Profiles & Interviews
INTERVIEW: Mark Collins on how CBRE became a resi force to be reckoned with
The man behind CBRE's meteoric rise into the resi big league, Chairman of Residential Mark Collins discusses his ambitions for the business, the most undervalued parts of PCL, and the boutique developers to w…
INTERVIEW: Camilla Dell on why buying without an agent is like going to court without a lawyer
Founder and MD of one of London's most successful acquisition agencies
Restoration Man: On the value of project managers in historic renovations
When it comes to improving and renovating historic buildings a good project manager is an investment that can save time and money
INTERVIEW: Santhosh Gowda of Strawberry Star on successful prime property investment
In less than five years, Strawberry Star has quietly accumulated over 700 luxury apartments across London, investing more than £500m in the process. Tal
INTERVIEW: Nikki Gibbard on Helical Bar’s grand design for the City
Helical Bar's Nikki Gibbard on opportunism, architectural integrity and being responsible for the biggest resi scheme in the City of London since The Barbican...
INTERVIEW: Penny Mosgrove of Quintessentially Estates on going global
MD of property buying advisors Quintessentially Estates talks us through some some of the firm's most noteworthy acquisitions
INTERVIEW: Alexander Lewis of Knight Frank on the six key value drivers
Alexander Lewis, Residential Development Partner at Knight Frank, talks us through the six key value drivers, the PCL area he's tipping for outperformance, and why no amount of gimmicks can rescue a fun…
INTERVIEW: Lulu Egerton of Strutt & Parker on why the resi profession needs an exam
A leading light of the capital's prime resi industry for over three decades, Strutt & Parker's Lulu Egerton talks candidly about motivation, meaningful international reach and why everyone in resi sale…
INTERVIEW: James Grillo, Head of Country Houses at Humberts, on buying now and the enduring appeal of the prime country house
This could be the best time in a generation to buy a property, says Humberts' Head of Country Houses James Grillo in conversation with PrimeResi
INTERVIEW: Alex Stroud on buying, agency and going it alone
Ever-discreet Alex Stroud, former Savills Director and founder of independent buying agency Alex Stroud Property Consultants, talks to PrimeResi about the market, competition and why off-market is oft …
INTERVIEW: Ben & Nick Wilson of ResidenceOne on starting a prime resi development business
With two significant projects currently launching in Belgravia - including a per square foot record-breaker - and a rapidly burgeoning super-prime pipeline, brothers Ben and Nick Wilson may be new to …
INTERVIEW: Jake Russell of Russell Simpson on family and independence
The new Director at Russell Simpson, one of prime central London's best-known independent estate agencies, explains why he's got such high hopes for the business his father started 35 years ago...