Nicholas Cowell

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

Nicholas Cowell
Born	Nicholas Andrew Cowell (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 64) Elstree, Hertfordshire, England
Alma mater	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Occupation	Real estate investor
Relatives	Simon Cowell (brother) Tony Cowell (half-brother)

Life and career

The brothers grew up in Elstree in Hertfordshire, next door to Joan Collins.^[3] He attended Licensed Victuallers' School in Ascot for one year.^[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 Estate Office Property Consultants, the business was sold many years later in order to focus on the Cowell Group as principal investors.^[6] In 2005 he helped launched a £400m property fund in cooperation with property syndicator aAIM Group, attracting investors like Elton John and Rod Stewart.^[7]

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.^[8]