Millionaire Cara Delevingne and her family are claiming cash from the Covid leave scheme for their real estate business.
The model, 28, is a director of the family business, Harvey White Properties Ltd, alongside her father Charles, 71, and two sisters Poppy, 34, and Chloe, 35.
According to The Sun, the company, which has an impressive portfolio of real estate believed to be worth £ 45.5 million, cut rents in half during the pandemic.
Relying on the Help: Cara Delevingne and her family claim money from the leave scheme for their real estate company Harvey White Properties Ltd (pictured November 2020)
Cara’s father Charles confirmed the publication he claims of the scheme. It is not known how many employees are on leave, but it is believed that the company employs five people.
A source close to Mr Delevingne said, “Just because Cara has a lot of money doesn’t mean the company has.”
While another said, “ It’s been a tough year for everyone and landlords have clearly been hit hard, but it’s still surprising that people who are known to be very wealthy have apparently applied for taxpayer-funded donations.
They added that there is no wrongdoing at all, saying that it ‘just not necessarily what the public would expect. ‘
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Cara and Charles for a comment.
Family: The model, 28, is a company president alongside her dad Charles, 71, and two sisters Poppy, 34, and Chloe, 35 (pictured with mom Pandora, who is not a director)
Any eligible company can claim taxpayers’ money from the scheme to help pay staff wages as the pandemic and national blockades continue.
The Delevingnes’ Harvey White Properties Ltd, featured in a list published in January of thousands of companies that have benefited from the scheme.
Cara is estimated to be worth around £ 30m and made an impressive £ 15.7m last year, making her Britain’s highest paid model.
London-born Cara also makes a lot of money modeling for some of the biggest cosmetic brands in the industry, including Burberry, DKNY, Jimmy Choo and Rimmel.
In the 2019 interview, Cara, who is also a director of her father Charles’ £ 45 million real estate company, admitted that money isn’t everything to her.
She said, ‘I’ve had a very privileged upbringing in terms of traveling and growing up in London, which was incredible to me.
“I have a wonderful family and my father… he didn’t grow up with a lot of money and he is extremely ambitious and driven to provide for his family and for all of us. I realized that money isn’t everything. ‘
The leave news comes after it was reported that Cara and her model sister Poppy put their Hollywood Hills home on the market for $ 3.75 million four years after buying it for $ 2.5 million.
A source close to Mr Delevingne said, ‘Just because Cara has a lot of money doesn’t mean the company does’ (Charles and Pandora are pictured with Cara in 2014)
The couple, who descend from the British aristocracy, together bought the two-story house on America’s west coast in 2017, but now want to make a significant profit by putting it up for sale.
Formerly owned by Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto, the home measures a staggering 4,021 square feet and offers space, seclusion and privacy thanks to its prime location on a ‘quiet’ Hollywood street.
Cara and Poppy worked for 18 months with architect Nicolò Bini to redesign the house to their exact specifications, with the interior displaying a series of airy and very distinctive heyday.
According to the Observer, Poppy and Cara bought the 50s-style four-bed, three-bath house from actor Jared Leto in 2017 for $ 2.05 million.
Cashing In: The vacation news comes after it was reported that Cara and her model sister Poppy had marketed their beautiful Hollywood Hills home for $ 3.75 million