London Central Portfolio

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London Central Portfolio Limited
Company type Private company
Industry Real estate
Founded1990 in London, United Kingdom
Founder Naomi Heaton
Headquarters
Ogle Street, London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Naomi Heaton - Chair
  • Andrew Weir - Chief Executive
  • Liam Monaghan - Managing Director
ServicesReal estate investment, property sourcing and acquisition, development, refurbishment and interior design, letting and rental management, real estate investment funds
Website www.londoncentralportfolio.com

London Central Portfolio (LCP) is a UK real estate investment firm, founded in 1990 by Naomi Heaton and operating in the accommodation sector in central London. As of 2017 it had approximately US$1 billion of assets under management. [1]

Contents

The company's services comprise real estate investment, property sourcing and acquisition, development, refurbishment and interior design, letting and rental management. [1] [2] LCP also advises listed real estate investment funds, including the UK's first sharia-compliant residential property funds. [3]

History

London Central Portfolio was founded to offer an integrated residential property acquisition, development and letting service. [4]

LCP launched its first fund—the London Central Portfolio Property Fund—in 2007 [5] and its second fund—the London Central Residential Recovery Fund—in 2010. [5] [6]

LCP has also launched two sharia-compliant residential funds, including the first in the UK. [7] [3]

LCP launched its London Central Apartments III fund in July 2016. [8]

Other activities

LCP undertakes research and analysis on the UK property market used by BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, [9] BBC News, [10] Sky News, [11] the London Evening Standard, [12] the Guardian; [13] CNBC, [14] Metro, [15] the Daily Telegraph, [16] the Sunday Times [17] and the Financial Times . [18]

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