‘I’ve spent millions on my 5,000-acre estate – and I don’t even own it’
In 2016, David Howden CBE, an insurance magnate, was in the market to buy an estate when he encountered Grade...
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How influencers and tech billionaires are reshaping London’s super-prime property market
Ice rinks, nightclubs, infrared saunas and digital-detox zones: millennials have entered the super-prime London housing market.Properties worth £10m and more...
Desperate developers offer freebies to offload luxury flats
Housebuilders are offering to pay buyers’ estate agent fees in a desperate attempt to offload luxury new-builds.Oakley, a developer in...
‘We’ve always treated our 6,000-acre estate like an elderly relative that needs looking after’
There is, it turns out, a knack for herding deer. “You have to be very careful that you’re driving on...
What a turbo-charged Burnham mansion tax would mean for your home
Property experts have warned that tightening the tax squeeze on homeowners threatens to not only trigger fresh turmoil in the...
The enduring appeal of an older property – and what it means for your house price
Homes built during the 20th and 21st centuries typically sell for less, with those constructed in the 2000s commanding the...
Inveraray Castle: ‘Our Scottish estate spans 75,000 acres – it takes 10 industries to keep it afloat’
Her late mother-in-law, Iona, Duchess of Argyll, certainly got her hands dirty. When she married Ian Campbell, Marquess of Lorne,...
