The past, present and uncertain future of London's great estates
The aristocratic owners of London’s great estates – Grosvenor, Cadogan and more – shaped the city as we know it.…
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Luxurious six-bedroom Primrose Hill house for sale
Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, London NW3Guide Price £19,850,000 FreeholdEPC/C An exceptional opportunity to purchase a substantial newly refurbished detached residence…
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‘Smallest house in the world’ goes on sale in Barnsbury for £275k
Author: Aoife Moriarty Despite a Halifax survey claiming a ‘cooling off’ in house prices today, a rather chucklesome example of…
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Felicity Jones net worth
Author: Suren Prasad Born on 17 October 1983 and brought up in Bournville, Birmingham, Felicity Jones is estimated to be…
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Giulia Cambieri sees why Napoleon admired the sweet wines of one of Cape Town’s finest vineyards It’s a chilly, windy…
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Bankrupt celebrities
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb Despite their fame and fortune, many celebrities have filed for bankruptcy, often due to ill-advised investments, overspending…
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Tax evasion could land you behind bars soon
Let us be clear from the start: tax evasion has always been illegal – but it could soon become a…
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Where are Britain’s most expensive streets?
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb In the latest Property Rich List 2014 from Zoopla, Kensington Palace Gardens has been named as Britain’s…
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The man behind the people who dust the Dorchester and clean the Connaught
I’d like to say this is the first time an interviewee has taken me into the gents, but it’s not.…
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Holiday.com could sell for £20m
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb The domain name www.holiday.com could become the most expensive domain name in history when it is auctioned…
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Alan Sugar net worth
Amstrad founder and star of The Apprentice, Lord Alan Sugar has an estimated net worth of £1.4 billion. Alan Michael…
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At the Sharp End: Jodie Kidd
Author: by Chloe Barrow Who is your greatest influence?My guardian, Rachel Carpenter, who is 85 years old. What is your…
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How philanthropy helps combat political barriers to social progress
It was in October of last year that I wrote about a chilling political mood for charity campaigning*. In the…
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Savills introduces new family office services division
Rupert Phelps has joined Savills, the global real estate services provider, to establish a new Family Office Services (FOS) practice.…
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The collaboration will enable collectors to bid on world-class art from the comfort of their own home or on the…
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Should banks be wary of the tech giants’ foray into finance?
Matthew Hardeman reports on the wave of anxiety washing over wealth managers from San Francisco to Shanghai FACEBANK? Tech companies…
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Why are so many prime properties in central London lying vacant?
Would you leave your Ferrari out on the street for months on end, unused and gathering dust? Probably not. Yet…
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Do HMRC’s changes mean you’ll have to pay inheritance tax before you die?
Much has been made in the press recently of HMRC’s consultation on changes to how it polices tax avoidance. The…
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More billionaires born in London than any other European city
If ever there was a suitable carrot to dangle in a bid to make us work harder, this might just…
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The controversial ‘accelerated payment’ scheme would mean those who come under HMRC’s spotlight for engaging in tax avoidance would need…
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