Hedgehog
Sunday Times Rich List 2011
Having seen their wealth soar 30% in 2010 to £334 billion, still recovering from 2008's low, Britain’s richest 1000 have continued to flourish
Yes to AV! No to AV!
Two of Spear's writers debate the merits of AV, which the country will vote on in a referendum this Thursday
Painting by Numbers
Hedgehog attends a course on art fraud, and is currently painting his very own genuine Rembrandt
iCorrect, but iOughtn't
It is rare for a website to be both a hilarious tool of unintentional self-mockery and a legally useful aid, but David Tang’s new iCorrect.com, where celebrities and HNWs can challenge rumours about them in the press, is just that
The Master Builder
With the Arab Spring in full flower, a billionaire builder of several towns in the Middle East might be worried - but Samih Sawiris is sanguine, says Josh Spero
Opening the Transfer Window
Everyone knows that at Harrods, you can buy anything, from tiger-print Manolos to live white tigers. Now, it appears, you can buy a country too
Quick, quick, slow
Henry Togna has hospitality in his genes, so it was no surprise when he extended it to Spear’s, providing a lunch at Tempo, his restaurant on Curzon Street, for the judging of the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards
The Body vs the bank
As nights draw in and darkness reaches its fullest power, a single candle of good news shines a bright light. And when Elle Macpherson is holding that candle, we're talking solar
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
Q
Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
A
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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