The super-rich will do anything to avoid neighbourly disputes – like buying the mansion next door


The Telegraph

UHNWIs are snapping up as many neighbouring properties as possible, for reasons ranging from soundproofing to total privacy.

It’s no surprise that while we’ve all been confined to our homes during months of lockdown, disputes among neighbours have rocketed in number. In leafy, genteel Sussex alone, the local police report a 196% increase in not-so-neighbourly complaints…