Spy chief’s Westminster penthouse offered for £5.5m
This three-bed flat in Whitehall Court was the top-secret pied-a-terre of the first MI6 chief, Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming.
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Wodehouse’s Mayfair digs offered at £2.25m, again
The Mayfair home of Jeeves & Wooster-creator P.G. Wodehouse has come up for sale, sporting exactly the same asking price as when it was last offered, five years ago.
Entertainment tycoon buys Olympic-size mansion in LA
David Geffen has reportedly bought Casey Wasserman’s ultra-modern Richard Meier-design house above Sunset Boulevard.
Abramovich buys Israel’s most expensive home
Billionaire football club owner buys another super-home, reportedly setting a new price record in Isreal.
In Pictures: Nancy Mitford’s Curzon Street townhouse offered for £7.5m
One of Mayfair’s oldest houses is being sold by celebrated perfumer Frank Sawkins.
Country Life: The beautiful Edinburgh streets and buildings which are the stars of ITV’s Belgravia – thanks to a sprinkling of production magic
Struggling to identify the locations in ITV’s Belgravia? You’re not alone; it isn’t actually London at all – the series was largely filmed in Edinburgh. Country Life sent Ali Wood to the Scottish capital to find out more…
Amazon founder Bezos buys record-breaking LA mansion for $165m
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has reportedly bought the Jack Warner Estate in Beverly Hills off-market from media mogul David Geffen, setting a new Los Angeles property price record.
Tatler: How the super-rich will buy property in 2020
“Wellness hacks, integrated technology and branded residences will all be big business for luxury property developers as we go into the new decade,” writes Rebecca Cope in Tatler magazine.
‘Beverly Hillbillies’ mansion sells to media baron Murdoch for a record $150m
Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son Lachlan is reported to have paid $150m for LA’s Chartwell Estate, which initially asked $350m
Castles & footballers’ pads: Rightmove’s most viewed properties of the year
Property portal reveals which property listings attracted the most eyeballs in 2019
Insider: Inside London’s derelict ‘Billionaires Row’ — a mile-long street of mystery, murder, and tax avoidance
American news website Insider has profiled 19 mansions on The Bishops Avenue, in a series of salacious articles on North London’s “Billionaires’ Row”.