Big interviews

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.

Luxury Property Forum founder Priya Rawal tells Property Week's Anandita Malhotra how she is helping to make the sector more diverse.

Tom Olsen, chief financial officer at Indurent, tells Property Week's Lewis Berrill how the merged I&L asset owner is wasting no time in growing its portfolio.

Peter O’Brien, managing director of valuation consultancy at Avison Young, tells Property Week's Madeleine Knight how the company hopes to crack the automated valuation model nut.

Low-volume housebuilders have had a torrid time in recent years but, as Kinland founder and managing director Alex Macaulay tells Property Week's David Parsley, it is still possible to make developments stack up financially.

Medium-sized housebuilder Weston Homes has had to contend with sluggish sales and higher build costs over the past three years. Founder and chairman Bob Weston tells Property Week's David Parsley why he is confident the firm is back on the path to profitability.

Mount Anvil chief growth officer Lisa Ravenscroft tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why it has placed staff development at the heart of its mission to provide more affordable housing in London.

Former property journalist Samantha McClary became chief executive of the British Council for Offices earlier this year. She tells Property Week's Andy Hillier about her plans for the organisation and the need for an independent voice for the workplace sector.

Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas has had a big impact on UK property in a career that included a stint leading the City of London Corporation. Mel Flaherty sounds out her views on the sector.

Richard Walker, Iceland Foods executive chairman and founder of Bywater Properties, tells Property Week's David Parsley he is a property man at heart.

John Lewis’s ambitions to create a build-to-rent portfolio on its land took a step forward when it won a planning appeal earlier this year. BTR director Katherine Russell tells Property Week's Andy Hillier why the win was so pivotal and reveals what else is in store for the partnership.

Henry Boot chief executive Tim Roberts says planning reforms have unlocked outline approvals at appeal, but detailed consent remains a grind.

Lakeside owner SGS UK Retail wants to sell all four of its shopping centres in the next few years. Chief executive Claire Barber tells Property Week's David Parsley about its plan to dispose of some of the country’s largest retail venues.

Clare Bottle, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association, talks to Property Week's David Parsley about making it to the top in a male-dominated industry and raising the government’s awareness of the I&L sector.

Henley founder Ian Rickwood is busy developing what could become Europe’s tallest residential tower, but he thinks a niche in operational real estate could be bigger still.