Gary McCausland (born 10 June 1968 in

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), is a Chartered Property Surveyor,

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/investor, author and former television presenter. He is the CEO of The Richland Group, a property development company based in

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, London, UK. Previously he presented Channel 5's "How To Be A Property Developer" between 2004 and 2008, and ''Property Developing Abroad'' for Granada Media.

Early life

The eldest of seven (two girls, five boys), McCausland grew up in

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throughout

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in the 1970s and 80s. He obtained a BSc (Hons) Upper Class Second in Estate Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy with commendation from the

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. He qualified as a Chartered Property Surveyor (RICS) in 1995. McCausland presently sits as a Director on the Foundation Board of the University of Ulster.

Career

On graduation he worked as a Management Accountant (CIMA) from 1992, and then moved to a senior management role at Cable & Wireless from 1993 to 1998, where he worked as a Property Manager. After this, he moved to London and joined MCI, becoming their Estate's Director from 1998 to 2000. McCausland then worked for the

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as their European Property Sales Director until 2001. McCausland spent around ten years buying and managing properties globally for 'blue chip' corporate companies. He then founded the Richland Group, based in

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in 2001, which develops luxury residential and commercial property. He also co-founded the award-winning Kingly Club, a members only nightclub in

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district. McCausland is currently CEO at the Richland Group. In 2013, he bought the former home of the golfer

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Media career

In 2005, Channel Five approached McCausland to present ''How To Be A Property Developer''. He has since fronted several property television shows for

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, and filmed ''House Wrecks To Riches'' for the

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in June 2010. He is a member of the

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Money Panel and appears regularly on Newsnight, BBC Breakfast, C4 news, Sky News and FIVE news.

References

External links

Gary McCausland Official WebsiteChannel Five's Property Developing Abroad
mdash; the show which he is host of. {{DEFAULTSORT:McCausland, Gary 1968 births Living people Businesspeople from Belfast Television personalities from Belfast