Amid the golf courses, lush woodland and grand, gated homes at the heart of Surrey’s commuter belt, Longcross estate is a vast, sprawling mystery. Surrounded by a 6ft fence more reminiscent of one of His Majesty’s prisons than a historic stately home, and with fleets of security guards manning every conceivable entry point, locals can only guess what might be happening within its immaculately maintained grounds.
The billionaire ruler of Dubai has submitted plans for a third mansion on his Highlands estate due to a “lack of accommodation”. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum plans to build an 11-bedroom lodge on his 63,000-acre Inverinate Estate in Wester Ross only weeks after an extension had