Top 1% of wage earners, on the other hand... arent actually that rich but are taxed a lot. In London that gets you a fairly modest flat.
The stratospherically wealthy dont have salaries they own yield bearing assets and have a much lower tax burden. This is where the real fat is.
Nonetheless to the average person it's easy to confuse the two groups.
... and could likely afford a good deal more with zero impact on their own standard of living
the top 1% of UK earners account for 30% of all income tax.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/13/richest-bri...