Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Oligarch Buys Andrew's Mansion with Alleged Bribery Funds
A very rich man from Kazakhstan bought a big house in England for £15 million.
The money he used to buy the house came from a company that was involved in a big bribery scheme.
The rich man says the money was not from bribery and was legitimate.
The house was sold by a man named Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The price was higher than the asking price and much higher than the market value.
Timur Kulibayev, a Kazakh billionaire, bought Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former mansion in Berkshire for £15 million.
The funds used for the purchase originated from Enviro Pacific Investments, a company implicated in a 2007 bribery scheme.
Prosecutors in Italy allege that the firm received cash from the bribery scheme.
Kulibayev's lawyers argue that the money used was legitimate and not from bribery.
The property was bought for £3 million above the asking price and £7 million more than the estimated market value.
- Who
- Timur Kulibayev, a Kazakh billionaire and son-in-law of Kazakhstan's former president
- What
- Purchase of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former mansion in Berkshire
- When
- The bribery scheme allegedly occurred in 2007; the mansion was bought for £15 million
- Where
- Sunninghill Park, Berkshire, UK
- Why
- Funds from a company implicated in an international bribery scheme were used to purchase the mansion
- Property
- Sunninghill Park, Berkshire
- Purchase Price
- £15 million
- Buyer
- Timur Kulibayev
- Funding Source
- Enviro Pacific Investments
- Alleged Bribery Year
- 2007
- Buyer's Status
- Kazakh billionaire and son-in-law of Kazakhstan's former president
- Buyer's Defense
- Money used was legitimate and not from bribery