Rich List 2006
BRITAIN IRELAND SCOTLAND YOUNG PEOPLE WOMEN
Owen Oyston and family
RESULTS 2006 Ranking Worth Industry
607= £96m Media and property
After serving three years in jail for rape, Oyston, 72, resumed his career in property in 1999 and in 2003 took over an estate agency on the Costa del Sol. He has made at least £50m since 1987 from asset sales, including an estate agency chain, radio stations and magazines. A rumoured sale of Blackpool football club, where Oyston’s son Karl is chairman and owner, could push the family’s value higher.
RESULTS 2005 Ranking 517= Worth 2005: £96m