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How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’
The Guardian UK
October 10, 2026
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<p>Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including flooding</p><p>When South African billionaire Koos Bekker bought an old country estate in a sleepy corner of Somerset to turn it into a luxury hotel, residents thou
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