Sofia Underabi is Partner/Head of Residential Valuation at Cavendish Maxwell. Sofia is a qualified surveyor with over 12 years international experience in the United Kingdom, Middle East and Australia. Sofia was previously with CBRE, Stockland Property Group and Legal & General, in Sydney and London, where she focused on property valuation, advisory and investment management. Sofia is head of Cavendish Maxwell’s residential valuation department, overseeing valuations throughout the United Arab Emirates for a wide range of financial and banking clients such as Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Mashreq, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Finance, Commercial Bank of Dubai and Standard Chartered, amongst others. Sofia is responsible for nearly 30 banks as well as private and institutional clients. With full exposure to the economic, property and valuation cycles and processes, Sofia is ideally placed to continue to build on Cavendish Maxwell’s strong client relationships and networks.