Arab billionaire rents London flat for $90,000 a week

Posted by: Shakeel Monday, 27 February 2012 8:47 AM[UAE] - Canada

Randy, I feel for you and had tears my eyes when reading the wastage of someone's natural wealth plunder by a handful.

Spending on the betterment of the poor and those suffering would be better charity of smiles rather than not able to enjoy from the wastage.

Posted by: UNEXPECTED Monday, 26 December 2011 6:19 PM[UAE] - Saudi

I find it weird that we are discussing what this guy has done. He has the right to spend it however he wants. It is his money at the end. As long as he is not using it to harm others, then he got the right to do whatever he wants with it. If I were him, I would do the exact same thing, but then I will make sure my name and picture are posted everywhere :). I have read all comments, but seriously loved Omar's last reply. That's deep Omar, and you might be right. These people def are smart and some of them are wicked, so they have thought about each move, and what that entails accordingly. Big spenders are not ones to feel sorry for, nor to criticize. It is what it is, and lucky the owner of that property.

Posted by: Randy Brandon Monday, 29 August 2011 2:16 PM[UAE] - England

@ Omar - I used to work Red Cross in Somalia and Sudan. It costs approx. USD 5 per week to feed one child.
USD 4,700,000 would therefore feed 19,584 kids for one whole year. That's a whole population of one fairly large city.

It makes you think, doesn't it.

Posted by: Ray Tuesday, 25 October 2011 5:32 PM[UAE] - United Kingdom

I agree with you Sara that he is helping the various people you mentioned. However it is not his intent to help those people, rather to live a luxurious and glamorous lifestyle.

If he donated that money to charity, or even a fraction of it, then he would be doing a good deed.

Posted by: Sara Tuesday, 30 August 2011 10:05 AM[UAE] - UK

He is still helping the economy by putting that money into circulation --- the realtors, their underlings, housekeepers, groundsmen, tradesmen etc. --- they go and shop etc..etc..
Obviously it would be best if he donated that to feed children but it would be far worse if he invested it in gold or similar and sat on it!!!

Posted by: Omar Monday, 29 August 2011 8:38 AM[UAE] - UAE

At a rent of $4.7 million per year I would think it would be more financially attractive to buy a property for around $10 million. As it is at the end of two years this person would have spent the cost of the property with nothing to show for it. Of course who knows...perhaps by doing this he is reducing his tax footprint, writing off the rent as expense and avoiding captial gains tax?

I wonder how many starving people you could feed on $4.7 million per year?