A mansion in the Regent Park was originally a member of the Saudi royal family. It has entered bankruptcy management in the past two years. It has now sold to a mysterious buyer at a price of 139 million pounds, becoming one of the largest real estate sales in London's history.
According to the UK, The Holme is located in a four -acre private garden in the central region park in London. It has been sold to the British subsidiary of Zedra. Zedra is a corporate service and wealth management company that represents various customers. Land records.
The auction was priced at £ 138.9 million, and in 2023, the billionaire Adar Poonawalla (AberConway House), which was purchased by about 138 million pounds in 2023, formed a competition. Become the second expensive house sold in London.
"This is the property that has been met once... The buyer of Property Vision, Roarie Scarisbrick, said:" This is a mini mansion in central London, located in its own park. "This is not suitable for shy and secluded people. "
British companies must publicly register for their benefits. After Russia fully invaded Ukraine, this requirement has expanded to overseas companies owned by property in the UK to improve transparency.
However, there is still a loophole in this system, causing the criticism of transparency advocates and some legislators. Individuals behind some property can still be covered through trust, and the information about the ultimate beneficiary is disclosed to the government but is not disclosed.
At that time, Michael Gove, the Minister of Housing, proposed to take transparent measures in 2023. He said: "You can use trust for complete legal reasons. In order to cover up the ownership of the assets and make it easier for the individual of corruption to operate. "
According to the company's records, the company registered as the new owner of Holme was controlled by the Headquarters in the Zedra entity headquarters in Luxembourg.
The British government has released a new draft regulations that allow anyone to apply for trust information held in overseas owners' roster, but there are certain restrictions, for example, in order to protect the information of minors. If it is approved, the regulation is expected to take effect in August.
Holme was listed in early 2023. After the real estate guarantee debt expired, the price was as high as 250 million pounds. The property previously represented by Saudi Arabia Hatid Bin Sudan Alsizt and his family in 1991, which was purchased by a registered company called Queendon LTD. Children are listed as beneficiary everyone.
People familiar with the matter said that the villa with a history of 207 has a long -term lease of Royal Real Estate. In view of its legacy, it may need to be complicated and expensive. Hom Hotel is one of the few private houses in the central park of London, and its neighbors include the US ambassador's residence in the Winfield Palace.
Public records show that the property was sold by Trinity Investments in mid -December. Trinity Investments is an Irish company managed by the London hedge fund Attestor. The fund is famous for its debt strategy and provides millions of pounds of loans to Kundden with the property as the mortgage.
Attestor and Zedra refuse to comment. The agent Laifang and Boshita Manor of the house were ordered to sell the house.
The most expensive house sales in London are 45 mansion located in the 2-8A of Ratland Gate. It was reached by the secret before the COVID-19. The registered entity purchased the property. The British "Financial Times" revealed in 2022 that the buyer was the founder of Evergrande and the former richest man in China, Xu Jiayin.