James Caan behind £46m student village in Canterbury
TV dragon James Caan has struck one of Canterbury’s biggest property deals after overseeing the £46 million purchase of a student village in the city.
The mega-rich entrepreneur, chairman of London-based firm 90 North Real Estate, secured the privately-owned 800-bedroom complex in Parham Road for Kuwaiti backers Dimah Capital.
The deal was signed and sealed after months of talks with developers Pavilion Property Group, which included an overnight visit to Canterbury from the Gulf investors …