Michael Spink Explained

Michael Spink
Birth Name:	Michael Alastair Spink
Birth Place:	Barkston Ash, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation:	Property developer
CEO and Founder, Spink
Known For:	sold Park Place near Henley-on-Thames to Andrey Borodin for £140m in 2011, then Britain's most expensive home

Michael Alastair Spink (born April 1966)^[1] is a British property developer,^[2] a founder of SPINK, a British architectural design practice, and master builder.^[3]

Biography

In 2011, Spink sold historic Grade II Listed country house Park Place, near Henley-on-Thames, to Andrey Borodin for £140m.^{[4] [5]} At the time, Park Place was Britain's most expensive home. In 2014, his company bought the disused Brompton Road underground station for redevelopment.^[6] Fayland House, built for Spink in 2013,^[7] was named best house in the Architectural Review House Awards 2015.^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Spink married Maria Gripenberg in 2003.^[9]

External links

• Spink Property

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index entry. 20 June 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
2. News: London developer lavishes space on top-end homes. The New York Times. 2017-08-19.
3. Web site: ABOUT. spinkpartners.com. 23 October 2018.
4. Web site: Meet Mike Spink — Nick Candy but without the bling. Oliver. Shah. Thetimes.co.uk. 14 August 2017.
5. Web site: Property tycoon plans to convert home on The Mall into £140m luxury mansion. Londonlovesbusiness.com. 14 August 2017.
6. News: London 'ghost' Tube station bought for housing. 28 February 2014. Financial Times. 14 August 2017.
7. Web site: Fayland House - Architecture - Domus. Domusweb.it. 14 August 2017.
8. Web site: Is this really the world's best house? Neighbours hated Oxfordshire home so much they asked for it to be hidden. Telegraph.co.uk. 14 August 2017.
9. Web site: Fayland House in Buckinghamshire by David Chipperfield Architects. Architectural-review.com. 14 August 2017.