By Kingston Magare 27.3.2026
Late former Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, has been rated the seventh biggest property owner in London
According to a report by The Londoner Wigwe owns 106 properties in London that are registered by shell companies out of the UK.
Wigwe tragically died alongside his wife and son in a February 2024 chopper crash in the Nevada, USA. The investigations by newspaper revealed that he is one of the several billionaires recently identified as using offshore tax havens to shield the ownership of their properties from public knowledge.
The report, titled: ‘Revealed: The billionaires who really own London’, unveils the secret overseas owners of 32,000 real estate across the city.
The publication said it was able to uncover the owners of the assets because a “recent change in the law is forcing these foreign companies to register their real owners”.
The report said 2,224 of London’s most expensive and recognisable properties are all registered by companies located in St Helier, Jersey, a British Island that has morphed into a notorious tax haven.
The late Wigwe was ranked seventh on the log with 106 properties to his name.
Ahead of Wigwe are John Corless, Sarah Bard, Simon Reuben, Alexander Bard, Rit Thirakomen, and Wolfgang Peter Egger.