Andras Karpati

Cordia UK

Birmingham Real Estate Team of 11-50

CEO of the Year in Property

About Andras

My passion has always been in real estate and creating lasting value, real buildings and neighbourhoods that stand the test of time. Places that people are proud to call their homes, where people enjoy going to work and where people can enjoy their free time. Having worked across the globe from Hungary to Russia and Australia to the US, I consider my job as a continuous learning experience, striving to build on my experience and focusing on innovation and sustainable solutions in order to achieve the best outcome for our future residents. While I am the face of the business, you are only as successful in this industry as good your team is. I am incredibly proud to be working with some of the most talented and ambitious people in Birmingham who help me in delivering on Cordia's promise day after day.

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Proudest achievements

My proudest achievements are the business I have helped build and grow over the past years.
I founded a residential development company in Australia and delivered a portfolio with a combined value in excess of £500m in under five years, developing across the Easter seaboard from Sydney to Melbourne to Canberra.
I led the entry of Cordia Group to the UK market and built Cordia UK and its team over the past 5 years, establishing the business in the West Midlands and achieving name recognition as a developer of choice in the region.
I led our Group's investment strategy in the affordable housing sector in the UK, acquiring two Registered Providers and growing their portfolio from 15 units to 700 over the last 4 years. I still serve on the board of both of them.
I consider the biggest achievement to have been able to recruit and work with and exceptionally capable team who share our company's values and strive for success.

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About Cordia UK

Cordia UK is a member of Futureal Group, one of the leading real estate developers and investors in Central and Eastern Europe. We are one of the most active Midlands-based developers with an exciting pipeline of highly energy efficient homes across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region. Cordia Group has grown from a Hungarian market leader into an international development powerhouse. With over 600 professionals, Cordia Group operates one of the largest property teams in Central Europe. Over the last 20 years, Cordia has developed and sold more than 12,000 apartments and is currently developing numerous projects in 6 countries.

About Andras's team

Our philosophy at Cordia UK - and the wider Cordia/Futureal Group - is that the biggest assets of our company are the people. We take pride in having the skills to recognise talent and attract exceptional people who share our Group's four fundamental values: creativity, integrity, perseverance and team spirit. Our team in the UK is a highly diverse group of professionals from very different backgrounds, but all sharing the same curiosity, ambition and drive that allows us to deliver outstanding homes for our residents.

The journey

Originally Hungarian, I spent most of my life studying and working in various corners of the globe. After finishing high school in Toronto, Canada, I decided to study law and obtained and LLB degree at the University of Glasgow and then an LLM degree from the London School of Economics. Ironically, my rationale for studying law was to never have to deal with numbers in my life again! After trying my luck in my early ambition of changing the world to be a better place and working at the UN in New York, I joined a specialist law firm in Budapest that worked exclusively on property development and asset management matters. Falling in love with the real estate industry (and falling slightly out of love with being a lawyer), this led me to shift my focus to development - and back to numbers. My subsequent 15 year property career saw me work and run companies in Moscow, Melbourne, Budapest and now currently Birmingham. And in order to challenge myself further and once and for all make peace with numbers, I completed an Executive MBA degree at HCE Paris while starting up Cordia UK at the same time.

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People's Choice

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CEO of the Year in Property

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People's Choice

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CEO of the Year in Property

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Andras's road to the ceremony

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Nominated on 10 November 2026
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“A great guy to work with . Very supportive and innovative”
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“Andras separates himself uniquely in that he’s driven by not only the priorities of his organisation’s business needs and strategies, but at the heart of his approach is always the impact and furtherment of his team and more importantly, the wider community and region.”
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“Andras has used his own experience gained from when he relocated to the UK to develop his business's strategy of creating high-quality projects where communities and businesses can thrive together.”
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