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- Suzanne Bearne (20 January 2015). "In the news: Beales buyer and property tycoon Andrew Perloff profiled". Retail Week. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- Nick Fletcher (22 July 2014). "Property firm boss lets fly at Beales after board eviction". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2018. - ↑ Nazir, Sahar (30 January 2020). "Beales' ex-owner & biggest landlord blames collapse on tax system". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
Perloff sold his family's stake in Beales in October 2018.
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- ↑ Thomas, Joe (11 July 2015). "Page 3 girls and UKIP donations: Inside the mind of Liverpool's Lyceum owner". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
Mr Perloff ... has previously contributed thousands of pounds to the Tories but switched his support to UKIP around summer 2013.
- Goodway, Nick (15 September 2015). "Property boss Andrew Perloff: All politicians are Marxists". The Standard. Retrieved 3 August 2024.Andrew Perloff, chairman and majority owner of property group Panther Securities and a prominent UKIP donor...
- Hurley, James (2 August 2024). "Caffyns shareholders overwhelmingly reject Reform UK donation". The Times. Retrieved 3 August 2024.The proposal was tabled by Andrew Perloff, a Reform donor who is a shareholder in Caffyns.
