A rush of millionaires snapping up upmarket rural homes has driven price growth of country houses to a four-year high, figures show. Prices for rural properties including manor houses, cottages and farmhouses increased by 2 per cent in the three months to the end of September, according to estate agent Knight Frank. It marks the biggest … Read more
A businessman allegedly linked to organised crime has had almost £10million worth of properties, cash and land seized through an unexplained wealth order – including a Yorkshire mansion and an apartment in Knightsbridge. Mansoor Mahmood Hussain, 40, had ‘strong connections’ to ‘notorious criminals’ in the Leeds and Bradford area, including a murderer currently serving 26 years … Read more
Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’ – who took just 20 minutes to answer these 15 fiendish questions By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 21:36 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:44 BST, 11 September 2020 1 (£100) Q:In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National ‘what’ Service? Humanity … Read more
Hedge fund manager Rob Lucas (pictured), 58, his son, 18, and daughter, 22, were questioned as possible witnesses by officers after Claire Glatman died on Monday Police have ‘examined a millionaire’s speedboat’ as they probe the death of a British woman who was hit by a propeller while swimming off the coast of Corfu. Hedge … Read more
The professional killer who murdered and dismembered Manhattan tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh escaped out of his building through the service exit after the victim’s sister showed up at his $2.2million apartment on Tuesday and ‘interrupted’ him dismembering her brother, leaving behind an electrical saw still plugged in. Saleh’s sister arrived at his apartment on East … Read more
Holly in her southwest London home-office: ‘I’ve turned it into my creative centre’ Holly Tucker, the creative mastermind behind the juggernaut website Not On The High Street, tells Julia Llewellyn Smith how overcoming her own tough times has turned her into a guru for small businesses – and a much-needed lifeline right now By the … Read more
A couple on a ‘millionaires’ playground’ estate have criticised their neighbour’s plans to build a landscaped hill and a building to house staff – because they could overlook their swimming pool and tennis court. Robin Fraser and his wife Farideh claim that Patrick Riley’s scheme to develop his garden in Oxshott, Surrey, would mean their … Read more
On this week’s episode of Channel 5’s Rich House, Poor House, two millionaires are so touched by the story of a skint mother-of-two that they decide to help finance her business. Best friends Matt Haycocks and Dan Buck, who live in the same luxury building in Leeds, decided to provide £10,000 and a van for … Read more
How did Agent Million deliver the jackpot news to April’s Premium Bond winners during coronavirus? NS&I confirms ‘secret plan’ Every month, two Premium Bond holders win £1m They are given the good news in person by an Agent Million We asked NS&I whether it was still visiting people in person to let them know It … Read more