This sum paid in advance would show Ahmet's confidence in the album, Geffen said.
This vast sum, paid by a property developer, went to Spirit group, the pub's owner.
Boris Johnson, the London mayor, also made another critical intervention, after previously having suggested the sum paid was "derisory".
Thus, the annual sum paid out by the district would have been much higher than Tavernise implied.
From January 2005, he wants to scrap the tax exemption on the lump sum paid when endowment policies mature.
Though the sum paid for CAP was not disclosed, it is understood to be worth between £150m and £200m (Emap acquired it in 1994 for £20m).
To win the collection from Christie's and Phillips, Sotheby's offered the Maslon heirs a guarantee, an undisclosed sum paid to the seller regardless of the auctions' outcome.
First-time buyers have experienced high price inflation, with the average sum paid rising by 7.4% over the year, to £189,000.
The highest sum paid in personal expenses – £33,526 – was given to Prof Gavin Henderson of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
* Sum paid in shares, deferred for three years The outgoing chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group will be awarded a £1.45m bonus.
* Sum paid in shares, deferred for two years The new chief executive of HSBC is one banker who knows about disclosure rules on pay.
