There is no denying that the UK, and the real estate industry in particular, is awash with cash at the moment. The weight of money targeting commercial and residential property on these shores has rarely been so high. And it shows in the latest edition of the Estates Gazette Rich List. Compiled by Philip Beresford, the total wealth of the 250 people on the list has risen by 35% since 2013 to more than £218bn. Here we digest some of the biggest numbers. For a full rundown of the list, see our special magazine with this week’s issue, or visit the EG app in the Apple store for a free download. £218.3bn total wealth of EG’s list of property’s richest £35.8bn the amount you will need in the bank to topple our number one £7.5bn the amount you needed to be top of the list in 2012 £2.6bn your worth if you want to make the top 10 of overseas investors 60 number of people on the list who inherited their wealth 37 number of billionaires in the 250-strong list 15 number of billionaire property investors based in London and the South East Richest women Kirsty Bertarelli, Crosstree Real Estate £9.4bn Baroness Howard de Walden, Howard de Walden Estates £2.6bn Vivien Chen, Nan Fung £2.3bn Regional rankings IRELAND Dermot Desmond, Titanic Quarter £1.2bn Earl of Iveagh & Guinness family, Burhill Estates £850m John Magnier, Sloane Capital £540m SCOTLAND Mahdi Al Tajir, Drift Properties £1.6bn Ian Suttie, First Oil £450m Roy MacGregor, MacGregor Properties £300m YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER Eddie Healey, Stadium Developments £950m Paul Sykes, Highstone Group £650m Terry Bramwell & Family, 4Urban £425m WEST MIDLANDS John Caudwell, Caudwell Properties £1.5bn Roy Richardson & family, Richardsons Capital £480m Tony Gallagher, Gallagher UK £475m EAST MIDLANDS Freddie Linnett & Murphy family, Charles Street Buildings £580m David Wilson & family, Davidson Developments £440m John Kirkland & family, Bowmer & Kirkland £315m LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST Reuben brothers, Aldersgate £9bn Duke of Westminster, Grosvenor Estate £8.4bn Nathan Kirsch, Kirsch Investments £5.1bn OVERSEAS Amancio Ortega, Inditex, £35.8bn Joseph Safra, Safra Group, £9.4bn Ernesto Bertarelli & family, Crosstree Real Estate, £9.4bn Read the full Estates Gazette Rich List 2014 >>