ULI appoints former Greystar director as new UK head

Musgrove joins ULI, the world’s oldest and largest network for real estate experts with over 45,000 members worldwide, from build-to-rent developer and operator Greystar, where she worked as a senior director.

She said she aimed to leverage ULI's expertise 'to be at the forefront of debates around the challenges facing towns and cities, and to further its work supporting communities through its ULI Advisory Services programme'.

'Now, more than ever, it will be important to focus on how we "build back better" following the Covid-19 crisis and be at the forefront of the property industry’s efforts to promote responsible and sustainable ways of living and working,' said Musgrove.

'Providing affordable housing in areas that people want to live has never been more important than now,' she added.

Musgrove also outlined her commitment to ensuring ULI UK continued to serve all generations of real estate professionals, supporting them at every stage of their career through mentoring, training and support. ULI UK runs events for property professionals at all stages of their career, supporting ‘young leaders’ aged under 35, as well as those who have reached, or are transitioning into, senior leadership positions.

She stressed: 'It will be key to highlight and support initiatives that increase diversity within the industry and to ensure we play our part through our mentoring programmes, and in schools through our successful UrbanPlan programme.'

Lisette van Doorn, CEO ULI Europe, said: 'Sarah’s knowledge of the industry will be incredibly valuable as ULI UK continues to develop ways to enhance member engagement and further grow and diversify its membership base.

'The broader and more representative the member base, the better suited ULI will be to contribute to the major themes we are facing as a society, for example, related to housing affordability, city resilience for climate change and pandemics, and digitalisation.'