Big interviews

Veteran surveyor Nick Maclean has racked up the hours, and the air miles, during his extended tenure as RICS president.

Pi Labs founder and managing partner Faisal Butt tells Ian Weinfass why the time is right for AI to revolutionise real estate.

Do nothing, refurbish or sell? It’s a dilemma facing office owners across the country. Stephen Inglis, chief executive of Regional REIT, tells Property Week's Andy Hillier about its approach to managing its portfolio of 96 offices.

Richard Rees, UK managing director at Savills, tells Property Week Andy Hillier why the agency powerhouse remains ahead of its rivals.

Geeta Nanda, former Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing CEO, talks to Property Week's Andy Hillier about what she has learned as a social housing pioneer and the strategies the sector needs to grow.  

Managing director Damien Sharkey tells Property Week's Andy Hillier how build-to-rent specialist HUB is pressing ahead with a wave of schemes despite viability challenges.

Tritax Big Box Developments managing director Jonathan Wallis tells Andrew Saunders why the firm remains confident in the market despite the ongoing economic uncertainty.

Octopus Capital’s head of retirement Kevin Beirne tells Property Week's Andy Hillier how its later-living investments are faring under current market conditions

London office provider Argyll’s chief people and transformation officer, Sarah Moulton, tells Property Week's Anandita Malhotra how the firm has embedded inclusivity throughout the business.

With development in the city centre at a 10-year low, Marie Doyle, chair of the Belfast City & Region Place Partnership, tells Property Week Andy Hillier how it plans to get the cranes moving again.

Helical chief executive Matthew Bonning-Snook has steered the listed developer through a troubled patch and now aims to capitalise on its track record of reimagining tired assets.

Jackie Sadek, chair of the UK Innovation Corridor, tells Property Week's Mel Flaherty why ramping up investment and development between London and Cambridge could unlock hundreds of billions of pounds of economic growth.

Felicity Black-Roberts, senior vice-president of development at Hyatt, tells Property Week's Andy Hillier that the US hotel giant is eager to expand over here.

Penta Real Estate is a rarity in the London market: a major international investor deploying capital in the UK for the first time. Managing director Pavel Streblov tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why the Czech-based company believes the timing is right.

Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram tells Property Week's Ciaran Nerval why Merseyside is primed and ready for major investment.

Brendan Geraghty, chief executive of the Association for Rental Living, tells Property Week's Ciaran Nerval why, with the sector facing new legislation, the industry body is needed now more than ever.

Heyford Park in Oxfordshire looks set to become one of the first new towns to be built in decades. Dorchester Living chief executive Paul Silver explains why he believes the developer’s vision for the former airbase will finally be realised.

Laurence Geller, chair and chief executive of Loveday, is on a mission to create the UK’s first luxury care home brand. Property Week's Andy Hillier takes a tour of its property in Belgravia.

After a difficult couple of years, Prologis UK struck one of the largest warehouse development deals of 2025. Robin Woodbridge, the firm’s senior vice-president and head of capital deployment, tells Andrew Saunders about its plans for growth.

Retirement specialist Churchill Living is moving into the social housing part of the market. Chief executive Spencer McCarthy talks to David Parsley about the rationale behind the move.  

Having lost his 2024 bid to lead the Conservative Party, Sir James Cleverly is now back on the front foot, and the front bench, with plenty to say on tax and housing policy.

Berkeley Group executive chair Rob Perrins hopes the year ahead will bring renewed signs of market health – and fewer burdens for residential developers.

NewRiver REIT chief executive Allan Lockhart tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why its portfolio of in-town shopping centres is thriving in the retail sector.

The Building Safety Regulator has made major progress in fixing the backlog in applications. But its chief executive Charlie Pugsley tells Property Week's Jamie Bennett-Ness that it is far from complacent about the task ahead.

The O2 owner AEG Europe has transformed the arena from national laughing stock to one of the world’s most successful music venues. Alistair Wood, the group’s executive vice-president of real estate, tells Andy Saunders how the London landmark has evolved.

Whitbread managing director for property and international Mark Anderson tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why selling assets is crucial to its Premier Inn expansion plans.

Eleanor Deeley, joint managing director of Deeley Group, tells Property Week's Mel Flaherty why the Midlands-based developer and contractor is on course to deliver a turnover in excess of £100m this year.

Guy Thomas, Lendlease’s head of place assets, tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why Stratford now has the key components to become a major London office hub.

Setareh Neshati, Westminster City Council’s director of regeneration and development – delivery and operations, tells Property Week's Andy Hillier how the council is delivering affordable housing in one of the UK’s priciest postcodes.

Cadogan Estates manages a £5.7bn property portfolio in one of London’s most exclusive postcodes. Chief executive Hugh Seaborn tells Property Week's Madeleine Knight how he is modernising the estate while preserving its heritage.