The big London property story this morning is the sale of (apparently) the world's most expensive apartment, for (apparently) £136m and to (apparently) a Ukrainian oligarch. It's a triplex penthouse in - inevitably - One Hyde Park. Part of the deal involves the protection of the buyer's anonymity (they apparently used an offshore company to buy the property)... although this kind of thing has a habit of eventually leaking out. The £136m price tag stands for now, but - again - these figures have a habit of jumping around after a big sale. More here.

STOP PRESS: the buyer's identity appears to have leaked out already. That didn't take long. It was Ukraine's riches man - Rinat Akhmetov - and he's unlikely to move in any time soon since the purchase has been described as an investment for his giant SCM company.

Kylie buys One Hyde Park [April 6, 2011]

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