Tony Gallagher (businessman)

Sir Anthony Christopher Gallagher (born November 1951) is a British billionaire property developer, and the founder and former chairman of Gallagher Estates and Gallagher Developments.

Sir Tony Gallagher
Born
Anthony Christopher Gallagher

November 1951 (age 71)
NationalityBritish
Occupationproperty developer
Known forfounder and former chairman of Gallagher Estates and Gallagher Developments

Early life

Anthony Christopher Gallagher was born in November 1951.[1] His father was an Irish builder, who settled in the Midlands after the Second World War.[2]

Career

At various times, Gallagher has specialised in buying and preparing land plots for residential and commercial development, as well as investing directly in retail parks.[2]

In February 2017, London & Quadrant, a housing association, completed a deal to buy the private land company Gallagher Estates for £505 million.[3] Before the company's sale, Gallagher owned more than 45,000 house building plots throughout Britain. The sale of Gallagher Estates is understood to have not included Gallagher's commercial development plots and retail park assets.[2]

The capital from the sale of Gallagher Estates were reinvested in Gallagher's private rented sector business, which holds a portfolio of properties in London and other big cities.[4]

Gallagher was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to land development and the property business.[5]

Personal life

He is a Tory donor and hosted David Cameron's 50th birthday party at his mansion in Oxfordshire.[6] In 2015 he gave more than half a million pounds to the Conservative Party.[7]

Gallagher owns Sarsden House, a Grade II listed 17th-century mansion near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.[8] It was formerly owned by the politician Shaun Woodward, who in 2005 was selling it for £25 million.[9]

References
  1. "Anthony Christopher GALLAGHER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. Shah, Oliver (2017). "Cameron backer set for windfall from £500m property sale". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. Isabelle Fraser (2 February 2017). "L&Q snaps up land investor Gallagher Estates in £505m deal". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. "Profiles: 100-196=". The Times. 7 May 2017. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
  6. Oliver Shah (8 January 2017). "Cameron backer set for windfall from £500m property sale | Business | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  7. Strachan, Ian (26 January 2017). "Rich List 2017: No.10 - Tony Gallagher". birminghampost. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. Fraser, Isabelle (5 August 2017). "The modern-day barons: inside the murky underbelly of land promotion". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. Payne, Stewart (21 May 2005). "Woodward on move again - this time for £25m". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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