My story in Real Estate
A little bit about me
My name is Daniel Berlinski, as my last name suggests, I’m from Poland. When I graduated from High School, I left my home country to start university in the UK, and this is where I spent almost 10 years of my life. I graduated from a university in Glasgow with BA with Honours in International Business. Throughout my time in the UK, I lived in number of places, including London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, and eventually back in London. Now, I live in Dubai, the place of endless opportunities with expanding Real Estate market.
Where did I start in Real Estate?
I pretty much only worked in Real Estate ever since I graduated from the university. I started as the Assistant City Manager for Edinburgh, overseeing a portfolio of high-ticket buildings, responsible for day-to-day operations of these assets, including leasing activities, property management, P&L responsibilities etc. This is the time when I completely got stuck into the nitty gritty of asset management.
Working for the biggest start-up in Student Accommodation sector which quickly became 3rd biggest player on the UK market. Our Edinburgh portfolio, despite the high-ticket price, always achieved 100% occupancy in this competitive market. Moreover, our NPS score was 97 point, which is equivalent to scores received by Apple or Amazon.
Shortly after starting in Edinburgh, I got promoted to Operations Manager position in Liverpool. Taking on senior management responsibilities within the business, directly overseeing and reporting on annual budgets to ensure KPIs are achieved in this highly competitive market.
Working in Student Accommodation teaches you a lot, you deal with young adults who are away from home for the first time in their life, going through a lot of struggles. I pretty convenient I have been exposed in everything in residential Real Estate from very tough to the most elevating cases. This is why I am able to help you manage your rental portfolio most efficiently.
Student Roost
Owned by Brookfield Hedge Fund
Grainger PLC
The biggest UK institutional landlord which disrupted residential market in England by leading the way in developing Build to Rent stock.