70 St Mary Axe, known as the "Can of Ham" due to its distinctive curved, tinned-ham shape, is a 90-meter (295 ft), 21-story office skyscraper in the City of London. Completed in 2019, the building is located near the Gherkin and features over 28,000 square meters of office space. It was sold in late 2025 to an Abu Dhabi-backed fund for £340 million.
Hayfin Capital Management, of which state-owned fund Mubadala Investment Company owns a stake, has struck a £340m deal for the 21-storey tower alongside UK property group Capreon. The acquisition is London's biggest office deal of the year so far.
London, the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, has 133 completed buildings that are at least 100 metres (328 feet) tall as of 2026, 42 of which have a height greater than 150 metres (492 ft).
The 21-storey tower is fully let to 13 tenants, including law firm Sidley Austin, National Bank of Canada and Samsung Electronics. Law firm Macfarlanes and adviser CBRE assisted Hayfin and Capreon on the transaction. Law firm Clifford Chance and adviser Newmark acted on behalf of the vendor.
The current basic starting salary is approximately £28,810 per annum, however with allowances Yeoman Warders can expect a gross income of approximately £34,000. The basic conditioned working hours are 37 per week excluding meal breaks.
Mayfair House is just scraping the surface of John Caudwell's property portfolio. With a total renovation cost of £65 million, the property is worth around £250 million and is thought to be the most expensive private home in London – and a second home to Caudwell at that.
70 St Mary Axe, informally known as the Can of Ham due to its shape, is an office building in the City of London. It was completed in early 2019. With 21 floors above ground, it is 90 metres (295 ft) tall and offers 28,000 square metres (301,400 sq ft) of office space.
Some of the world's major headquarters and tallest buildings in London occupy Canary Wharf, the country's second largest financial district, and Aldgate East. Between 2014 and 2024, Tower Hamlets saw the completion of 71 skyscrapers, more than any other London borough.
Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers, with a total of 569 such buildings as of 2026, followed by Shenzhen, New York City, Mumbai, and Dubai. Historically, New York City was the city with the most skyscrapers from the development of early skyscrapers until the early 2000s, when it was overtaken by Hong Kong.
Construction is planned to take around five years subject to planning, with enabling works starting in 2024, construction work starting in late 2025 after the demolition of St Helen's tower, and completion in 2029.
Which are the richest areas in London? Mayfair, Kensington, and Knightsbridge are considered the richest neighbourhoods in London, renowned for their luxury properties, exclusivity, and world-class amenities.
The estate is currently in the care of The Boleskine House Foundation, a charity that is aiming to return the manor to its former glory. The foundation has been awarded £250,000 via The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help with its work.
Why is there no water in the moat at the Tower of London?
The Duke took the momentous step of having the moat drained and turned into a defensive dry ditch, or 'fosse'. The Tower's moat has been dry (except for accidental flooding) ever since.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live in a 14,500 square-foot home in Montecito, California. The couple reportedly purchased the sprawling chateau in 2020 for $14.65 million. Markle's Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, is filmed at a rental property to protect the family's “safe haven.”
Hugh Grosvenor, the UK's richest yet rarely-seen royal landlord, quietly oversees a multi-billion-pound property empire spanning London's most prestigious estates. Diabolical reporting! The Duke of Westminster is not a Royal. Gareth Payton Yes there are.
Antilia is the residence of the Indian billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family. It is located on Billionaires' Row in Mumbai. Built from 2006 to 2010 at a cost of nearly US$2 billion, it was valued at US$4.6 billion in 2023.
📊Meet the Grosvenor family—they own half of London, with a property and land empire worth over £10B+ including the likes of Mayfair and Belgravia. Old money British family owns half of London and you've probably never even heard of them. Meet the Groveners led by Hugh Grovener, the seventh Duke of Westminster.
If you know London, it's hardly surprising news. Both west London boroughs are home to the vast majority of the most expensive streets in the whole of the UK, in the likes of Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Belgravia.
The exclusive half-mile road that links Notting Hill Gate and Kensington High Street is blocked to cars but pedestrians and cyclists have always been free to use it. The Crown Estate owns and runs the avenue, where private homes cost an average of more than £35 million.
