Hanover Finance co-founder Mark Hotchin will not be moving into his $30 million Paritai Drive mansion.

Allied Farmers says it's been awarded $6m from a long running legal dispute around a Beverly Hills property development.

The tropical playground-style Parnell mansion of wealthy Hanover co-founder Mark Hotchin is said to have sold for about $4 million.

Allied Farmers is due to pay Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin a further $5 million by the end of this month.

Mike Hosking has defended Hanover co-founder Mark Hotchin, describing the businessman as a victim of tall-poppy syndrome.

Auckland socialite Amanda Hotchin has clearly never heard - or possibly even cares about - the Marie Antoinette syndrome.

Mark Hotchin is believed to be shelling out up to $405k on his holiday home during a three-month surfing, tennis and golf holiday with his family in Hawaii.

Mark Hotchin has flown his personal trainer from Auckland to Hawaii to play tennis, teach him how to surf and to help improve his golf swing.

Failed Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's unfiinished mansion is big enough to contain 13 average houses just on its floor space.

Angry neighbours say Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's $30m mansion has wiped hundreds of thousands of dollars off their own property values.

Businessman Eric Watson has had eight large screws inserted in his back as he recovers from a skiing accident.

Eric Watson is "up and about" in a Swiss private hospital after fracturing his back in a skiing accident.

Eric Watson is believed to be recovering in a Zurich hospital following a skiing accident.

Former One News presenter Richard Long regrets his role as the television voice for Hanover Finance - and says he has lost about $50,000 himself.

Firms were given a break when investors allowed them to delay payments. So how are they faring now, asks Tamsyn Parker.

Investors in property-related finance companies were like lambs to the slaughter.

The Securities Commission has launched an insider trading investigation into trading of Allied Farmers shares.

Allied Farmers is still unhappy at the way stock exchange operator the NZX explained its disclosure at its non-inclusion in the benchmark NZX-50 index.

After losing $80,000 in the failed Hanover finance company, an elderly Auckland couple decided to become guinea pigs in a medical trial to earn some "pocket money".