#Bill gates house free#
To appease neighbours during almost a decade of construction work, Gates offered them free car washes and made his construction team available to help with small projects in nearby homes.
“I wanted a house that would accommodate sophisticated, changing technology but in an unobtrusive way that made it clear that technology was the servant, not the master,” Gates wrote in his book, The Road Ahead. It took seven years to renovate and today its luxury features include a 100-seater dining room, a pool with fossils and a vast library with a Great Gatsby quote engraved.īill Gates' divorce could be one of most expensive ever with £93bn wealth and no prenup Their 66,000-square-foot family home - called Xanadu 2.0 - was bought for $2million in 1988. It means the couple’s £93billion wealth could go 50:50, a move that would see Bill Gates fall from the fourth-richest man in the world to number 17, far behind current billionaire rivals Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.īill and Melinda, together with their three children, live in a $125million lakefront mansion near Seattle - just around the corner from The Gates Foundation’s headquarters. It’s an empire that includes an incredibly generous charity, $2million cars, private jets, superyachts and the best part of America’s farmland.Ī 'separation contract' - referred to in court filings - suggests the couple have already divided their assets, with Melinda not seeking any additional spousal support. Former power couple Bill and Melinda Gates are set to halve their entire wealth after filing for divorce after 27-years – but what’s included in their £93billion fortune?
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