Big interviews
Storage success proves a Cinch
Young entrepreneurs Josh Nimmo and Richard Owen tell Property Week how they took Cinch from business concept to rapidly expanding UK self-storage player in just six years.
Interview with Sue Young: ‘There doesn’t need to be conflict between nature and housing’
Conservation charity The Wildlife Trusts is a staunch defender of the natural environment. Head of land use planning Sue Young tells Property Week how developers can incorporate nature into schemes.
Hammerson CEO Gangé on how retail property group ‘has turned a corner’
It’s been a busy 865 days for Rita-Rose Gagné.
After the storm: interview with RICS chair, Martin Samworth
Industry veteran Martin Samworth tells Andy Hillier why he decided to take on the chair role at RICS and how the organisation plans to move forward after a turbulent few years.
Interview with WIP’s Chithra Marsh: A focus on people
Chithra Marsh, new national chair of Women in Property, tells Property Week about her plans to make the sector more forward-thinking and the need to focus on social value as well as profit.
Pushing the boundaries: interview with Avison Young principal and UK chair, Jo Davis
Avison Young UK is embarking on a major new strategy that it hopes will put it ahead of other advisory firms. Jo Davis, principal and UK executive chair at the business, tells Andy Hillier what it entails.
Street-level drive for regeneration
Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands, tells Property Week why he’s confident the region will deliver on its 2031 housing targets and what lies behind its success in securing billions of pounds from developers.
Building connections: Big interview with BPF’s Melanie Leech
British Property Federation chief executive Melanie Leech explains to Property Week why building relationships at a local, regional and national level is the key to future development.
The pick of the bunch
Wates Residential’s executive managing director Helen Bunch tells Property Week what steps the development business is taking to improve diversity across the board.
Five minutes with
Q&A: Five minutes with Stephen Ward, director of strategy and external relations at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
Stephen Ward, director of strategy and external relations at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, on how he got started in property, his top book and podcast picks, and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Caroline Hill, managing director and head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate in Europe
Caroline Hill, managing director and head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate in Europe, on how she got started in property, her top TV and music picks, the historical figure she’d like to meet and the superpower she wishes she had.
Q&A: Five minutes with Adrian Lunn, head of property group Eddisons’ Sheffield office
Adrian Lunn, head of property group Eddisons’ Sheffield office, on how he got started in property, his top TV and music picks, the celebrity he would most like to meet and his number-one travel destination
Q&A: Five minutes with Bogdan Nicoară, co-founder and chief executive of Bright Spaces
Bogdan Nicoară, co-founder and chief executive of Bright Spaces, on how he got started in property, his top film and book picks, the superpower he wishes he had and what he would do with one million pounds
Q&A: Five minutes with Tamsin Traill, regeneration director at developer Kajima
Tamsin Traill, regeneration director at developer Kajima, on how she got started in property, her top TV and book picks, the celebrity she would most like to meet and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
Q&A: Five minutes with Julie Dacre Field, partner at law firm Gowling WLG
Julie Dacre Field, partner at law firm Gowling WLG, on how she got started in property, her top book and song recommendations, the superpower she wishes she had and the most ridiculous fact she knows
Q&A: Five minutes with Ananya Banerjee, director of Boyer and head of Boyer Design
Ananya Banerjee, director of Boyer and head of Boyer Design, on how she got started in property, her top film and podcast picks, her best and worst purchases and the celebrity she would most like to meet
Q&A: Five minutes with Sophie Watkin, Trammell Crow Company’s UK planning director
Trammell Crow Company’s UK planning director, Sophie Watkin, on giving back, The Traitors and supporting Sheffield Utd.
Q&A: Five minutes with Josh Wardle, project architectural technologist at GT3 Architects
Josh Wardle, project architectural technologist at GT3 Architects, on how he got started in property, his top book and podcast picks, his best and worst purchase and his number-one travel destination.
Q&A: Five minutes with Samar Shaheryar, co-CEO Spring
Samar Shaheryar, co-CEO at homebuying company Spring, on how she got started in property and her cultural recommendations
