Episode 10
Hosts Chris and Simon Forester (CEO, SSA UK) are joined by Ollie Saunders, Head of Self Storage at Savills, to look at where the UK and European self storage markets are heading after 25 years of change. In this episode of Locked In, Ollie covers saturation myths and regional supply, micro and urban formats, rising borrowing costs, planning barriers, and what investors look for at exit, including the role of tech, AI and security. A pragmatic listen for anyone entering the sector who wants a realistic view of the market and how to plan for the next five years.
About Locked In
The purpose of this video series is to explore various topics that will help educate, inform, bring more awareness to the self storage industry as whole and hopefully create that light bulb moment for our viewers to consider self storage as a great investment choice.
Throughout the series, we’ll be joined by a variety of experts who’ll share their experiences and insights on topics such as investment diversification, business planning and execution, technology insights, leadership skills and, based upon market trends and the feedback we get, we’ll talk about stuff.
