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Big interviews
Kajima: The quiet giant is not just big in Japan
Kajima’s European property arm has kept a low profile despite building a portfolio spanning many countries and sectors. Managing director John Harcourt tells Property Week why the business likes to fly under the radar.
Big interview with the founder of flex office start-up infinitSpace
Wybo Wijnbergen, founder of flex office start-up infinitSpace, tells Property Week how the lessons he learned at WeWork helped inform his white-label flex space service for landlords.
LCR Property CEO discusses post-Covid life and future plans
Peter Hawthorne is CEO of LCR Property, which brings forward land near railways for redevelopment. He tells Property Week how he plans to unlock and de-risk a pipeline of 300 sites across England and Wales.
Legal & General homes in on modular housebuilding
It got off to a slow start, but Legal & General’s modular housebuilding arm is now motoring ahead. Its CEO gives Property Week a tour of the factory and reveals how it will disrupt the way the industry works.
Big interview with Interim Spaces founder
Interim Spaces founder Dan Simon tells Property Week how a decade of squatting in central London inspired a charity that transforms vacant property into temporary workspace for tenants in the creative industries.
The birth of a logistics giant
GLP Europe’s Daan van den Hoven and Nick Cook reveal to Property Week how the business has transformed itself into one of the biggest logistics developers in Europe.
GPA heads on plans for estate overhaul
GPA chief executive Steven Boyd and chair Pat Ritchie outline their plans for the government’s vast property estate to Anviksha Patel and reveal how they have changed as a result of Covid and sustainability concerns.
A real stand-up Guy: interview with Guy Grainger
Exactly a year after becoming JLL’s EMEA global head of sustainability services and ESG, Guy Grainger took over on 1 January 2022 from David Partridge as president of the BPF. He sets out his stall to Liz Hamson.
Many happy retail returns to HGR
As the business turns five, the founders of London retail specialist agent Hanover Green Retail talk to Laura McGuire about their love for the troubled sector, how they weathered Covid and their future plans.
View from the top
View from the top: Neil Sinclair, chief executive of Palace Capital
The Palace Capital chief executive tells Property Week how the developer kept its cool through the Covid pandemic to pull off the Hudson Quarter scheme in York - and kept its faith in regional markets.
View from the top: Chris Bargate, group business director for B&Q
As B&Q opens a range of smaller-format stores, the DIY giant’s group business development director explains to Property Week the ethos behind the move and reveals how it plans to roll out the format.
Five minutes with
Q&A: Five minutes with Will Kinnear, director at HEWN
Will Kinnear, director at HEWN, on how he got started in the property industry, his top book and podcast recommendations, the best and worst things he has spent money on and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Kristy Lansdown, project director at Lendlease
Kristy Lansdown, project director at Lendlease, on how she got started in the property industry, her top music and book picks, and her number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Scott Grayson, head of property acquisition at Fairhome Property Group
Scott Grayson, head of property acquisition at Fairhome Property Group, on how he got started in property, his top TV and book recommendations, plus his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Yusoff Ghaznavi, managing director at MAC Construction Consultants
Yusoff Ghaznavi, managing director at MAC Construction Consultants, on how he got started in property, his top TV and podcast recommendations, his best/worst purchase and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Louisa Dalgleish, leasing director at Icon Outlet at The O2
Louisa Dalgleish, leasing director at Icon Outlet at The O2, on how she got started in the property industry, her top TV and book picks, the celebrity she would most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
Five minutes with… Len Rosso, head of I&L at Colliers
Colliers’ head of industrial and logistics on travel woes, industry role models and his passion for golf.
Q&A: Five minutes with Hilary Witts, director and head of operations at Colliers
Hilary Witts, director and head of operations in Colliers’ rating team, on how she got started in property, her top TV and book picks, the best and worst things she has bought and her number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Hannah Grievson, property director at Sloane Stanley
Hannah Grievson, property director at Sloane Stanley, on how she got started in property, her favourite book and podcast, her best and worst purchases and the historical figure she’d most like to befriend.
Q&A: Five minutes with Tracy Lovejoy, senior associate at Irwin Mitchell
Tracy Lovejoy, senior associate in the planning team at Irwin Mitchell, on how she got started in property, her TV and book picks, her best and worst purchases and her number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Andrew Crabbie, head of real estate at Forsters
Andrew Crabbie, head of real estate at law firm Forsters, on how he got started in property, his book and podcast recommendations, the celebrity he would most like to meet and his number-one travel destination.
