UK built-to-rent operator Get Living has announced the appointment of Ailish Christian-West as director of real estate.
Christian-West joins Get Living from UK REIT Landsec where she spent 12 years of her career, most of which in the role of head of Property for a £6 bn portfolio of retail, leisure and London suburban assets, leading a team of over 200 people. Prior to joining Landsec, she spent 10 years in fund management including roles at La Salle Investment Management and Invista.
She is also the current President of Revo, a placemaking and retail property organisation, which represents all stakeholders in the £360 bn retail property sector, including property owners, retailers and local authorities.
Reporting directly to the CEO, Rick de Blaby, Christian-West will be responsible for managing the business’ existing £2 bn build-to-rent portfolio, which currently comprises 3,000 homes across three operational neighbourhoods and all its existing retail and public realm environments.
Working closely alongside Ian Gibbs, director of Neighbourhoods, the wider executive team and partnership of investors, she will additionally oversee Get Living’s 5,000 home development pipeline – which will see the business more than double over the next five years.
She will also direct the programme of capital expenditure projects and the mobilisation of planned new launches; ensuring the business is well positioned to sustain the ongoing growth in total returns on behalf of its investors.
Rick de Blaby, CEO, Get Living, said: ‘We are thrilled to be announcing Ailish’s timely appointment, which comes at an important point in Get Living’s journey. We were the pioneers of this sector and in our quest to remain the innovators, we seek to ensure our real estate – from home design, buildings, public realm and retail mix to our ESG impact – continues to perform for residents and investors alike.’
