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How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’

How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’

Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including flooding 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 thought it w

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