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Abbas Alidina – Chief Operating Officer at Caridon Property
Caridon Property Services is one such business. Between them, its executive board has over 35 years of experience in property development, letting and management; enough to ensure success in the choppy commercial-to-residential waters. In the last year alone Caridon has developed over 250 units and 70,000 sq ft of space for both private and social housing across London and has completed and maintained several large change-of-use developments. And they are not in the fast-buck, cut-and-run business. Caridon’s sustainable business model is about retention and adding value to the communities it operates in. It manages the units it develops and helps its tenants. The company has won plaudits across the industry for this benevolent approach. With a mixed range of tenants, Caridon was developing commercial sites for residential use in areas of need long before the planning rules were relaxed. Its beautifully-appointed properties span the entire housing market and it works with local authorities and stakeholders to service tenant housing needs. Unlike many players, Caridon is in it for the long haul. It currently manages and owns over 1000 units and has built up an enviable reputation for providing lucrative returns for investors as well as helping the people it houses. This year, in the face of competition from large housing associations, Caridon won the award for Best Service Provider in the Private Rented Housing Sector at the annual UKLAP conference.
Mario Carrozzo – Founder and CEO of Caridon Property
LANDLORD INVESTOR
November 2014