April 29, 2008

The top property tycoons

When the property market is going though a stage like we are now, it is always great to hear about those people who made it in the world. In the case in the property world, these people come from many varying backgrounds; some have inherited, while others have worked their way from ground level.

20. ANDREW COSSLETT, Chief executive, Intercontinental Hotels Group

19. VINCENT TCHENGUIZ, Co-founder Rotch Property

18. ROBERT TCHENGUIZ, 47, co-founder Rotch Property

17. NICK RITBLATT, Senior adviser, Deloitte Real Estate

16. DAVID REUBEN, 63, property adviser

15. NIGEL WRAY, 59, director, Prestbury Investment Holdings

14. DAVID FISCHEL, Chief executive, Liberty International

13. PAUL MYNERS, 60, chairman, Land Securities

12. STEVE BOULTBEE BROOKS, 46, chairman, Boultbee

11. NICK CANDY, 34, co-founder, Candy & Candy

10. ELLIOT BERNERD, Founder, Chelsfield Partners

9. NICK LESLAU, 47, chairman and chief executive, Prestbury Group

8. SIMON REUBEN, 60, property investor

7. RICHARD LIVINGSTONE, 41, founder, London & Regional Holdings

6. IAN LIVINGSTONE, 43, founder, London & Regional Holdings

5. GERALD RONSON, 68, chief executive, Heron International

4. SIR JOHN RITBLATT, Honorary president, British Land

3. STEPHEN HESTER, 47, chief executive, British Land

2. FRANCIS SALWAY, 50, chief executive, Land Securities

1. Duke of Westminster, Grosvenor, 57, Grosvenor

But they are all successful in a market that is often hit with ups and downs, but this goes to show that if you can stick it out then most of the time it will pay off.

Source [Telegraph]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/exclusions/hubpages/topuk100/property/property20to1.xml