This Week In Property Podcast · 2025-06-16 · 36 min
wayne-douglas / In today's episode, we site down with Wayne Douglas , Managing Director of City & Country , for a conversation that blends heritage, housing, and hope for the UK property industry. From humble beginnings shadowing his carpenter father, Wayne's path into housebuilding took a different route; through numbers and finance. But it's clear that passion for quality construction runs deep. He shares how he joined City & Country nearly two decades ago when it was a 40-person firm turning over £10 million. Today, the company turns over almost £100 million and has carved out a niche preserving and repurposing Britain's historic buildings. What sets City & Country apart? Their commitment to quality, placemaking, and architectural integrity. Wayne talks about how converting heritage buildings - once used by councils, police, or the MOD - into desirable homes is not just a business model, but a way of safeguarding national identity. It's also about practicality: multiple residential units ensure service charges are sustainable and buildings are maintained to a high standard. But the conversation isn't all rosy nostalgia.
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