London court clears sale of Paresh Raja luxury cars amid MFS asset freeze

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London court clears sale of Paresh Raja luxury cars amid MFS asset freeze — Luxury cars asset sale cleared

Administrators pursuing claims over the collapse of Market Financial Solutions are moving to liquidate part of founder Paresh Raja’s luxury car collection after a London court eased restrictions on frozen assets. The approved sale covers eight high-end vehicles worth £1.625 million, while court filings indicate additional Ferraris and another Mercedes-Benz remain outside this transaction.

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Court order on May 15 allows sale of eight Paresh Raja supercars for £1,625,000 to European Prestige UK Limited amid freezing order.
£1,613,960 from sale proceeds held in Mishcon de Reya client account under freezing order terms; £11,040 allocated to Windrush Car Storage Limited for storage fees.
Asset sale offers limited recovery versus MFS creditors' £2.6 billion exposure and alleged £1.3 billion misappropriation by Raja, highlighting ongoing asset tracing efforts.

Court-approved disposal of frozen vehicles

As reported by Financial Times, a High Court order dated May 15 varies the terms of a worldwide freezing order on Raja’s assets to permit the sale of eight supercars to European Prestige UK Limited, a dealer based in Orpington. The vehicles listed in the order are a Ferrari 512M, a Rolls-Royce Spectre, an Aston Martin DB6 Volante, an Aston Martin Zagato Shooting Brake, an Aston Martin Zagato Volante, a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Rolls-Royce Wraith and a Mercedes-Benz G63.

The transaction is valued at £1,625,000. Court documents state that £1,613,960 of the proceeds is to be paid into the client account of Mishcon de Reya, Raja’s solicitors, where the money is to be held under the terms of the freezing order, while £11,040 is allocated to Windrush Car Storage Limited to settle outstanding storage fees.

The sale does not cover the full known extent of Raja’s car holdings. The filings describe a broader collection that allegedly includes at least six Ferraris, three Aston Martins, three Rolls-Royces and two Mercedes vehicles, with parts of the High Court claim redacted, leaving open the possibility of further luxury cars beyond those already identified.

Pressure builds on creditors and recovery efforts

Administrators of the collapsed bridging lender have accused Raja of misappropriating at least £1.3 billion to support a lavish lifestyle, including the purchase of a large number of luxury cars. Those allegations form part of a wider effort to trace and preserve assets after the implosion of MFS, a mortgage business that had grown into a multibillion-pound operation.

The car sale offers only limited relief against the scale of creditor exposure. MFS lenders, including Apollo’s Atlas unit and Barclays, are seeking to recover about £2.6 billion extended to the firm, and creditors have alleged a £1.3 billion shortfall in the security backing those loans.

European Prestige UK Limited does not respond to a request for comment in the source text. Windrush, which is receiving payment for storage fees, operates high-security vehicle storage facilities in London and the Cotswolds.

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