In addition, the luxury real estate market is always in a special position: the impact of the loan situation on interest in luxury mansions is minimal, because a person buying a house for several million does not need loans. There are many different offers in the UK – from a super-modern penthouse in the center of the capital to an ancient castle in the province, and all these objects are actively being bought and sold. The investor is left with the most difficult thing – to choose.
London Style
Almost all Russians who buy real estate in the UK choose its capital. The usual principle of buying is the more prestigious and expensive, the better. One of the sensational projects in central London is Hyde Park One, a complex of four high–rise buildings. The most expensive apartments here are four penthouses at 84 million pounds each, with bulletproof glass and a security system from the SAS, a special anti–terrorist unit of the British Army. There is also a so–called panic room - an armored protected room in which you can hide from an attack.
But in fact, the choice of London luxury real estate is very wide, and it is not necessary to spend tens of millions of pounds following the example of domestic oligarchs – it is quite possible to limit yourself to just a few million… The Times newspaper draws the attention of its readers to the south-western part of Greater London, namely the area near Richmond County, where houses were recently put up for sale for 5 million pounds. The publication characterizes these quarters as "not the most spectacular, but prestigious and comfortable to live in."
The Chelsea Wharf residential complex is also located on the banks of the Thames. Three-bedroom apartment with a total area of 300 sq. m. m will cost 5-7 million pounds. Another brilliant and elegant luxury complex, Lancelot Place, attracts aristocrats and celebrities and is literally packed with modern equipment like the smart home system and eco–kitchens.
In the east and north-west of London, houses are offered at a price of 2 million pounds. In metropolitan areas closer to the center, spacious luxury apartments will cost at least 6 million pounds. For 10 million pounds, you can already buy a mansion with 8 bedrooms, 5 living rooms, a garden and its own oak alley, but it is also quite modest and only on the outskirts or in a village near London. 15 million pounds gives you the opportunity to become the owner of a charming mansion next to Chelsea Square in the heart of London. Now, for example, a three-storey house with French windows and a garden overlooking the square itself is for sale. From the spacious hall, guests enter the library with a fireplace decorated with wooden carvings and marble. The kitchen is fully equipped with modern appliances, and there is a breakfast room adjacent to it with windows to the garden. Also on the ground floor there is a living room, an office, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a dressing room. The decoration of the rooms dates back to the 19th century and looks luxurious, but at the same time elegant. If you take the elevator to the second floor, you can see three more bedrooms, two bathrooms, the same on the third floor. In the basement there are rooms for servants, a bathroom, a laundry room, a place for drying clothes and a boiler room. This London house is called a character, and has special features and style.
London Ring
Many luxurious country mansions – as a rule, restored houses of the XVII–XIX centuries and castles for 10-15 million pounds – are offered near the cities of Guildford and Wentworth in Surrey, as well as in the counties of Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Kent – all these areas are located near London. For example, in the town of Monken Hadley in Hertfordshire, a house is offered for 9 million pounds. The Georgian-style mansion was built in 1800 on the highest point between York and London, and offers stunning views of English fields and an ancient church. 13 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms on an area of 1000 sq. m, a maid's room, numerous outbuildings, a hall decorated with pine carvings, chandeliers and handmade furniture, silk upholstery of the living room – all carefully preserved or restored according to the samples of the XVIII century. This house with a garage for 4 cars is a typical example of a mansion near London in this price category.
The cost of new mansions is slightly lower than those that are imbued with the spirit of history. In the spring, Fusion Residential put up for sale the Chenies Place complex, consisting of six detached houses. They are located in the town of Ackle – also in the county of Hertfordshire. Three-storey houses with magnificent design and perfect equipment occupy 1000 sq. m. each. m everyone. Prices for the objects start from 2 million pounds. The mansion has six bedrooms, a gym, a sauna, and a cinema room. Another complex of this company is Emerson Park in Essex County, bordering the eastern part of London. The houses here are twice as large and twice as expensive: on three floors there are 7 bedrooms, an office, a tea room, a game room, a laundry room, an indoor swimming pool and a spacious lawn with a garden. In September, construction is coming to an end and sales of cozy family homes are opening at a price of 2 million euros in the town of Claygate in Surrey.
Southern England
Investing in rural Britain has become very popular in recent years. In addition, the south-eastern part of the UK has always been the second most attractive region of the country. The proximity of London, on the one hand, and the sea, on the other, as well as plans to build the Portsmouth – London expressway, encourage far–sighted investors thinking about increasing the value of real estate to pay attention, for example, to the county of Hampshire. Buyers have already discovered the city of Winchester, and several million-dollar estates are for sale in Farnham. Analysts believe that far-sighted buyers should look towards the sea: experts are sure that wealthy people are already fed up with life in the capital, they are attracted to nature, to calm and secluded areas where you can buy a mansion or a castle with a large plot of land. So far, the mansion in Hampshire is estimated to be half as low as in the vicinity of London.
Most of the county of West Sussex is covered with forests, and the houses here are covered with greenery so well that their roofs are not visible from a helicopter. Like neighboring East Sussex, this county is located by the sea and at the same time close to London. Recently, a luxury house for 9 million pounds in the Black Down Park area was put up for sale here. Needless to say, the view from the windows is amazing, especially on north Brighton. The house with 5 bathrooms, 9 bedrooms, with living rooms, halls and dining rooms, a library and a Victorian billiard room is surrounded by roses. One of the bedrooms is named after Oliver Cromwell, where he spent the night in 1648 during the siege of Arundel Fortress.
Scotland
Castles in Scotland, which occupies the northern part of the island, are not as expensive as in England, and they are mostly bought not so much for permanent residence as for the soul. For example, a 16th-century castle 6 km from the Moray Firth Bay is for sale with a castle baronial title, which cannot but intrigue the buyer. The castle is located in a secluded area, not a single village and not a single house are visible from the windows. For 800,000 pounds, an investor gets a castle with a legend – it is always very popular, as is a haunted house. The sale of such objects is always of interest – as it was with Gledfield Castle in the north-west of Scotland, which in the XIX century belonged to Kenneth Matheson, an opium dealer, and in the XXI century was put up for sale by the Swarovski family.