Alchemi boss: Why the regeneration of Nine Elms adds up
The tabloids may have painted a picture of panicked buyers offloading units and walking away from their deposits, but the reality in Nine Elms is quite different, says Charlie Baxter...

Charlie Baxter is Managing Director and Co-Founder of the award-winning development management firm Alchemi Group. Charlie has over 25 years' experience in the real estate development industry. He has overall responsibility of the operations, acquisitions and delivery portfolio of the company. An entrepreneur in every sense, Charlie brings a wealth of commercial experience and knowledge on diverse and complicated funding acquisitions, tax and joint ventures. Charlie began his career with Barratt Homes and helped set up their West London office before moving on to found Alchemi Group.
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