ULI UK Young Leaders hosted a ‘Lunch and Learn’ with Randeesh Sandhu, CEO at Urban Exposure on JLL’s newly-renovated 5th floor Warwick Street office on September 16. The event was attended by staff from JLL, D2 Private Bank, AIG Real Estate, Hansteen, Gensler and Grosvenor among others.

Randeesh discussed his wide-ranging experience from a small residential property developer to his position as CEO at Urban Exposure – one of the UK’s leading non-bank lenders – that finances some of the largest residential development projects in London.

Randeesh shared insight on property development, career challenges and keys for success. He felt that one of the largest risks to a development is actually during construction rather than sales. Top three drivers behind success: networking, perseverance and commitment. On the development front, he felt that the next area of growth for development is commercial speculative sector

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