Duke tops property billionaire rich list

THE Duke of Westminster remains the wealthiest property man in Britain despite the rise of self-made billionaires, a new rich list has showed.

The duke, who owns larges tracts of central London including Mayfair and Belgravia, as well as estates in Lancashire, Cheshire, Scotland, Canada and around the world, was estimated to be worth £7 billion (€10bn), up from £6.6bn last year, Estates Gazette revealed in its latest Rich List.

The figures, compiled by Philip Beresford, confirmed the status of property as the biggest contributor to wealth in Britain.