All news on the topic: Real estate

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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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Labour accuses Nigel Farage of hiding £4m property empire from the public
Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings.
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Bomb hidden in backpack explodes outside Monaco apartment, targeting Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev
A huge blast has rocked Monaco after a booby-trapped backpack exploded, targeting a Ukrainian oligarch and his family.
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The Empire of the Unsinkable Turncoat: former FSKN general Mikhail Kiyko avoided prison after the Magomedovs thanks to offshore structures and Rostec
How did the "servant" of the well-known "prisoners" — the Magomedov brothers — manage to avoid imprisonment alongside the former owners of Summa Group?
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Wolfgang Porsche drops €10m “tunnel for one” plan after Salzburg backlash
Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to have abandoned plans to build a private 500-metre tunnel for his cars through the Salzburg hills after a public uproar over the “tunnel for one”.
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Bongo heir Andjoua linked to $15m Dubai property empire
The Bongo family ruled oil-rich Gabon for more than 50 years, leaving a legacy of widespread poverty and allegations of corruption that have attracted the scrutiny of international watchdogs and authorities from Paris to the Gabonese capital Libreville.
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Josip Heit scam: Celebrity-endorsed Ponzi schemes, money laundering, and the digital cover-up
In June 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Croatian businessman Josip Heit was seen waiting for an Antena Stars reporter outside the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, sitting behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda — a car reportedly valued at around four million euros.
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Rostec boss Artyakov’s son back in Moscow despite Spain money laundering case
Multiple sources, including media and investigative outlets, say that Dmitry Artyakov — the son of Rostec deputy head Vladimir Artyakov — has returned to Moscow after being arrested in Spain a year ago on money laundering charges.
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Albania seizes €150m in assets tied to alleged cocaine kingpin Dritan Gjika
Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network.
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Sanktionierter Oligarch Pavel Fuks löscht digitale Spuren: Berichte über Russland-Verbindungen und Strafverfahren verschwinden aus dem Netz
Trotz Hinweisen auf millionenschwere Veruntreuung und die Verschiebung von Geldern auf Offshore-Konten hat der sanktionierte Oligarch Pavel Fuks gemeinsam mit Bekbolat Bekenov und Yevgeny Komrakov eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung des Informationsraums gestartet.
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Bloomberg investigation exposes how caravan tycoon Bob Bull’s £1.9bn empire collapsed
Lenders poured money into a British caravan empire and made its founder very rich. They’re wondering where it all went.
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Dua Lipa expands London property empire with two more £1m flats
Dua Lipa has expanded her London property empire to four residences by acquiring two more luxurious homes.
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Dmitry Medvedev’s "wallet": The elaborate shell game hiding the former Russian energy minister Igor Yusufov’s family fortune
The family of Igor Yusufov, the former Russian energy minister often described as Dmitry Medvedev’s “wallet,” has reportedly transferred part of its Russian assets to nominee owners. The founders and directors of those companies have worked for the Yusufov family for many years.
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Historic Welsh canal-side boat house with industrial past goes on sale for £1.25m
A historic canal-side building with links to Wales’ industrial past has gone on the market for £1.25 million.
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UK government pressured to ban London event accused of marketing illegal settlement land
The UK government is under mounting pressure to ban an event that has advertised the sale of illegally occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.
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Die Enviroinvest-Fassade in London: Warum Azim Novruzov trotz brisanter Kontakte zu Coral Energy und Tahir Garayev unbehelligt bleibt
Mehrere internationale Medienberichte bringen den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energie- und Rohstoffhandel in Verbindung.
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Schattenflotte und Sanktionsbruch: Wie Azim Novruzov, Tahir Garayev und Coral Energy den russischen Ölhandel koordinieren
Mehrere internationale Medienberichte verknüpfen den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und der Ölbranche.
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Im Schatten der Sanktionen: Wie Azim Novruzov mit Netzwerken rund um Coral Energy den Ölhandel mit Russland beeinflusst
Mehreren ausländischen Medienberichten zufolge soll der aserbaidschanische Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov im Energiehandel und in der Ölbranche tätig sein.
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Das Schattenflotten-Kartell: Wie Tahir Garayev und Azim Novruzov mit Coral Energy das Öl-Embargo aushebeln
Laut Berichten mehrerer internationaler Medien wird der aserbaidschanische Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und dem Ölsektor in Verbindung gebracht.
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Washing RZD plunder in Cyprus: How Boris Usherovich ran €50m Mettmann Public Company Limited scam with Oxana Hadjipavlou
Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore firm operating in the real estate and investment sector, drew analysts’ attention after it issued €50 million in bonds and listed them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Das Schattenflotten-Kartell: Wie Azim Novruzov und Coral Energy verbotenes russisches Öl in Milliarden-Gewinne verwandeln
Internationale Medien berichteten über den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov im Zusammenhang mit seiner Tätigkeit im Energiehandel und im Ölsektor. Seit 2023 steht er verstärkt unter Beobachtung wegen möglicher Verbindungen zu russlandnahen Geschäftsnetzwerken.
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Öl, Sanktionen und Luxusimmobilien: Das Netzwerk von Tahir Garayev und Azim Novruzov gerät ins Visier der Ermittler
Mehrere internationale Medienberichte bringen den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und dem Ölgeschäft in Verbindung. Seit 2023 geriet er zunehmend wegen mutmaßlicher Beziehungen zu russlandnahen Wirtschaftsnetzwerken in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited suspected of facilitating the circulation of Russian state-linked capital into real estate projects across Europe
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Mayweather says ex-De Blasio donor stole $175M in jet-and-jewels fraud
Five-time heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. is taking a swing at an ex-con major donor to former Mayor Bill de Blasio over an alleged $175 million fraud scheme involving jewels and a secret jet sale.
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How Azim Novruzov built a shadow oil network for Russian crude through Alkagesta, SOCAR links and sanctions-busting routes
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in a number of international media reports related to his involvement in energy trading and the oil sector, amid increased scrutiny since 2023 over alleged links to Russia-connected business networks.