Nick Candy

Nick Candy is a British luxury property developer and businessman, born in 1973, who co-founded the interior design and development firm Candy & Candy in 1999 and, in 2004, the CPC Group with his brother Christian. The brothers are associated with high-end London developments, most prominently the One Hyde Park scheme in Knightsbridge. Candy was appointed treasurer of Reform UK by Nigel Farage in December 2024, after he left the Conservative Party.

Candy is named in materials released from the Epstein files, which document that he interacted with Epstein associates Sarah Kellen, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jed Garfield. Reporting by Middle East Eye (Imran Mulla, February 3, 2026) and Left Foot Forward (Olivia Barber, February 2026) describes emails dating to 2004 in which Candy was in contact with Sarah Kellen — a central figure in Epstein’s circle — and sought the email address and phone number of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year US prison sentence for child sex trafficking. According to Left Foot Forward, Candy wrote that he would “be in New York for four days starting Thursday 9 December,” and the same report references a 2010 dealing in which a One Hyde Park property was offered to Epstein for £80 million. Both outlets emphasize that the documented material does not establish any crime: Middle East Eye states “There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Candy’s part,” and Left Foot Forward writes that “The files prove no criminal wrongdoing, but do show Candy had contacts within Epstein’s network.”

None of the sources reviewed for this profile quoted a direct statement from Candy himself responding to the files. Nigel Farage said he had “no concerns” about Candy’s appearance in the Epstein files. Middle East Eye reported that it had contacted Reform and invited both the party and Candy to comment.

Is Nick Candy in the Epstein files?

Yes, but the documented connection is limited and indirect. Nick Candy is named in the Epstein files on the basis of emails — chiefly from 2004 — in which he was in contact with Epstein associates Sarah Kellen and Ghislaine Maxwell, alongside a reported 2010 property dealing involving One Hyde Park. The reporting reviewed here describes correspondence with members of Epstein’s network rather than evidence of any unlawful conduct, and the outlets covering it state explicitly that there is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Candy’s part. Being named in these documents is not evidence of any crime. See the sources below for the specific, documented context.

Documents

Primary-source records that name or reference Nick Candy. Inclusion in these documents is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; the outlets reviewing the material state explicitly that there is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Candy’s part.

• DOJ Epstein Files (EFTA release portal) — Per Middle East Eye and Left Foot Forward (February 2026), the released files contain emails — chiefly from 2004 — in which Candy was in contact with Epstein associate Sarah Kellen and sought the email address and phone number of Ghislaine Maxwell. The reporting describes correspondence with members of Epstein’s network rather than evidence of any unlawful conduct.