Henning Conle
Henning Conle | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | German, Swiss |
| Known for | property owner |
Henning Conle (born February 1944)[2] is a UK-based German-Swiss[3] billionaire property owner.
Through a Liechtenstein-registered company, Sirosa, Conle owns "almost £2bn of prime real estate" in central London, including the Liberty of London building, the Kensington Roof Gardens, the London offices of Manchester United and the art deco Shell Mex House on the Strand.[4][5][6]
In Germany, Conle may own "more than 10,000 properties", and in Hamburg, owned up to 2,500 flats in the 1990s.[4] Conle is "long-renowned in his home country of Germany for shoddy buildings and acrimonious tenant disputes".[5]
In 2013, Conle purchased the Kensington Roof Gardens through a company, Cartina Kensington Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands and owned by Sirosa Anstalt. The property was purchased for £225 million,[7] £25 million higher than the closest bidder – the Qatar Investment Authority.[8]
There has been speculation that Conle acts on behalf of Russian investors, though representatives for Sirosa Have denied this.[9]
In 2018 media investigations shows, that Conle is involved in AfD donation scandal by illegal financing politicians of Germanys right-wing party "Alternative for Germany", especially Alice Weidel.[10]
Other companies owned by Conle include the British-registered Strandbrook, of which Conle and his daughter Johanna Conle are registered officers.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Rich List 2017: #126, £1.062 billion". The Sunday Times Magazine. 7 May 2017. p. 49.
- ^ "Henning CONLE – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Sebastian Pittelkow, Katja Riedel, Georg Wellmann: Geheime AfD-Spenden Spur zum Umfeld eines Duisburger Milliardärs In: tagesschau.de vom 4. April 2019.
- ^ a b Philip Oltermann in Berlin. "London property empire amassed by controversial German landlord | UK news". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Dodgy German Landlord Emerges as London Property Mogul". Sourceable.net. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "The German family playing a real-life game of Monopoly – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "What will happen to Europe's largest roof garden? – The Kensington Society". The Kensington Society. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "German investor rivals funds of Middle East". Morgan Pryce. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Oltermann, Philip (11 May 2014). "London property empire amassed by controversial German landlord". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr-sz/afd-spenden-115.html