London no longer the laundromat of the world as dodgy oligarchs retreat

Top-end realtors worried as Ukraine war forces state to tighten up regulation of owners of city’s finest addresses

06 March 2022 - 17:53 By Jack Sidders

From King Constantine II of Greece and Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Yamani to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, London’s mansions and penthouses have been a preferred haven for super-rich exiles and expats since at least the 1970s...

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