Big interviews
Q&A: Runway East’s co-founder Natasha Guerra on expansion plans
Co-founder and chief executive Natasha Guerra talks about its plans to expand further – but without raising capital.
Big interview with Sadie Morgan of dRMM: ‘You don’t have to live a normal life’
Sadie Morgan, co-founder of award-winning architecture practice dRMM, tells Property Week how her upbringing in a commune and her battle with cancer have shaped her work priorities.
Big interview with Shravan Joshi: Guardian of the City
Shravan Joshi, planning and transportation committee chairman at the City of London Corporation, tells Property Week why it is pressing ahead with plans to create an additional 13m sq ft of office space in the Square Mile despite the trend towards homeworking.
Big interview with office developer Kinrise: ‘Knocking down is such a waste’
Kinrise is on a mission to turn old commercial buildings into grade-A office schemes. Managing partners George Aberdeen and Samuel Lawson Johnston tell Property Week why it’s the right approach both financially and environmentally.
Big interview with British Land’s Roger Madelin
Roger Madelin, joint head of British Land’s Canada Water scheme, tells Property Week why the brownfield regeneration project has the potential to surpass north London’s King’s Cross.
Big interview: MAPP charts a new course
Last year, the founders of MAPP transferred ownership of the commercial property management firm to its employees. Co-founder Nigel Mapp and CEO Louise Bonham tell Property Week about the decision and discuss the firm’s vision for the future.
Q&A: Property Week talks to Christopher Laing, founder of Signstrokes
Architectural designer, activist and consultant Christopher Laing explains to Property Week why he felt ideally placed to set up the Deaf Architecture Front and why he believes it is such an important initiative.
Big interview with Canvas Offices: “We’re only interested in the best buildings”
Flexible workspace provider Canvas Offices is aiming to triple its footprint in London. Chief executive Yaron Rosenblum tells Property Week about its growth plans.
Big interview with UKPA’s Sammy Pahal: Partnering for proptech
UK PropTech Association managing director Sammy Pahal tells Property Week why its merger with the British Property Federation is good news for the industry.
Interview with Chancerygate on the warehouse developer’s plans for continental expansion
Multi-unit warehouse developer Chancerygate has set its sights on Spain and Portugal for its latest acquisition drive. Managing director Richard Bains tells Property Week why it is looking beyond the UK and Ireland.
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.
Five minutes with
Q&A: Five minutes with Matthew Robertson, co-founder and CFO of Valouran
The co-founder and chief financial officer of Valouran on how he got started in property, his number-one travel destination, his top TV show and podcast recommendations and his favourite historical figure.
Q&A: Five minutes with Jonathan Wright, partner at legal and professional services firm Knights
The partner in the real estate department at legal and professional services firm Knights on how he got started in property, his top podcast and book recommendations and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Zoë Allen, founder of art consultancy Artistic Statements
The founder of multidisciplinary art consultancy Artistic Statements on how she got started in the industry, how she would spend £1m, her best and worst purchases and the superpower she wishes she had.
Q&A: Five minutes with Amy Soar, managing director of Helix, a Hines company
The managing director of Helix, a Hines company, on how she got started in property, her number-one travel destination, her top book and podcast recommendations and the superpower she wishes she had.
Q&A: Five minutes with Robert Beeching, associate partner at Quadrant Estates
The associate partner at Quadrant Estates on how he got started in the property industry, the most ridiculous fact he knows, his top TV and podcast recommendations and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Mike Clark, development director at Dysart Developments
The development director at Dysart Developments on how he got started in property, his number-one travel destination, his favourite TV show and book series and the best and worst things he has bought.
Q&A: Five minutes with Mike Scanlan, director at specialist chartered surveyor Proximity
The director at specialist chartered surveyor Proximity on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite book and podcast, the celebrity he would most like to meet and how he would spend £1m.
Q&A: Five minutes with law firm Blake Morgan’s Amardip Healy
The legal director at law firm Blake Morgan on how she got started in the property industry, her favourite book, film and TV show, her best and worst purchases and the superpower she wishes she had.
Q&A: Five minutes with associate solicitor at Stephensons, Sophie Chilstone
The associate solicitor in the commercial litigation department at Stephensons on how she got started in property, her favourite destinations, her top TV and music picks and how she’d spend £1m.
Q&A: Five minutes with Impact Hub London's Devi Clark
The managing director of Impact Hub London on how she got started in the property industry, her favourite historical figure, her top TV and radio recommendations and the superpower she wishes she had.
