25th February 2026

Ian Marcus to receive the 2026 PROPS Lifetime Achievement Award

Variety, the Children’s Charity, is proud to announce that Ian Marcus OBE will receive the 2026 PROPS Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The honour will be presented at the 34^th PROPS Awards ceremony on 14 May 2026, where leaders from across the property industry will gather to recognise his outstanding contribution to the sector.

Ian graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1981 with a degree in Land Economy. Ian was in the banking industry for over 32 years having previously worked for Bank of America, UBS, NatWest and Bankers Trust/Deutsche, always focusing on the real estate industry. Ian joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1999 to establish the Real Estate Group, and became Managing Director and Chairman of the European Real Estate Investment Banking. During his banking career he financed such iconic buildings as Broadgate, Wembley Stadium and the O2 Arena; he orchestrated the sale of a 25% interest in Regent Street for the Crown Estate to Norges and acted for the Ministry of Defence in the sale of their 57,000 houses which created Annington Homes.

Today, Ian is a member of Redevco’s Advisory Board, Chair of Europe’s Largest Self Storage Business, Shurgard, and the Senior Non-Executive Director for Town Centre Securities Plc. He is a Senior Adviser to both Eastdil Secured and Anschutz Entertainment Group. He is the Senior Advisor to two new businesses, Work Life and Elysian Residences. He is the Deputy Chair of the Saracens Multi Academy Trust and a Non-Executive Director of data centre business, Green Mountain Global.

He chaired the Princes Regeneration Trust for 11 years and was a Trustee of the Princes Foundation. Ian is a former Crown Estate Commissioner, former Senior Independent Director of Secure Income REIT, was the first non-landlord to be President of the British Property Federation, is Past President of the Cambridge University Land Society, Past Chairman of the Investment Property Forum, a Fellow of the RICS and for 10 years chaired the Bank of England Commercial Property Forum. He was also part of the “Gang of 6” which negotiated the REIT regime with the UK Government.

Ian was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in HM Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List.

Candice Sammeroff, Chair of the PROPS Awards, said:

Ian’s contribution to the property sector spans more than four decades and touches every part of the industry.

From financing landmark developments to advising some of the most influential organisations in the market, his work has shaped the landscape we recognise today.

Honouring him with the lifetime achievement award feels both fitting and deeply deserved, and we are delighted to celebrate his extraordinary career at this year’s ceremony.“

Ian’s influence on the property sector has been long-standing and significant, and the PROPS Awards is delighted to recognise his exceptional contribution.

We look forward to honouring Ian at the 2026 ceremony on 14 May.

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