The enigmatic philanthropist leaves $100 in envelopes in San Francisco as a social experiment in the redistribution of wealth – and has urged those who find the money to pass it on
One Hyde Park penthouse believed to be taken by overseas buyer, ‘injecting new vitality’ into capital’s super-prime market
About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods
London’s Kensington Palace Gardens is the most expensive address in the UK. Its vast mansions are a symbol of the growing gulf between ordinary people and the super-rich. Our reporter tries to meet the locals
The combined fortune of the ultra-wealthy has doubled since 2009, and their property portfolio typically includes a £22m London home
The rich get richer not because they work hardest, but thanks to their stupendous resources, productive assets and property