The £200 million albatross: Who wants to buy Britain’s most expensive house?
- Words by: Harry Shukman
Depending on your personal circumstances — and who are we to make comparisons, let alone pass judgement? — it may come as a source of relief that size doesn’t always matter. On the contrary, there is such a thing as too big. One of the most enormous houses in London — after Buckingham Palace and the Witanhurst estate in Highgate — might in fact be too large for even the most rapacious owners. A quadruple-sized mansion in Knightsbridge known as 2-8A Rutland Gate is back on the property market, having been empty and unloved since 2015. The asking price for this beleaguered yet gargantuan property? A cool £200 million, making it (for now at least) Britain’s most expensive house.
Depending on your personal circumstances — and who are we to make comparisons, let alone pass judgement? — it may come as a source of relief that size doesn’t always matter. On the contrary, there is such a thing as too big. One of the most enormous houses in London — after Buckingham Palace and the Witanhurst estate in Highgate — might in fact be too large for even the most rapacious owners. A quadruple-sized mansion in Knightsbridge known as 2-8A Rutland Gate is back on the property market, having been empty and unloved since 2015. The asking price for this beleaguered yet gargantuan property? A cool £200 million, making it (for now at least) Britain’s most expensive house.
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