Cadogan Estates Ltd

Cadogan Estates Ltd. is a British property management company owned by the Cadogan family, one of the richest families in the United Kingdom, which also holds the titles Earl Cadogan and Viscount Chelsea, the latter used as a courtesy title by earl's eldest son. It is the main landlord in the west London districts of Chelsea and Knightsbridge, and is now the second largest of the surviving aristocratic freehold estates in central London, after the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Estate, to which it is adjacent, covering Mayfair and Belgravia.

The Cadogan Estate covers 93 acres of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and includes residential properties, office and retail space. The Estate has been under the same family ownership for almost 300 years. The foundations of the Estate were established in 1717 when Charles, second Baron Cadogan married Elizabeth Sloane, daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, who had purchased the Manor of Chelsea in 1712. This remarkable part of London has remained under the careful stewardship of the Cadogan family ever since, and the tradition continues today under the present Chairman, Viscount Chelsea, and his father, Earl Cadogan, who is Life President.

Today the Estate includes approximately 3,000 flats, 200 houses, 300 shops, 500,000 square foot of office space and over a dozen gardens covering 15 acres.

The Estate’s long history, family ownership and conservative financial structure permits a long-term approach, which has seen the area develop into one of London’s best loved neighbourhoods. Today, Chelsea enjoys a reputation as one of the best places to live, work and shop, renowned for a unique mix of international flagship designer stores, independent boutiques, restaurants, cultural attractions, iconic hotels and residential homes.

The company owes its origins to Sir Hans Sloane, a well-known explorer, physician and collector, who purchased the manor of Chelsea in 1712 and the 10-acre (40,000 m2) site of Beaufort House at Cheyne Walk in 1737. Sloane later died in 1753 without any male heirs, leaving his estate to two daughters.

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