Gary was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and grew up in a town called Dungannon throughout the troubles in the 70's and 80's. He is the eldest of seven siblings, two girls & five boys.

It was during these days that the first dreams of being a property developer were born, as he recognised opportunities of building, renovating & essentially improving his environment. He always wanted to work in property and chose the corporate route to lay the foundations for this ambition. He obtained a 2:1 honours degree in Estate Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy (with commendation) from the University of Ulster and thereafter qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.

During the 1990’s property crash he worked as a Management Accountant for a year in 1992 and then as a Property Manager for Cable and Wireless, moving to London to take on a senior UK Management role (1993 - 1998). He eventually moved to US telecoms giant MCI and became their International Estate's Manager (1998 - 2000) before he took his final step to another American company The Carlyle Group as their European Sales Director (2000 - 2002).

After around ten years on the corporate ladder, buying & selling literally hundreds of properties across the world, it was time to fulfill his own ambition; Gary started a property development company, The Richland Group in 2002. He established himself as a successful property developer within a relatively short period of time and new developments are on-going, and the company's profile and success continues to grow.

Whilst growing his property company Gary, along with his brother, founded and opened 'The Kingly Club' in Soho, London. An exclusive members bar which has been voted 'Bar of the Year 2004, 2005 and 2006' at the London Bar & Club awards hosted and televised at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel.

Approached by Channel five in 2004, Gary is presenter on five's property show 'How to be a Property Developer'. The shows popularity has led to Gary filming a second and third series. He has also completed two further series for five 'Property Developing Abroad' and 'Interior Rivalry' with Anne Maurice the House Doctor and Duncan Bannatynne from Dragons Den. More recently he has filmed the slightly controversial ‘Axe the Agent?’ (20 x 1 hour shows) for BBC 1 and is currently working with the Discovery Channel on a new series entitled ‘House Wreck Rescue’ (10 x 1 hour shows) which will be shown world wide 2009/2010.

Recently Gary has just launched www.rovster.com which he considers his most ambitious project so far. Rovster allows you to search for properties to buy or rent in seconds, advertise your property for FREE to millions, get the latest property news, tips and blogs, find products and services that get you results!

Gary continues to stay focused on growing his business, media career and encouraging people to become involved with property ‘the best business in the world!’ For more information sign up to his property newsletter.