All Big Interviews articles – Page 13
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Property matchmaker: Angelica Donati interview
Proptech company Houzen is setting out its stall as a ‘Tinder for tenants’.
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East End boy: Henry Smith interview
Aitch Group boss Henry Smith talks to Property Week about expanding the business beyond its east London PRS heartland and the challenges involved in negotiating the planning system… and the North Pole.
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A force for good: how Haward made the leap from sergeant to developer
Catherine Haward had spent 19 years in the police force and expected to stay there for the rest of her career.
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A noble cause: Fred Bristol interview
The eighth marquess of Bristol talks to Property Week about his hopes and aspirations for Brickowner, the property crowdfunding business he founded two years ago.
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Jewel in the Crown: Hannah Milne interview
The Crown Estate’s Hannah Milne talks to Property Week about the business’s repositioning strategy and how its new scheme Rushden Lakes could provide the blueprint for the out-of-town retail destination of the future.
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Mr Nice Guy: Guy Nixon interview
Go Native founder Guy Nixon tells Property Week about his bold BTR vision and how he plans to triple the firm’s turnover in the next five years.
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On the Level: Jeff Levine interview
New York has cultivated its fair share of development titans over the years.
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Sally’s new army: Sally Duggleby interview
There are plenty of examples in the agency world of people who have previously worked for landlords, developers or both.
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Fearless symmetry: db symmetry interview
Christian Matthews tells Property Week why db symmetry is confident its spec development push will pay dividends.
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Seeing The Light: John Sullivan and Keith Pullinger interview
Keith Pullinger and John Sullivan readily admit they are not film anoraks.
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A keen eye: Nigel Keen interview
After 28 years in the grocery trade, Waitrose’s property director Nigel Keen is on the verge of retirement. He talks about how the industry has changed and his plans for the future.
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West End boy: Jace Tyrrell interview
Jace Tyrrell has long held an ambition to be a politician. He hasn’t yet achieved his goal but his role as chief executive at the New West End Company (NWEC) isn’t a million miles away.
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Johnny be good: Johnny Ronan interview
Johnny Ronan rarely speaks to the press. The Dublin-based founder of Ronan Group Real Estate prefers to let his work do the talking - and the company has plenty to talk about.
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The REIT direction: Green REIT interview
Green REIT’s chief executive Pat Gunne talks about the firm’s development plans and how it is restructuring its portfolio.
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Westfield's west world: Peter Miller interview
London’s two Westfield shopping centres have been around for less than a decade, but it is hard to imagine the city’s retail scene without them.
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A true masterplanner: Sir Terry Farrell discusses a Gold Medal-winning career
Last month, it was announced that Sir Terry Farrell CBE had been awarded the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI’s) Gold Medal in recognition of his “outstanding achievements as one of the world’s most influential architects, planners and urban designers”.
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Force of Inhabit: Ana Nekhamkin interview
Inhabit Residential is the biggest build-to-rent (BTR) company you’ve never heard of. In recent years, it has quietly amassed a £1bn development pipeline of 3,500 units across seven sites in seven regional cities, the vast majority of which have planning permission.
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Big interview: the entrepreneur building on Edinburgh’s glorious history
Being a developer in a historic city is never easy. When that city is Edinburgh, where the planning system has a reputation for being particularly laborious, things are even tougher - especially when you have an interest in complex, listed assets.
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Taylor made: Chris Taylor interview
Chris Taylor isn’t particularly interested in talking about this or that individual deal. Instead, the chief executive of Hermes Real Estate and head of private markets at Hermes Investment Management is keen to discuss the history of places and how they might develop in the future.