All news on the topic: Property

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Financier who sued his mother for £2.6m loses case and faces £1m court bill
A financier who sued his mum for £2.6m, claiming he was wrongfully "disinherited," has been left with a £1m court bill.
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Sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused of funding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps owns a £33.7 million mansion in London
A sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused by the U.K. government of funding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) owns a 33.7 million pounds mansion—worth about $52.8 million at the 2014 exchange rate, when he bought it—on an exclusive London street, OCCRP has found.
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£3.2 billion of Scottish property held in secrecy, Transparency International warns
New research by Transparency International UK reveals that £3.2 billion worth of property in Scotland is held by opaque offshore structures, making it impossible to identify the true owner and raising concerns that transparency loopholes could undermine the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill currently before MSPs.
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Starmer’s new budget adviser backed wealth taxes on inheritance, land, and property
Sir Keir Starmer’s new budget adviser has previously advocated for more wealth taxes on inheritance, land, and property.
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Controversy over Rayner’s seaside property intensifies amid £40,000 stamp duty allegations
Recently, fellow cabinet members and political allies have defended the Housing Secretary’s home purchase after she spent £800,000 on a seafront property in East Sussex.
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Luxury hotels and hidden millions: the secret life of Ukrainian police advisor Yevhen Koval
The position of Advisor to the Head of the Department of Ensuring the Activities of the Head of the National Police might seem like an internship for a final-year student.
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Former Georgian deputy economy minister arrested for illicit enrichment of over $900,000 — assets found in Spain
Tbilisi court orders detention of Georgia’s former deputy economy minister, who stands accused of abusing his power to secure illicit wealth—including property in Spain uncovered by OCCRP’s Georgian member center.
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Fire at Keir Starmer’s home: police investigate overnight incident in London
Police have initiated an urgent investigation after a fire broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s home in north London in the early hours of this morning.
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A German woman inherited a house with a cannabis plantation, inside of which there were 1,200 plants
In Bad Harzburg, a woman inherited a house where she discovered 1200 cannabis plants and equipment for cultivating them. The police confiscated everything and arrested two suspects.
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Fraudster Anopkumar Maudhoo scammed £8.5m from fake property sales
Anopkumar Maudhoo made millions selling homes and land he did not own in London, Hertfordshire, and Essex
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World’s richest DJ invests in local pub where he once drank
Calvin Harris may be the world’s richest DJ with a fortune exceeding £230 million, but he’s returning to his roots with his latest investment—buying a pub in Dumfries, where he used to drink before rising to fame.
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Santander’s move sparks a mortgage price war, benefiting UK borrowers
Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit.
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The Bishops Avenue: Why Billionaires’ Row is still London’s most controversial street
With vacant buildings, for sale signs and the constant rumble of new development — what’s next for Billionaires’ Row?
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Average service charge for flats in England and Wales reached £2,300 last year
Annual rise of 11% is likely to fuel fresh calls for Labour to accelerate overhaul of scandal-hit leasehold sector.
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The Holme in Regent’s Park sells for £139m, well below £250m asking price
The Holme in Regent’s Park, which has 40 bedrooms, was put on the market two years ago for £250m
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Bashar al-Assad’s family owns $40M in luxury apartments in Moscow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s extended family and associates own $40 million worth of luxury apartments in Moscow’s skyscraper district, according to the anti-corruption campaign group Global Witness.
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UK house prices hit record highs as demand shows no signs of slowing
House prices have now reached record levels as lower mortgage rates have helped improve buyer confidence for the fifth month in a row.
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Money trail raises questions about deposed Bangladeshi elite’s £400m UK property empire
Associates of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina have spent millions buying up top-flight property assets in the UK
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UK’s largest lender reports house prices at record high
Reeves’s budget could slow demand but prices have not fallen significantly since post-pandemic ‘race for space’
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Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm is challenging housing reforms in the European Court
Annington Property fears recent legislation will force it to offload some of the 38,000 freeholds it owns on UK military homes
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Repossession claims in England and Wales reach five-year high
Both bank and landlord cases rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, despite tough cycle of interest rate rises
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