Police have been banned from searching the Queen’s private estates for stolen or looted artefacts, it emerged today. Her Majesty was given immunity from the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act, which protects valuable cultural objects. According to The Guardian, citing documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act, the exemption is understood to have been made … Read more
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard rumoured to be mulling £5bn bid for Penfolds distributor Treasury Wine Estates By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 13:01 GMT, 7 March 2021 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 7 March 2021 The owner of one of the most popular Australian wine brands sold in the UK could be … Read more
A rush of overseas buyers are descending on Britain’s country estates, with a 1,900 per cent rise in offers worth at least £15million compared to last year. New data from Savills shows 19 estates have sold this year as the global super rich re-evaluate their urban lifestyles during the Covid lockdown. Just one estate over … Read more
Great Portland Estates warns demand for offices is at a record low as it crashed to £155m half-year loss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 11 November 2020 London landlord Great Portland Estates has crashed to a £155m half-year loss Great Portland Estates warned the … Read more
They’ll be welcoming their first child together in a matter of days – and it looks like Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom will have more than enough room to raise their little one. The couple, who got engaged in February 2019, were spotted checking out three massive properties over the weekend in the super exclusive … Read more
Home-grown wines have been given the chance to shine this year as the lockdown turned off the taps from our usual sources around the globe. As Britain ground to a halt, sales of alcohol jumped by 50 per cent as shoppers stocked up in preparation for the long evenings ahead. And with wine giants such … Read more
They are used to running their sprawling estates with the help of dozens of members of staff. But the Duchess of Rutland, of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, and Lady Carnarvon, of Highclere Castle, the ‘real Downton Abbey’, in Berkshire, have been forced to streamline their operations to keep their businesses going – and staff safe – … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more