Big interviews
Great ambition: Big interview with AECOM’s Richard Whitehead
Construction and engineering firm AECOM is involved in some of the largest projects in the built environment. Richard Whitehead, chief executive of global buildings and places, tells Property Week how it is weathering the storms battering the sector.
Towering ambition: big interview with the founder of Tide Construction
Tide Construction has taken volumetric modular development to new heights with the construction of the 50-storey co-living scheme Enclave. Founder and chair John Fleming tells Property Week about the firm’s latest developments and its plans for the future.
Building consensus: big interview with new UKGBC chief exec Smith Mordak
UKGBC’s new chief executive Smith Mordak talks exclusively to Property Week’s Lem Bingley about the challenge of shifting hearts and minds in spite of current headwinds.
‘We’re well set up and ready to grow’: big interview with upmarket specialist John D Wood & Co
At a time when many estate agencies are closing branches, upmarket specialist John D Wood & Co is expanding. Managing director Polly Ogden Duffy tells Property Week what is driving the growth.
Keep calm and carry on: Big interview with SEGRO’s David Sleath
Macroeconomic factors may have buffeted industrial giant SEGRO – and the rest of the industry – over the past year, but chief executive David Sleath foresees better times ahead, as Lem Bingley reports.
Designs on a healthy market: Big interview with Ademchic founder
Karolina Adamczyk, founder of interior design company Ademchic, tells Property Week why good design can help boost both the wellness of occupiers and the profits of developers.
‘Investors need to be brave’: Big interview with JP Morgan Asset Management
Paul Kennedy, managing director of JP Morgan Asset Management, tells Property Week why he believes the current market conditions create opportunities for property investors.
Big interview with country homes specialist Lindsay Cuthill on his new boutique estate agency
Frustrated but not ready to retire, country homes specialist Lindsay Cuthill quit his big agency job in his early sixties to start a boutique estate agency. He tells Property Week why Blue Book is needed.
IDIP Pledge Q&A: Corrina Ralph, managing director, Watts
Watts was the first firm to sign up to Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign pledge. Its managing director Corrina Ralph spoke to Stephanie Denton about why it signed up and what the pledge means to it.
The journey of a proptech pioneer
Guy Windsor-Lewis, founder of proptech business Locale, tells Property Week how his adventurous spirit helped the firm get ahead of the curve in providing smart building management systems for landlords.
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Big interview with CapitalRise CEO, Uma Rajah: Setting a prime example in London
Uma Rajah, CEO of specialist lending exchange CapitalRise, tells Property Week why her firm is well placed to seize the opportunities offered by the largely recession-proof luxury London housing market.
Big interview: Get Living chief exec Rick de Blaby on what’s next for the BTR specialist
A decade ago, Get Living began transforming part of the London 2012 Olympics site into a new neighbourhood in Stratford. Now it is almost complete, chief executive Rick de Blaby tells Property Week about its future plans.
Big interview with Octopus Real Estate: ‘How far can we push the boundaries?’
Octopus Real Estate’s Edward Clough tells Property Week how it is boosting its sustainability, and the sector’s via a funding alliance with Homes England.
Why international investors should look to invest in Ukraine’s property market
Sergii Pylypenko, chief executive of Ukrainian developer Kovalska Group, tells Andy Hillier why, despite the ongoing conflict, international investors should be looking seriously at the country’s property market.
Big interview with The Portman Estate’s chief exec: The patient approach
Chief executive Oliver Fenn-Smith tells Lem Bingley about his bold plans for The Portman Estate’s historic slice of central London and why he is taking a long-term view in his stewardship of the area.
A mission to build affordable homes
The Diocese of Oxford’s David Mason tells Lewis Berrill how the charity is using land gifted to the Church of England following Henry VIII’s reign to tackle the housing crisis and deliver the homes people truly need.
The cutting EDGE of sustainability
The innovative developer behind Amsterdam office scheme The EDGE is bringing its sustainable design ethos to London. Fons van Dorst, EDGE’s UK executive managing director, tells Property Week all about its plans.
EDI Q&A: Andrew Argent, business development manager, Close Brothers
The next cohort of young developers is facing a tough market with SME developers dropping from contributing 40% of housing share 30 years ago to just 10% currently.
Big interview with UKGBC’s outgoing chief exec Julie Hirigoyen: To net zero, and beyond…
UK Green Building Council chief Julie Hirigoyen reflects on the road ahead for the property sector as she steps down after eight years of progress.
EDI Q&A: Lisa Ravenscroft, chief marketing officer at Mount Anvil
Property might not be the first career choice for many with some not realising the breadth of roles in the sector if they have no family or friends working in it.
EDI Q&A: Jon Seal, managing director, technologywithin
Jon Seal, managing director of technology within explains to Property Week his route to employment and why other options should be considered in the sector.
‘Covid’s legacy isn’t the end of offices’: Big interview with British Land’s Darren Richards
British Land’s real estate head Darren Richards tells Property Week why, despite hybrid working trends and challenging market conditions, he believes premium, campus-style offices still have an exciting future.
A new wave of new towns?
Nigel Hugill, the chief executive of master-developer Urban&Civic, tells Property Week why he believes ambitious new settlements are the only way to address Britain’s housing shortage.
Aitch Group to carry on abroad: interview with founder and CEO Henry Smith
Founder and chief executive Henry Smith reveals to Mel Flaherty why the developer is focusing its attention on the purpose-built student accommodation sector and looking for opportunities overseas.
Five minutes with
Q&A: Five minutes with Be First’s Caroline Harper
The deputy managing director of Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration company Be First on how she got started in property, her top book and podcast picks and her favourite destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Bruton Knowles' Gillian Froud
Bruton Knowles’ head of utilities and infrastructure, south, on how she got started in the property industry, her top book and album picks and her favourite destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with MiddleCap’s Liam Dillon
The development manager on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite television and radio shows and the most ridiculous fact he knows.
Q&A: Five minutes with Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE
Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE, on how she got started in property, her top book and song picks, the celebrity she’d most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds
James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds, on his favourite TV and podcast picks, his number-one travel destination and what he would do with a million pounds.
Q&A: Five minutes with Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects
Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects, on how she got started in property, her top film and book recommendations, her number-one travel destination and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
Q&A: Five minutes with Ben Chislett, group chief operating officer at LCP, part of M Core
Ben Chislett, group chief operating officer at LCP, part of M Core, on how he got started in the property industry, his top film and radio picks, his best and worst purchases and the superpower he wishes he had.
Q&A: Five minutes with Craig Wilson, director of real estate debt advisory at BDO
Craig Wilson, director of real estate debt advisory at BDO, on how he got started in property, his top film and album recommendations, the superpower he wishes he had and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Jane Sartin, executive director of the Flexible Space Association
Jane Sartin, executive director of the Flexible Space Association, on how she got started in property, her top TV and podcast picks, her number-one travel destination and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
Q&A: Five minutes with Jon Stott, group managing director at Ardent
Jon Stott, group managing director at Ardent, on how he got started in the property industry, his top book and album recommendations, his best and worst purchases and his number-one travel destination.
