The second largest mansion in London is owned by an associate of Putin
I’m not unfamiliar with Witanhurst, a huge mock Georgian mansion at the top of Highgate West Hill in North London. I have on occasion peered over the walls and wondered what went on in there.
It’s a Grade 11 listed building and the largest mansion in London after Buckingham Palace.
In recent decades its been owned by a succession of perhaps rather doubtful owners who may, or more frequently may not have actually been there.
The current owner appears to be Andrey Guryev a Russian chemist who is a billionaire. He is also reputedly a friend of Vladimir Putin. He certainly appeared at a meeting with Putin on Thursday.
He is just another very wealthy businessman, although his links to Putin, may suggest political influence in the UK, this seems unclear at best. Even so in a City with a major housing problem, one wonders why Witanhurst is not taken over by the Government and used for public housing.
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