Oli started his career at Architype, as a Project Architect where he spent 9 years honing his skills in Project Management, Design and Project Delivery. He left in 2014 to set up Ackroyd Lowrie with business partner Jon Ackroyd to build an innovative architectural practice with a reputation for putting people at the heart of the design process, they are able to deliver characterful, sustainable, high-quality schemes to anchor new neighbourhoods. As well as his day job, Oli hosts the popular...

Rod Lockhart CEO of LendInvest PLC.   LSE Listed LendInvest (LINV) is the UK’s leading FinTech platform focussed on mortgages.  They offer residential, buy-to-let, short term and development mortgages to intermediaries, landlords, developers and homeowners.   Rod joined LendInvest in 2015 to lead the business’ Capital Markets and Fund Management division. Within that time Rod has overseen LendInvest’s AUM growth from £100m to £3bn+ and managed the launch of its listed Retail bond and RMBS...

Nigel set Fusion Residential up in 2006 with business partner Warren Rosenberg, where they sourced land and build remarkable homes. In 2012 they formed Fusion Students where you guess it they focus on developing and managing UK student accommodation in the UK. They have developed over 5000 PBSA beds, with a pipeline of over 9000 beds underway, and this is where Nigel now devotes most of his time. In addition to his work at Fusion Nigel advises some younger companies in the property world...

Nneka Ejindu- Senior Asset Manager - formally of LaSalle Investment Management. Nneka was responsible for the proactive asset management and asset transformation of business space (primarily offices and industrial) assets in the London & South East of England. As well as driving results across various portfolios she manages she is passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. I sat down with Nneka to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics: ...

MARK, formally Meyer Bergman is a multi-platform investment manager with specialised strategies that run parallel to their closed-ended, value-add funds. As a vertically integrated real estate investment business, they have assets across multiple geographies and sectors, including last mile logistics, mixed-use, retail, offices and residential. At MARK Inger is responsible for driving ESG initiatives across the MARK corporate and investment platforms. Prior to joining MARK, Inger worked at...

Richard Bains, Managing Director - Chancerygate. Chancerygate is a highly successful property developer, investor and asset manager specialising in the UK’s urban logistics and industrial warehousing sectors. They offer a full range of in-house services to manage the entire development process and asset manage funds. Richard has over 30 years’ experience in the UK property sector and prior to joining Chancerygate, was head of the UK business at Rockspring (now Patrizia) and was specifically...

Penny Hacking, Principal, Member of the European Executive team, and Managing Director of European Capital Markets at Avison Young. Penny has over 25 years’ experience in EMEA Capital Markets having transacted in excess of 3bn Euros in all the major markets in Europe including the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Nordics and CEE. She has experience across all sectors but has a predominant focus on industrial, logistics and offices. She has worked with clients such as Tristan Capital...

Established in 2010 Vestas Investment Management invests capital, raised from single or multiple investors into global real estate – throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. It does this through a variety of products that target Core, Core+, Value Add & Opportunistic returns by investing in Office, Retail, Hotel, Multifamily & Logistics assets. In Europe they focus on Office and Logistics assets. Alistair set up the European business in 2022 and is responsible for managing a...

Bored by conventional thinking, Rupert, along with his Co-Founders Phil Nevin and Tayna Donald started x+why to unite a community of mission driven entrepreneurs, leaders and companies within inspiring and sustainable workspaces. x+why enters into management agreements with landlords to design, manage and operate flexible workspaces to create more profit than they would otherwise, through either operating the space themselves or from a conventional lease. Rupert is a graduate of Bristol...

Phil Irons, Managing Director, and Head of Transactions UK & Ireland at Patrizia. Patrizia is a leading partner for global investments in real assets, with over €57bn of assets under management they offer institutional and private clients a broad range of attractive investment opportunities delivering long-term sustainable growth. Phil has over 25 years’ experience in the UK commercial property market having started his career at Cushman & Wakefield, before moving to Benchmark Group...

George has worked in UK commercial real estate for 17 years, starting his career at Knight Frank Investment Management and then becoming an Investment Director of FORE Partnership. George Co-Founded Kinrise in 2015, with a focus on reimagining and restoring iconic buildings to their former glory. ​I recorded this conversation with George ​back in October 2022, and wanted to reshare given the fact that Kinrise​ have recently launched their latest fund, targeting investments in the...

Described by Spears magazine as the most important super-prime property company you have never heard of - Rhodium specialises in providing bespoke development consultancy, property and lifestyle management services to London most prestigious residential developments. The current portfolio is more than £12 billion pounds for a range of clients including Brockton Everlast, Ronson Capital Partners, Northacre, Finchatton, CIT & Almacantar. In her role as Managing Director Kate oversees the...

