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Chapman Taylor’s Alexander Esfahani joins Advisory Board for Property Week’s Rental Living Summit 2026

Chapman Taylor’s Alexander Esfahani joins Advisory Board for Property Week’s Rental Living Summit 2026

Chapman Taylor is pleased to announce that Alexander Esfahani, Associate Director, has been appointed to the advisory board for the 2026 Property Week Rental Living Summit, taking place on 16 July 2026 in Manchester.

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The Rental Living Summit is one of the UK’s leading industry events focused on the evolving living sector, bringing together experts across Build-to-Rent, single-family rental, co-living and investment. The advisory board plays a key role in shaping the event’s agenda, ensuring it reflects the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the sector today.

Alexander joins a distinguished group of senior industry leaders from across the residential and investment landscape, contributing his expertise in residential design, responsible design, and the future of low-carbon living environments. His appointment highlights Chapman Taylor’s continued leadership in driving forward sustainable approaches within the rapidly growing rental living sector.

Chapman Taylor has a strong track record in the rental living sector, with extensive experience across Build-to-Rent, co-living, and mixed-use residential developments. Alexander’s involvement in the advisory board reinforces the practice’s commitment to shaping the future of sustainable living environments and contributing to industry-wide dialogue.

The Rental Living Summit 2026 will bring together leading voices from across the sector to explore key themes including affordability, operational innovation, and the long-term evolution of rental housing.  

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Alexander Esfahani (Bsc(Hons), MArch, PGDip ARB)

Associate Director / Head of Sustainability, UK

Alexander joined Chapman Taylor in 2016 and was appointed Associate Director and Head of Sustainability in 2025, taking on a group-wide leadership role focused on advancing responsible and sustainable design across the practice. In this role, he contributes to the development of the company’s sustainability strategy, supports innovation, and helps embed responsible design principles across Chapman Taylor’s global portfolio.

Since joining the practice, Alexander has developed a strong reputation as a committed and accomplished architect, with experience in the design and delivery of a range of residential BtR, Co-living, PBSA, mixed-use and workplace projects. His portfolio includes Knight Dragon’s Plot M0121 at Greenwich Peninsula, Grainger’s BtR development John Street Cardiff, the Waterbeach development in Cambridge for Urban&Civic, and Manchester Goods Yard, a workplace development for Allied London.

As Global Head of Chapman Taylor’s Responsible Design Steering Group, Alexander plays an important role in shaping sustainability initiatives, residential research and development, and best-practice guidance across the business. He regularly represents Chapman Taylor at industry events, conferences and thought-leadership forums.

Areas of expertise:

Residential / Workplace / Responsible Design / Net Zero Carbon

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