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The scrap over a £400m Italian pile

“The price, at $538m, may have been too high, but any owner will need deep pockets to cover the cost of restoration. In short, mere millionaires need not apply”

Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living has made my bank account look increasingly threadbare. There is a silver lining, however – at least there “look like child’s play” and has forced the family’s £400m palace onto the auction block, says Peter Conradi in The Times.

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