The Business Case - with Mark Wharrier and Phil Clark

Having previously served as Chief Strategy Officer until 2018, Paul was appointed CEO of Zoopla in 2025. Paul’s wealth of digital and marketplace experience has helped propel Zoopla's goal of building the largest UK audience of motivated movers and delivering high-quality leads to their estate agent & homebuilder customers.
In this episode, we discuss Paul's career, Zoopla’s evolution from a property listings site into a data-driven audience platform, and how digital tools and AI are reshaping the housing market. We also explore challenges in the UK property sector—like slow transactions and policy uncertainty—and highlight opportunities for innovation and growth.
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Season 2 of The Business Case brings even more brilliant guests and even better business stories. If you're curious about how great companies are actually built, or how close some came to not working at all, this upcoming season is for you!
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Darren Waters is the Chief Executive of Eurocell, the UK’s largest manufacturer, distributor and recycler of uPVC building products, with a national network of over 200 branches. In this conversation we discuss the evolution of the group, its growth strategy, life as a listed business and Darren’s approach to management.
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Andrew Griffith MP is the Shadow Business Secretary and has been MP for Arundel and South Downs since 2019. Before his political career he held senior management roles at Sky for 20 years, culminating in Chief Operating Officer.
In this discussion we talk about his time in business, where different thinking is needed in government and the potential for the City of London in a changing macro regime.
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Andrew Jones is the CEO of LondonMetric PLC, a FTSE 100 Real Estate company which owns a £6bn portfolio of predominantly UK assets. In the conversation Andrew shares the philosophy behind LondonMetric’s successful approach which focuses on selecting the right assets and compounding their returns over the long term.
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