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Regents Park, which was formerly owned by members of the Saudi royal family, which took place under the judicial custody nearly two years ago, was sold for 139 million pounds to a mysterious buyer in one of the largest real estate sales ever in London.

The Holme Hotel, which is located in a private park with an area of ​​four acres inside the Regents Park in London, has been sold to a subsidiary of Zedra in the United Kingdom, a company services and wealth management company that runs the insurance funds on behalf of different customers, according to the United Kingdom. Land records.

The sale of 138.9 million pounds is competing with the billionaire purchase of Bonawla, which was running for approximately 138 million pounds. Abkonway House In the 2023, Mafeer as the second most expensive house to be sold in London.

“This is one type in the contract of time ownership . . . “A small luxurious house in central London, in its own gardens,” said Rorre Scarcybrik, a prose agent at Property Vision. “This is not a shy and retired type.”

British companies must publicly register their beneficiaries. This condition has been extended to include foreign companies that have real estate in UKIn order to increase transparency after the comprehensive Russian invasion of Ukraine.

But still there Gaps in the system Which sparked criticism from the advocates of transparency and some legislators. It is still possible to hide individuals behind some properties through the insurance funds, where information about the final beneficiaries of the government is revealed but not publicly published.

“The insurance boxes can be used for completely legitimate reasons,” said Michael Goff, then he suggested transparency measures in 2023. But it can be created using deliberate maze structures to hide the ownership of assets and facilitate the work of corrupt individuals.

The company registered as a new owner of Holme is under the control of the Luxembourg -based Zedra entity, according to the company’s records.

The UK government has published a draft new regulations that would allow anyone to apply for information about the insurance funds in the record of real estate owners abroad – with certain limits, for example, to protect information related to minors. In the event of approval, it is expected that the regulations will enter into force in August.

Hoopi It came in the marketIn early 2023, you seek a price of up to 250 million pounds after the expiration of the guaranteed debt on the property. It was previously purchased on behalf of the Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud and his family in 1991 through a registered company in Gendon Ltd, which later included five of the children of Prince Khalid as the beneficiaries.

People familiar with the property said the 20 -year -old villa, owned by a long rental contract from Crown Estate, may require complex and costly renovations due to its heritage condition. The Hoelme Hotel is one of the few private housing located inside a central London Park, and among its neighbors is the residence of the American ambassador in Winfield House.

General records show that the property was sold in mid -December by Trinity Investments, an Irish company run by the London -based Attestor hedge box. The fund is known for its debt strategies, and it has made a loan in millions of pounds to Quendon with the guarantee of the property.

The witness and Zedra refused to comment. The agents, Knight Frank and Boushamb Estetz, who was appointed to sell the house, refused to comment.

It was secretly agreed on the most expensive sale of a house in London, which is the 45-room palace at 2-8a Rutland Gate, just before the Kofid-19 pandem In Korasaw. The Financial Times revealed in 2022 that Jupiter is the founder of Evergerand Hui Ka Yan, who was once the richest man in China.