A Saudi prince whose palatial London residence is in the marketplace for £250mn after it was repossessed is being sued by a second lender over alleged missed funds on a non-public Boeing 787 jet.

An Irish subsidiary of China Minsheng Financial institution is claiming a minimum of £30mn in unpaid payments and curiosity on the enterprise jet leased by a Bermuda-based firm in 2017 beneath a private assure from Prince Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud, based on English courtroom information obtained by the Monetary Occasions. The lender is searching for to implement the judgment in opposition to The Holme, a Regent’s Park mansion, arguing the prince is amongst its true helpful homeowners.

The home has been put up on the market on the directions of receivers appointed by one other lender after a roughly £150mn mortgage secured in opposition to the property expired. The £250mn asking value would make it the costliest residence ever offered in London if a deal is secured.

The dispute surrounding the home has offered perception into the dealings of rich abroad buyers in high-end London property and highlighted the monetary squeeze on members of Saudi Arabia’s royal household.

The lender’s declare in opposition to Prince Khaled stems from the private assure he offered to lease the modified Boeing jet through Bermuda-based Dream Plane, based on the courtroom paperwork. Yuntian 10 Designated Exercise Firm, a subsidiary of China Minsheng, one of many nation’s largest non-public lenders, filed the courtroom declare in 2020 after Dream Plane stopped making funds on the lease.

The funds of members of the Saudi Royal household have come beneath strain from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the day-to-day ruler of the dominion. An adviser to Saudi royals mentioned Prince Khaled’s “monetary circumstances modified massively” after Riyadh launched what it described as an anti-corruption drive in 2017. As a part of this operation, some 300 princes, businessmen and others had been detained within the Ritz-Carlton Resort, though Prince Khaled was not. The Holme is amongst his final main belongings abroad, the adviser added.

A Sandhurst-trained basic, Prince Khaled was deputy defence minister when Riyadh launched a navy intervention in opposition to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen in 2009. He additionally owned the now-defunct pan-Arab every day newspaper al-Hayat.

Prince Khaled couldn’t be reached for remark.

Courtroom information present the lender has secured a judgment in opposition to Dream Plane and the prince, which was valued at greater than £30mn in July 2022. Yuntian final yr utilized to the courtroom to implement the judgment in opposition to The Holme. The leasehold of the property is owned by Quendon, a Guernsey firm. The case is ongoing within the Excessive Courtroom.

Yuntian claims Prince Khaled “meant to be the helpful proprietor of the property; and one of many causes . . . [he] acquired the property via Quendon was to hide his ongoing helpful possession and management of the property”.

Quendon, in courtroom filings, denied that Yuntian may make a declare in opposition to the worth of the home and that Prince Khaled is amongst its helpful homeowners. The corporate lists 5 of Prince Khaled’s kids as helpful homeowners in Firms Home information.

The corporate mentioned The Holme was purchased via “a lawful tax environment friendly asset holding construction established on skilled recommendation, and managed by professionals to make sure the long run use and pleasure of the property for [Prince Khaled] and the members of his household”.

Yuntian declined to remark. Legal professionals for Quendon didn’t reply to a request for remark.