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...Marseille has not won the top French league since, and Kyril’s mother Margarita sold the club to US billionaire Frank McCourt in 2016....
...“They always preferred London, Monaco or Paris because they wanted to be part of Europe, and they like the greenery. But since the war, they just don’t feel they are welcome.”...
...According to Knight Frank’s annual survey of bankers and other advisers, one in four very wealthy people increased their spending on collectibles in 2021....
...The article on Monaco property (“Expansion explosion”, House & Home, June 4) quotes an estate agent saying there is no inheritance tax in Monaco. May I correct the man from Knight Frank....
...Who Knight Frank Find out about our latest stories first — follow @FTProperty on Twitter or @ft_houseandhome on Instagram...
...A little further on is the model of the Monaco Yacht Club. He knew where he was going....
...Edward de Mallet Morgan, head of Knight Frank’s global super prime residential team, says the rising cost of living is adding to Monaco’s appeal....
...The swashbuckling Englishman once described by a fellow pheasant shooter as “the rudest man I’ve ever met” spent his early career facilitating payments for online gambling groups aboard a yacht in Monaco...
...“There’s nothing wrong with watching one game of a child, that’s an accomplishment, but to be in Qatar for that period of time and trips to Monaco is unbelievable.”...
...Sea change in Monaco A housing shortage has been a perennial problem in Monaco, favoured haven of Europe’s super-rich, but solutions are now being found....
...But a Monaco private banker says that today’s low stock market prices have customers searching for investment opportunities, making them still keen to borrow large sums....
...According to Knight Frank, the threshold to join Monaco’s wealthiest 1 per cent is $7.9m, the highest in the world; second-placed Switzerland has a threshold of $5.1m....
...Having worked for Alain Ducasse at the Louis XV in Monaco at the start of her career, “I always had the idea to come back to Mediterranean cuisine one day”....
...Other names to reckon with include Eve Jobs (daughter of Steve), Athina Onassis (granddaughter of Aristotle), Sofia Abramovich (daughter of Roman), Charlotte Casiraghi (daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco...
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...Even the cancellation of the many boat shows at glamorous locations such as Monaco have failed to damp demand as the online shopping boom has offset lost sales from the trade fairs, which normally attract...
...Nearby airports are Monaco, about 9km away, and Nice, about 10km....
...The average prime property price in Cannes — which has some of Monaco’s glamour, but not its favourable tax regime — is €19,000 per sq m, according to Knight Frank....
...“Trading at Arcadia has been very poor this year,” he added, pointing out that the 68-year-old tycoon now spends most of his time in Monaco and leaves the day-to-day running of Arcadia to chief executive...
...Joining the world’s richest is never easy, and it is especially hard in Monaco, where it takes $8m. About half that amount is required in Switzerland and the US, according to research by Knight Frank....
...The lust list currently includes a Josef Frank découpage Flora cabinet, a curvy 1950s Alvar Aalto pine screen and immaculate Hans Wegner armchairs in oak and cane....
...According to Knight Frank, the only cities where it expects prices to rise this year are Lisbon, Monaco, Shanghai and Vienna....
...Charles Counsell, chief executive of the regulator, told MPs on Wednesday that his authority could pursue Lady Green, wife of the retail billionaire Philip Green, even though she lives in Monaco....
...Who Knight Frank, tel +44 2078611109 Château de Montfort, La Colle-Sur-Loup, France, €8.3m Where The Provençal town of La Colle-Sur-Loup is 40km from Monaco and 12km from Nice airport....
...Please email us at houseandhomenews@ft.com — we want your feedback Why are people moving out of Monaco? Low taxation is one thing; endless drilling is quite another....
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