Nicholas Cowell

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Nicholas Cowell
Born
Nicholas Andrew Cowell

(1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 60)
OccupationReal estate investor
RelativesSimon Cowell (brother)
Tony Cowell (half-brother)

Nicholas Andrew Cowell (born 7 March 1961) is a British property developer, co-founder and director of Estate Office Property Consultants,[1] and head of the Cowell Group.[2] He is the brother of Simon Cowell and half-brother of author Tony Cowell.

Life and career[]

The brothers grew up in Elstree in Hertfordshire, next door to Joan Collins.[3]

In the late 1970s he began work as an estate agency office junior at Garrard Smith & Partners and subsequently bought the company in 1983 with his business partner Adrian Levy.[4] It was later renamed Estate Office Property Consultants, the business was sold many years later in order to focus on the Cowell Group as principal investors.[5] In 2005 he helped launched a £400m property fund in cooperation with property syndicator attracting investors like Elton John and Rod Stewart.[6] He also has invested in various other ventures outside of the property world including The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club which is a private members club with branches in London and Los Angeles.

Nicholas lives in London with his wife and two children.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicholas Cowell, Director". estate-office.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ Doyle, David (9 March 2011). "MIPIM 2011: Nicholas Cowell looks to buy outside London | Online". Property Week. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. ^ "The Independent". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "It's fortune rather than fame for X-factor Simon's brother | Business". thisislondon.co.uk. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Talent shows". Estates Gazette. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. ^ Sadie Gray Last updated. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". Business.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  7. ^ Tim Walker (21 January 2012). "Nicholas Cowell: Brother who's also got the X Factor". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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