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Nicholas Cowell

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Nicholas Andrew Cowell (born 7 March 1961) is a British estate agent, co-founder and director of The Estate Office[1] and head of the Cowell Group.[2] He is the brother of Simon Cowell and author Tony Cowell and has appeared on the UK television series The Block as a judge.[3]

Biography

Cowell was born to Eric Selig Philip Cowell, a record company executive at EMI, and dancer Josie "Julie" Dalglish in 1961. [4]

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.[5] It was later renamed The Estate Office and includes brands like Abbey Road Estates.[6] In 2005 he launched a £400m property fund in cooperation with property syndicator aAIM attracting investors like Elton John and Rod Stewart.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Team - Estate Office, Property Consultants". estate-office.com. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ^ Doyle, David (2011-03-09). "MIPIM 2011: Nicholas Cowell looks to buy outside London | Online". Property Week. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  3. ^ "Search for Prop Idol is on (From The Argus)". theargus.co.uk. 2004-08-04. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  4. ^ "Revealed: the secrets of Simon Cowell's youth, by his mother | Mail Online". dailymail.co.uk. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  5. ^ "It's fortune rather than fame for X-factor Simon's brother | Business". thisislondon.co.uk. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  6. ^ "TalentshowsINTRODUCTION: Simon Cowell's brother Nicholas (right) and his partner Adrian Levy see opportunity knocking in the downturn - and a refinancing has given them a hefty war chest. Paul Norman reports. Portraits by Tom Campbell". tmcnet.com. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  7. ^ James Rossiter (2005-01-13). "Rock stars line up for property fund". This is Money. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  8. ^ Sadie Gray Last updated March 3 2012 6:46PM. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". Business.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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