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Founder of the London commercial estate agents Garrard Smith and Partners, Sir David was listed by the [[Sunday Times Rich List 2005]] as the joint 451st richest person in the UK, with a fortune of £102 million. He started as an estate agent and became so successful he bought the property company Land Investors, and recruited the then 23-year-old [[Andrew Rosenfeld]] to help run it. |
Founder of the London commercial estate agents Garrard Smith and Partners, Sir David was listed by the [[Sunday Times Rich List 2005]] as the joint 451st richest person in the UK, with a fortune of £102 million. He started as an estate agent and became so successful he bought the property company Land Investors, and recruited the then 23-year-old [[Andrew Rosenfeld]] to help run it. |
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==Contributions== |
==Contributions== |
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Garrard has donated money to both the [[British Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] and the [[British Labour Party|Labour Party]]. The Conservatives erected a plaque in his honour after he paid £70,000 to install a call centre at [[Conservative Central Office]] while [[William Hague]] was party leader, and he subsequently donated £200,000 to the Labour Party. |
Garrard has donated money to both the [[British Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] and the [[British Labour Party|Labour Party]]. The Conservatives erected a plaque in his honour after he paid £70,000 to install a call centre at [[Conservative Central Office]] while [[William Hague]] was party leader, and he subsequently donated £200,000 to the Labour Party. |
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Before the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 General Election]] he provided Labour with a loan of £2.3 million on commercial terms, to be repaid on 28 April 2007 <ref>http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/labfullloandetails.cfm#loan28</ref>. He was nominated for a [[peerage]] in 2005 but asked for his name to be withdrawn |
Before the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 General Election]] he provided Labour with a loan of £2.3 million on commercial terms, to be repaid on 28 April 2007 <ref>http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/labfullloandetails.cfm#loan28</ref>. He was nominated for a [[peerage]] in 2005 but asked for his name to be withdrawn. |
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Garrard has also sponsored the [[Bexley]] Business Academy. |
Garrard has also sponsored the [[Bexley]] Business Academy. |
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Revision as of 16:40, 3 August 2007
Sir David Eardley Garrard (born 1939) is a retired British property developer, who was knighted in the 2003 New Year Honours for his charity work with organizations such as the NSPCC. He founded Minerva PLC, a property investment and development company, whose shares are quoted in the London Stock Exchange FTSE 250 Index, and served as its chairman for many years until his retirement in March 2005.
Founder of the London commercial estate agents Garrard Smith and Partners, Sir David was listed by the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 as the joint 451st richest person in the UK, with a fortune of £102 million. He started as an estate agent and became so successful he bought the property company Land Investors, and recruited the then 23-year-old Andrew Rosenfeld to help run it.
Political Contributions
Garrard has donated money to both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. The Conservatives erected a plaque in his honour after he paid £70,000 to install a call centre at Conservative Central Office while William Hague was party leader, and he subsequently donated £200,000 to the Labour Party.
Before the 2005 General Election he provided Labour with a loan of £2.3 million on commercial terms, to be repaid on 28 April 2007 [1]. He was nominated for a peerage in 2005 but asked for his name to be withdrawn.
Garrard has also sponsored the Bexley Business Academy.
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