Prior to establishing Rotch Property Group and Consensus Business Group (CBG), Vincent worked for Prudential Bache in London as senior vice president within its fund management division, trading financial instruments.  In 1986 Vincent joined Shearson Lehman Brothers, London also as senior vice president in a similar role, trading financial instruments.  In 1988 Vincent and his brother Robert set up Rotch Property Group, now a £4bn commercial property business where he is joint chairman and joint managing director.  In 2001 Vincent established Consensus Business Group to focus on his business interests outside commercial property.

Can you give an overview of your business?

Do you think there will become a point where people will select where they want to live according to the managing agent?

You’ve just touched on the international element. Do you think that property management industry is moving in the direction of international business?

MIPIM is the largest international property convention in the world. What does it contribute to your business and have you got plans to be there next year?

How did you get into the residential property business?

As investors in both commercial and residential property, which is the stronger asset class?

What personal ambitions have you set yourself in residential property?

What is the biggest challenge for your business going forward?

What are the benefits of size in business?

What advice, at the other end of the scale, would you give the small guy who’s just started, or thinking about getting into property management?

Don’t do it! Leave it to us.  You need to scale it up to be effective.  The only way we have been able to scale up into ownership and management is to contain the problems.

Do you favour qualifications in property management?

You’re getting well known for your advocacy of environmental issues. How does this integrate with your residential property business?

In what period of time?

Do you have plans in mind, already, for the existing build in the private sector?

Is this the one you won an award for recently?

Who else do you admire in the property business?

Finally, what are your main interests outside the business world?

The News on the Block environmental challenge in association with the Consensus Business Group.

News on the Block is launching a new award for the best environmental initiative for blocks of flats.  Vincent Tchenguiz’s Consensus Business Group will be offering a prize for the most exciting, innovative and unique ideas to encourage sustainability and limit waste in the residential sector.

Vincent Tchenguiz told News on the Block: “I would like to encourage anyone to write to News on the Block with their technological ideas or business models in relation to improving the environment.”

Please look for further details of this new award in the next issue of News on the Block.