#124 Alastair Mullens - Managing Director of Residential at Canary Wharf Group

Alastair Mullens is Managing Director - Residential at Canary Wharf Group. He joined the business in 2018  to establish the group’s Build-to-Rent platform, Vertus. He now oversees all the residential functions at Canary Wharf. 

Prior to this he spent nine years with Hamptons International & Countrywide Group based in London and Hong Kong, working across residential management, leasing, and development. 

I sat down with Alastair  to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

• Alistair’s entry into real estate and early career steps, including his move to Hong Kong
• What drew him to Canary Wharf Group and the scale of the challenge
• Do people REALLY want to live and work in Canary Wharf?
• How CWG is evolving into a live, work play, fully mixed-use, 24/7 neighbourhood
• Rethinking residential: his views on product design, amenity relevance, and market alignment
• Why ‘Vertus’ and vertical integration matters - and how it shapes delivery, operations, and brand experience
• Plus candid takes on culture, service, execution, and so much more

Oh and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Alistair would invest should he have £500m of capital at his disposal. Catch the full episode which is live on Youtube, Spotify and Apple NOW!

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