Living like London's super-rich

30 January 2012 Last updated at 01:40 ET Help

London has always attracted the super rich - in the 1970s it was the oil money from the Gulf. In the 1980s it attracted Asian industrialists and financiers and then Russian Oligarchs.

Even with a global economic downturn, the city is still benefitting, as BBC's Aaron Heslehurst has been finding out.

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.