Christian and Nick Candy

Christian and Nick Candy
Nick Candy, co-founder of Candy and Candy Ltd
Born	Christian Peter Candy Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy
Education	Priory Preparatory School Epsom College
Alma mater	King's College London (Christian) University of Reading (Nick)
Occupation	property developers
Parent(s)	Anthony Candy Patricia Candy

Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy (born 23 January 1973) and Christian Peter Candy (born 31 July 1974) are British luxury property developers. The brothers are of Greek Cypriot descent, and were estimated to share a joint net worth of £1.5 billion in the Estates Gazette rich list 2010, placing them at position 52 in the list of the richest property developers in the United Kingdom.

The brothers were educated at Priory Preparatory School and Epsom College in Surrey. They grew up in Banstead, Surrey, where their father Anthony Candy ran an art studio and a media production company, and their Cypriot mother Patricia was a drama teacher.

While Christian was later studying for a business management degree at King's College London, Nick graduated from University of Reading with a degree in Human Geography.

In 1995, they bought their first property, a one-bedroom flat in Redcliffe Square, Earl's Court, London. Using a £6,000 loan from their grandmother, the brothers renovated the £122,000 apartment while living in it. Eighteen months later they sold it for £172,000, making a £50,000 profit.

In their spare time between 1995 and 1999, the brothers began renovating flats and working their way up the property ladder. Eventually they were able to give up their day jobs where Nick worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson and Christian for investment bank Merrill Lynch and established Candy & Candy in 1999, of which Nick is CEO. In 2004, Christian established CPC Group in Guernsey, to specialise in high-end residential developments around the world. Some of their more high-profile developments, however, have been in London.