The super-rich

An ‘unbelievable deal’? The $200m mansion reportedly bought by Beyoncé and Jay Z
40,000 sq ft manor overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu is thought to be California’s most expensive home ever
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles
02, Jun, 2023 @6:15 PM

‘Once in a lifetime’: top chefs team up for £633 ‘four hands’ banquet in London
Michelin-starred Wolfgang Puck and Alain Ducasse join forces to create one-off ‘last supper’ for diners at Park Lane hotel
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
02, Jun, 2023 @11:48 AM

2% tax on UK rich list families ‘could raise £22bn a year’
Campaigners for tax reform say similar levies in Europe have helped to reduce inequality
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
29, May, 2023 @7:01 AM

It seems there are only two modes of billionaire: deathly dull or unstoppably cringe | Joel Golby
What would you buy if you were richer than god? Surely something cooler than an eerie statue of your girlfriend for the prow of your yacht, says writer Joel Golby
Joel Golby
24, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Climate activists disrupt Europe’s biggest private jet fair
Protesters from Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion and others chain themselves to aircraft in Geneva
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
23, May, 2023 @11:54 AM

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family
University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin
Matthew Weaver
19, May, 2023 @2:24 PM

Rishi Sunak’s family fortune falls by £200m in Sunday Times rich list
Fall in value of Infosys, in which PM’s wife Akshata Murty holds a stake, drives drop in couple’s wealth
Aletha Adu Political correspondent
19, May, 2023 @8:36 AM

Manchester United bidder Jim Ratcliffe up to second on UK rich list
Hinduja family remain at top, while Richard Branson drops 33 places to 77th
Mark Sweney
19, May, 2023 @8:32 AM

SP Hinduja, billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, dies at 87
Chair of Hinduja Group and his family had estimated collective fortune of more than £28bn
Rob Davies
17, May, 2023 @5:53 PM

Wealth tax of 0.5% could cover UK’s share of loss and damage fund, says charity
International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown
Damien Gayle Environment correspondent
11, May, 2023 @11:01 PM

London’s ‘super-prime’ property market back to pre-Brexit levels
More than 160 luxury homes worth £10m or more have been sold in past year at a combined price of £3.1bn
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
11, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Global super-rich head to Italy for tax breaks and dolce vita
Growing numbers are lured by a flat-tax like the UK’s non-dom status, creating a boom for estate agents and luxury brands
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
09, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
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