 The Covent Garden Estate was part of Beecham Estates and Pills Limited from 1924 to 1928 , after which time it was managed by a successor company called Covent Garden Properties Company Limited , owned by the <unk> and other private investors . This new company sold some properties at Covent Garden , while becoming active in property investment in other parts of London . In 1962 the bulk of the remaining properties in the Covent Garden area , including the market , were sold to the newly established government @-@ owned Covent Garden Authority for £ 3 @,@ 925 @,@ 000 . 
