Inside the sale of Sir James Dyson’s Singapore megahome

The British billionaire is set to make a loss of approximately £7m on the sale — so why did he decide to sell after only one year?

If you’re the type of person who enjoys the look of Smeg shelves that bow under the weight of Voss bottles; has calculated the cost of restoring a recently purchased El Greco; owns wines that are really fine; and considers Patrick Bateman to be the fount of all grooming knowledge, then an ogle at Sir James Dyson’s Singapore megahome might make you think it’s time for your Knight Frank agent to pull his finger out.

Little over a year since Dyson signed a 99-year lease to his £43 million triplex penthouse — which, at the time of his purchase, became Singapore’s most expensive — it has been reported that the vacuum-cleaner billionaire is ready to call in the movers, having accepted an offer of £36 million from US-based magnate Leo Koguan, co-founder and chairman of IT provider SHI International.

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