Interviews from the property sector

Big interview with Argo chief Crispin Gandy: buy; refurb; repeat

David Parsley — Wed, 14 May 2025 23:00:22 +0000

ARGO chief executive Crispin Gandy tells David Parsley why the firm has ramped up its investments in the urban logistics sector in the past two years and about its ambitious plan to deploy £500m to buy and refurbish warehouse stock.

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Matterport EMEA MD on imminent merger: ‘We are really at the beginning of this journey’

Anviksha Patel — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Matterport EMEA MD James Morris-Manuel sat down with Property Week following the news of its merger with publicly listed Gores Holdings to discuss its future plans for digital real estate.

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Interview with Maarten Jamin: ‘I’m not worried about competition’

Editor — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Maarten Jamin, IWG chief design officer and founder of design agency bs;bp, talks to Adam Branson about IWG’s two new office concepts, its quick flex-workspace rollout and the impact of the new WFH directive

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DHL ready to handle the fallout from Covid-19

Mitchell Labiak — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Logistics operator DHL is well placed to handle the extremes that Covid-19 has created for the commercial property market. Property Week finds out why.

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How Quadrant Repurpose plans to revive department stores

Emanuele Midolo — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Chris Daniel and Mark Phillipson, the pair behind new joint venture Quadrant Repurpose, reveal how they plan to breathe new life into Britain’s department stores to Emanuele Midolo

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Interview with Serendipity founder John Arenas

Emanuele Midolo — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000

US firm Serendipity Labs launched a joint venture with Newable last month ahead of its UK debut. Founder John Arenas outlines his gameplan to Emanuele Midolo

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‘It’s no longer about money’ – interview with Nowsad Gani

Simon Creasey — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Nowsad Gani has quietly amassed a sizeable business buying land, securing planning and then developing or selling it. The Ganco founder tells Simon Creasey how he now plans to revolutionise social housing

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Interview with OSiT’s Giles Fuchs and RDI’s Stephen Oakenfull

Emma Shone — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:00:00 +0000

Just over a year after RDI’s major investment in Office Space in Town, Stephen Oakenfull and Giles Fuchs tell Property Week how the partnership is going and what lies ahead.

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Interview with Capital & Centric co-founder Adam Higgins

Emma Shone — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Capital & Centric co-founder Adam Higgins talks to Emma Shone about the importance of putting the occupier first

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A tale of two cities: interview with Gerald Kaye

Simon Creasey — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Helical chief executive Gerald Kaye tells Simon Creasey why the company decided to streamline its portfolio and focus on London and Manchester only

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Brave new EcoWorld: interview with Heng Leong Cheong

Helen Crane — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

EcoWorld London chief executive Heng Leong Cheong reveals to Helen Crane how it plans to become a household name in UK mid-market residential

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The Arch duke: interview with Adam Dakin

Richard Williams — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

The Arch Company director Adam Dakin tells Richard Williams about his ambitious plans for the new railway arches portfolio acquired last week from Network Rail by Telereal Trillium and Blackstone

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‘Greed is bad’: interview with George Shweiry

Emanuele Midolo — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Arlington Advisors chief executive George Shweiry and his second in command Sean McKeown talk to Emanuele Midolo about their faith in growing slowly but surely

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A real Biz whiz: Gareth Evans interview

Simon Creasey — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:53:00 +0000

BizSpace chief executive Gareth Evans reveals to Simon Creasey how the business centre operator intends to hit a gross asset value of £400m by the end of the year

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Wide open Spaces: Martijn Roordink interview

Emma Shone — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:24:00 +0000

Launched in the financial crisis, co-working provider Spaces has since gone from strength to strength. Martijn Roordink talks to Emma Shone about its expansion plans and those sale rumours

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Bargain Hunter: Praxis’ Gary Roberts interview

Richard Williams — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:19:00 +0000

Praxis is building a shopping centre portfolio at a time when most investors are giving the sector a wide berth. Managing director Gary Roberts tells Richard Williams why

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Brexit does not disturb us: Hussain Sajwani interview

Guy Montague-Jones — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:16:00 +0000

Damac boss Hussain Sajwani tells Guy Montague-Jones about his ambitions for growth in London and Europe

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Niche practice makes perfect: Lewis Ellis interview

Simon Creasey — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Simon Creasey asks the team at investment firm Lewis Ellis what changes it has witnessed over the quarter of a century since it was founded and what the future holds

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Scannell scales up: Amaury Gariel interview

Richard Williams — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:01:00 +0000

US developer Scannell Properties plans to expand into Europe by building industrial units mainly aimed at the food distribution sector, which it believes is ripe for growth.

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Forget co-working. Think pro-working: Interview with Enrico Sanna

Simon Creasey — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Enrico Sanna, founder of Fora, tells Simon Creasey about the flexible office provider with a difference

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Realm of possibility: Colin Brooks interview

Richard Williams — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:15:00 +0000

Colin Brooks, head of outlet centre manager Realm, believes his sector’s business model could help rescue ailing shopping centres.

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Flying Dakota: Ken McCulloch interview

Simon Creasey — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:30:00 +0000

Malmaison founder Ken McCulloch talks to Simon Creasey about his ambitions for boutique hotel chain Dakota and its Deluxe spin-off.

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Palace’s top scorers: Neil Sinclair, Richard Starr and Stephen Silvester interview

Simon Creasey — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:23:00 +0000

Palace Capital trio Neil Sinclair, Richard Starr and Stephen Silvester have built up a £140m business from a standing start in 2010. They reveal to Simon Creasey how they plan to grow it into a £500m one.

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BTR’s Young gun: Neil Young interview

Guy Montague-Jones — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:01:00 +0000

Get Living boss Neil Young tells Guy Montague-Jones how he plans to keep growing the BTR brand.

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Land of data opportunity: John Abbott interview

Emanuela Barbiroglio — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:31:00 +0000

John Abbott, the Land Registry’s digital, data and technology head, talks to Emanuela Barbiroglio about his mission to make the institution a world leader in the fast, open provision of the data underpinning property deals

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