Neighbours angry as 'selfish' Jim Ratcliffe leaves New Forest home

UK’s richest man battled six years for planning permission only to now decamp to Monaco

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the UK’s richest person with a £21bn fortune, fought a six-year battle with his neighbours, planning authorities and conservationists for permission to build his dream £6m beach house on the Solent coast in the New Forest national park.

After being rejected by the authorities five times, national park planners granted approval on the sixth attempt and the builders finally moved in last year. Just months later it was revealed that Ratcliffe, 66, one of the most vocal Brexit supporters, plans to quit the UK for Monaco to save up to £4bn in tax.

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