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The Hedgehog Issue 23
The Hedgehog is proud to introduce Spear's Credit Ratings Agency Programme (SCRAP) designed to tell you what's good as gold for your money and which ideas are going down like lead balloons
99th Velazquez Uncovered and Up for Sale at Bonhams
The 99th picture assigned to Velazquez has been unveiled at Bonhams, one of only five in private hands. It is expected to fetch £2-3 million when it is sold on 7 December
Big Bang 25th Anniversary Party More Like a Wake
The party at Drapers Hall last night to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Big Bang was made cheerful by the reunion of traders who had been on the floor in 1986 when the City ceased open outcry, but it was more like a wake because most felt that the City was a far worse place after Big Bang
Spear's Exclusive: David Linley says Christie's to Launch Next Generation Art Education Course
Just before he corrected my pronunciation of 'Velazquez', David Linley gave Spear's an exclusive: as chairman of Christie's, he will be introducing a next generation art education course at the auction house, which Spear's will be supporting
Geoffrey Kent on HNW Chinese Tourism
Chinese Takeaway
Geoffrey Kent, founder of Abercrombie & Kent, has started offering luxury holidays for Chinese millionaires. What does the world beyond the wall hold, Josh Spero asks
Tuning in to Tunisia
Sophie McBain watched an interview with the new finance minister of free Tunisia. He's got the banking and political skills - now just to run the economy...
Swiss Toll
Who would have thought relocating to Switzerland could be so hard? A conference at the Westbury Hotel in October highlighted the culture shock awaiting British émigrés
Linley? Bentley? Absolutely!
Not too many days start off in a Bentley (or end in a Bentley, or indeed have anything to do with a Bentley), so it was a treat this morning to see and sit in the new Bentley Flying Spur with interiors by Linley
Christie's London Asian Art Week
As has often been reported, Asian art is the next big thing. Except, it's been a big thing for a century now
Seeing Swarovski's Sights (and the Heights) at St Paul's
If you’ve ever found climbing to the top of St Paul’s Geometric Staircase a little tiring, the new installation of a crystal designed by artist John Pawson and supported by Nadja Swarovski will let you save your breath
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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