Editorial director

Rupert Bates, one of the leading property journalists in the country, is editorial director of Show House and What House Digital and is a co-founder of the business, having covered the new homes industry for 30 years. Rupert also hosts the annual What House? Awards, the Oscars of the housebuilding industry and is property correspondent of The Field magazine. Alongside his magazine work, Rupert worked for The Sunday Telegraph covering property and sport for 20 years.