Pithos Capital was named after the largest storage jars used throughout the ancient Greek world to store, trade and preserve value – so it will come as no surprise that Pithos Capital invests in self-storage assets across European cities. Craig started his career at Madison International Realty - a business focused on providing liquidity to real estate owners and investors who otherwise had few options for facilitating early exits from their illiquid real estate ownership positions or...

Richard is an avid real estate entrepreneur with an insatiable appetite for starting or backing numerous industry known businesses from Halverton, M7, Mirastar, React News and Coyote to name a few. He sold his last venture – M7 real estate to Oxford Properties in 2021 and at the time M7 employed over 220 people across 13 countries, with over 569 assets and 4.3bn Euros worth of assets under management. I sat down with Richard to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the...

Set up in the depths of the pandemic Trigon is a B – Corp Development Manager with the sole aim of making their clients lives easier.  Their track record spans the full breadth of development, front to back, back to front – and that includes all the unique challenges one would expect! Andy studied Civil Engineering at the London South Bank University, as well as undertaking his BSc in Construction Management at the University of Brighton – and he has always applied his training in civil...

Shaun is the Founder of Compton, a best in class, London City Fringe District commercial real estate agency that takes an enterprising and collaborative approach to leasing, capital markets and occupational services. He started his career in 2000 as a Negotiator, built and then exited his first business Hatton Real Estate to Colliers international in 2016 and along with Founding partners Elliot Stern and Michael Rabin set up Compton in 2021. I sat down with Shaun to discuss a broad range of...

Here Paddy and his team specializes in providing a full suite of capital services, including equity and debt raising, transactional services, operational consulting, and real estate technology, to investors and operating platforms in various sectors where real estate investment performance is directly linked to an operational business. Paddy has a deep expertise in Build to Rent, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Co-living, and other emerging sectors. He is also an advisor and investor to...

Van Stults - Founding Partner of Orion Capital Managers. Privately owned Orion is a leading European real estate private equity firm founded in 1999 by its 3 partners, Aref, Van and Bruce. With offices in London, Madrid, Milan, and Paris, Orion operates across major European markets, leveraging its local presence and extensive network to identify and capitalize on outstanding investment opportunities. Van has had a phenomenal career spanning more than 40 years. Prior to setting up Orion he...

Tim Lumsdon Founder and CEO of Marchmont Investment Management. Marchmont is a leading operating partner to institutional capital specialising in UK real estate strategies. He started his career with BNP Paribas Real Estate, before joining SG Commercial. He went on to become a Fund Manager at Tritax before setting up the Marchmont business in 2011 and he is responsible for the overall business and investment strategy. I sat down with Tim to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered...

Olaide Oboh - Executive Director at Socius. Privately owned and a certified B Corp, Socius is an impactful developer with a £2.2bn pound development pipeline across the UK’s fastest-growing cities. They partner with institutional investors, leading architects and local communities to create inspiring and sustainable places whilst balancing profit and purpose. At Socius, Olaide is responsible for nurturing partnerships with key stakeholders, as well as growing the company’s pipeline across...

Since its inception in 1983, Invesco Real Estate has been investing in direct property and public traded real asset securities across the risk/return spectrum, across the globe, and throughout the capital stack. Stacey started her real estate career in the USA at PGIM Real Estate before moving to Invesco. She spent 3 years running a pan-USA portfolio of multifamily assets before moving to the UK in September 2022. Stacey is a graduate of University of California Berkeley where she completed...

Ashley Perry - Investment Director at Apache Capital. Ashley is responsible for supporting the Apache’s Multi Family BTR platforms, where he is focused on origination of new investment opportunities and driving growth across the business. He takes a key lead with development and investment partners on deal & market analysis, underwriting and transactions. Prior to this he worked at Cortland Consult as a Director in their BTR consultancy, and JLL latterly as a Senior Project Manager. As...

Catherine Webster - CEO of Thriving Investments. Formerly known as PfP Capital, Thriving Investments is a leading fund manager with a social conscience. The business already manages three living strategies totalling £700m and so far it has acquired and delivered 3,500 private rented sector and for-sale homes and has six regeneration projects under way, as it targets 20,000 homes over the next decade. Prior to joining Thriving Investments Catherine was an Executive Director – Strategy &...

Rebekah Tobias - Managing Director at MARCOL. MARCOL is a family office and private investment group where Rebekah is responsible for introducing new business growth initiatives, platform strategies and investor relationships (JV and co-invest partners) across a range of sectors in real estate, private equity and venture capital. She is also the Founder of Independence Ventures, a consulting firm providing strategic advice on operational real estate platforms. Previously she has held...

Patrick O’Gorman -  CEO and Shareholder Bywater Properties. Bywater is a best in class, B Corp, sustainability driven Investor and Developer who are fully committed to investing everything from their energy, time and own money to deliver exceptional urban projects with lasting city-scale impact and strong returns for their co-investors. Patrick has had an incredibly successful career having transacted over £1bn worth of real estate as both principal and consultant. At 26 years old he was...