NRI steel baron Lakshmi Niwas Mittal faces prospects of high court action over the purchase of a £70-million 12-bedroom house in the posh Kensington Palace in London, after a property consultant accused him of not paying her commission.
Legal proceedings lodged a few days ago by Adina Kohn, a property consultant to the rich and famous, accuse Mittal and his wife of attempting to 'save money' in a time-honoured fashion -- by cutting out middleman's commission.
Kohn, 52, who owns Ask Property Consultants in Hampstead, has issued high court proceedings claiming about £350,000 as a finder's fee from the sale of the mansion, plus vat, interest and damages.
Kohn claims she first gave Mittals details of the mansion in 1997. Now, she accuses them of going 'behind her back' when they purchased 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens from the Formula One millionaire, Bernie Ecclestone.
The property is already at the centre of a legal dispute as another former owner, Iranian art expert Professor David Khalili is suing Ecclestone for a share of the proceeds of the sale. Khalili claims to have had a part share in the equity of the ownership. -- PTI
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