Tony Gallagher (businessman)

Tony Gallagher
Born Anthony Christopher Gallagher
November 1951 (age 66)
Residence Sarsden House, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation property developer
Known for founder and former chairman of Gallagher Estates and Gallagher Developments
Net worth £900 million (January 2018)[1]

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

Early life

Anthony Christopher Gallagher was born in November 1951.[2] He father was an Irish builder who settled in the Midlands after the Second World War.[3]

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.[3]

In February 2017, London & Quadrant, a housing association, completed a deal to buy the private land company Gallagher Estates for £505 million.[4] Before the company's sale, Gallagher owned more than 45,000 house building plots throughout the Britain. The sale of Gallagher Estates is understood to have not included Gallagher's commercial development plots and retail park assets.[3]

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.[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 1999 was selling it for £25 million.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rich List 2018: No.9 - Tony Gallagher". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Christopher GALLAGHER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Shah, Oliver (2017). "Cameron backer set for windfall from £500m property sale". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ↑ Isabelle Fraser (2 February 2017). "L&Q snaps up land investor Gallagher Estates in £505m deal". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Profiles: 100-196=". 2017-05-07. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  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 (2017-01-26). "Rich List 2017: No.10 - Tony Gallagher". birminghampost. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. ↑ Fraser, Isabelle (2017-08-05). "The modern-day barons: inside the murky underbelly of land promotion". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  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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