Richard Balfour-Lynn emerged from the boardroom after the property crash to build a new life and career as a winemakerRichard Balfour-Lynn doesn’t do humility. Or at least, he didn’t. For almost three decades he was one of the property world’s most ruthless wheeler-dealers, as famous for his boardroom temper as for his ability to spot business opportunities and persuade the banks to back his grandiose ambitions. Then came the property crash. He even admits to feeling chastened by his property empire’s collapse after a decade-long deal frenzy: “It was…

Source: The Times September 22, 2017 16:07 UTC