A friend of mine deals in forensic accountancy and she does a lot of work for plod. She said the top criminals, if you can call them that, rent or least everything. If they own a £70,000 car and get nicked they have lost a shed load of money. Buy keeping their cash tied up in obscure or complicated investments they can keep their capital.Him and his girlfriend's were living in a very expensive property. Not sure if it was bought or rented.