propertyshe podcast, hosted by Mishcon de Reya Partner Susan Freeman, we'll be hearing from an eclectic mix of property personalities that define and make a difference to the industry.
Famously one of the most well connected women in real estate, Susan has been listed as 'The woman who knows everyone' by Bisnow, is ranked 40 in the Tyto Tech Top 100 in 2018, and has been named by Duke Long as one of the Top 10 'Most influential online commercial real estate people'.
Propertyshe is included in CREi Summit's official 2024 and 2025 Podcast lists.
Propertyshe Podcast
Samantha McClary
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Samantha McClary, Former editor Estates Gazette, Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices
Until recently Editor of Estates Gazette, Sam's new role is as Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices.
Sam McClary has more than two decades of experience in the UK real estate sector. She spent the first 24 years of her career as a journalist and editor, with an introduction to the property sector through a specialism in hotel and leisure reporting. In 2004 she took up a role as a rookie reporter at Estates Gazette, first covering the retail and leisure sector. Over the following 20 years she moved her way up through the ranks of EG, building connections with key players across the real estate sector and broadening her coverage to include the key issues facing the industry and the core ways the sector contributes to the UK’s economy and prosperity. She took over as editor of EG in 2019 and held the position until January 2025 when the business was sold to family-owned publishing house Mark Allen Group.
Sam is best known in the industry for being a fierce champion and challenger to the real estate sector, utilising her platform to help showcase the good that real estate can and does do for people, planet and UK PLC while poking the sector to continue to improve in key areas such as diversity and inclusion, environmental and societal impact and technological advancement.
Sam is a particularly vocal supporter of ED&I in the industry and of unlocking and attracting talent from places the industry may not have traditionally gone looking. Among her proudest achievements is the launch and development of the Future Leaders programme, which gave powerful voices to underrepresented groups in the built environment, enabling them to tell stories of the true impact that real estate has on all of our lives.
In early 2025, Sam was appointed as chief executive of the British Council for Offices, a key industry body representing the workplace sector and the diverse set of players that bring this vital element of the UK built and business environment to life. She takes up the role from 6 May and plans to continue to be both champion and challenger for the sector as it continues through this most transformative period.
Sam also sits on the advisory board of Black Women in Real Estate.