PRETTYLITTLETHING brag Umar Kamani is launching a marque caller existent property company, The Sun tin reveal.
Just 2 months aft returning to the manner brand, Umar, 36, is unveiling Dubai-based Kamani Living, which promises to redefine high-end spot experiences successful the Middle East.
Last year, helium orchestrated 2 record-breaking onshore deals successful Jumeirah Bay Island worthy $80million (£63.22m).
Speaking astir the launch, Umar said, "Dubai has ever been adjacent to my heart. I’ve watched this metropolis alteration into 1 of the world’s astir breathtaking destinations.
"With Kamani Living, we purpose to elevate the existent property acquisition for investors and buyers alike, blending trust, transparency, and unrivalled expertise."
The firm’s office are based successful Dubai Hills Business Park, reflecting a committedness to providing bespoke spot experiences.
Kamani Living focuses connected creating curated investments tailored to clients' needs portion moving alongside immoderate of the region's starring developers.
Joining Umar astatine Kamani Living is his trusted spouse of implicit a decade, Tom Curle.
Tom, who was Chief Operating Officer during PrettyLittleThing’s rise, complements Umar’s visionary enactment with operational expertise.
Kamani Living is the latest task from the Kamani Property Group, a family-led institution rooted successful Manchester.
The group’s occurrence includes developments similar 20 Dale Street, a Grade II listed restoration successful Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Other notable projects see Ancoats Works, a £50 cardinal canalside residential and assemblage project, and The Grand, a 34,000 sq ft improvement blending commercialized and luxury residential spaces.
PrettyLittleThing CEO Umar Kamani gets joined to Nada Kamani astatine lavish wedding ceremonial
While Manchester remains a cornerstone, the Kamani family’s portfolio extends to London, Mumbai, New York, and present Dubai.
Umar sees Dubai arsenic the cleanable signifier for Kamani Living’s launch, acknowledgment to its world-class infrastructure and vibrant existent property market.
He said, "With Kamani Living, we’re not conscionable selling properties; we’re creating transformative concern opportunities for a discerning planetary clientele."
Kamani Living specializes successful high-end existent property and offers bespoke services for buyers and investors.
It's surely a engaged clip for Umar as, backmost successful April, helium announced his interior design company, Kamani Rossar, successful concern with manufacture giant, Rob Rosser, and his member Adam.
Together with the designer, the siblings are associated owners of the venture, which volition connection interior plan services to a planetary clientele of luxury brands and Kamani Property Group's portfolio.
Fast fashion mogul Umar is 1 of the astir palmy entrepreneurs successful the UK acknowledgment to his erstwhile company, PrettyLittleThing.
He co-founded the steadfast with Adam successful January 2012 erstwhile helium was conscionable 24 years old. Their father, Mahmud Kamani, owns genitor company Boohoo.
The online covering retailer began arsenic a elemental marketplace stall and is present an tremendous sanction successful the manner trade.
PLT has collaborated with countless celebrated faces, with Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Khloe Kardashian, Ashley Graham and Nicki Minaj all seen wearing the brand.
Umar, on with his siblings Adam and Samir, bask a showbiz manner flaunted wide on Instagram.
His nett worthy is believed to beryllium astir $455 cardinal (£331 million).
The Times reported that helium received a £3.4 cardinal dividend from PrettyLittleThing 3 months earlier selling retired to Boohoo.
According to reports, Umar sold his 34% involvement successful PrettyLittleThing successful May 2020 for £330 million.
The woody gave him £161 cardinal successful currency and a 2.6% involvement successful Boohoo.
In April 2023, helium made the “difficult decision” to springiness up his CEO relation astatine the company to prosecute “new challenges”.
But, successful September 2024, Umar made a instrumentality to his erstwhile position.