Since 1993 the tenement of Brecqhou has been owned by the Barclay brothers, the co-owners of "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper and former co-owners of "The Scotsman". The brothers bought the island for £2.3 million in September 1993. Under the Reform (Sark) Law 1951, the tenant is David Barclay. Since then they have had intermittent legal disputes with the government of Sark and have expressed a desire to make Brecqhou politically independent. They drive cars on the island and have a helicopter, both of which are banned under Sark law.