{"id":5298,"date":"2016-02-20T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-battle-for-wentworth-golf-club-i-hear-theyre-going-to-have-a-riot-about-it-a-posh-peoples-riot\/"},"modified":"2016-02-20T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T08:04:20","slug":"the-battle-for-wentworth-golf-club-i-hear-theyre-going-to-have-a-riot-about-it-a-posh-peoples-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-battle-for-wentworth-golf-club-i-hear-theyre-going-to-have-a-riot-about-it-a-posh-peoples-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle for Wentworth golf club: \u2018I hear they\u2019re going to have a riot about it \u2013 a posh people\u2019s riot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s already a pretty exclusive place, but if the new Chinese owners of Wentworth golf club get their way, only the elite of the elite will be able to afford to join. Now local residents are ready for a battle of the haves and the have-a-lots Related: Wentworth golf club members revolt against China-based owner The grass-cutters and leaf-blowers begin their hum at 5am, manicuring the three full courses and one nine-holer of the Wentworth Club. Until recently, those who lived in the multimillion-pound houses abutting the greens put up with this audible intrusion, seeing it as a small price to pay for living on one of Britain\u2019s most exclusive estates. But last October, those who were members of the golf and tennis club received a letter that truly shattered their peace. It seemed that they were effectively being turfed out of their club. The missive told almost 4,000 people that they would need to leave and then reapply for just 800 places. And for the privilege they would have to pay a \u00a3100,000 debenture \u2013 effectively an unsecured loan \u2013 on top of an almost doubling of their annual fees from \u00a38,388 to \u00a316,000. The receivers of the mailout did not take it well. Even the over-75s \u2013 who have currently been given an exemption \u2013 are less than happy. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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