UAE billionaire family puts Scotland’s ‘ghost’ golf resort up for sale
The 639-acre gWest estate beside Gleneagles includes a completed championship course that has barely been played, an unfinished clubhouse and permission for 170 luxury homes, a hotel and spa
A family from the United Arab Emirates has put an unfinished golf resort in Scotland up for sale. The property, known as gWest, is located near the world-renowned Gleneagles course in Perthshire. The resort was originally intended to compete with the historic course, but due to various factors including the financial crisis, Scottish independence debate, Brexit, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Al Tajir family decided not to proceed with the development.
Mahdi Al Tajir, who became the first UAE ambassador to the UK in 1971, is reportedly Scotland's richest man, owning the Highland Spring water company. The 18-hole championship course, designed by renowned architect David McLay Kidd, has remained inactive despite being completed in 2009. The resort, set on a 80-hectare estate, also had plans for residential plots, a hotel, spa, leisure and entertainment facilities, and staff accommodation.
Knight Frank, a property consultant, has been tasked with finding a buyer for the resort, which is seen as a rare opportunity for a substantial, consensual resort development site in one of Scotland's most prestigious leisure locations.
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