Property developer turns tiny Cheshire cottage into £4.75m home. 16,000sq ft property started life as a tiny cottage, now has a helipad, football pitch, sports hall and swimming poolProperty developer Steve O'Connor and wife Clare avoided planning restrictions by building undergroundHome is heated and ventilated by network of caves in Cheshire cliff, 100ft living space lit by windows in the groundFrench windows from modern dining room with breakfast bar look out onto 10 miles of Cheshire countryside By Mia De Graaf Published: 10:25 GMT, 17 June 2014 | Updated: 18:11 GMT, 17 June 2014 With a swimming pool, football pitch, and helipad sprawling across 16,000 square feet of land, it is hard to imagine this was once a tiny family home.
Sting's £15m London mansion complete with six bathrooms goes up for sale. Grade 1 listed home is a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace in London and has a statue by Antony GormleySinger, 62, who grew up in the shadow of shipyards near Newcastle now has homes in New York and TuscanyIt currently has a grand piano and a chess set in sitting rooms and Big Ben can be heard chiming from the garden By Becky Barrow Published: 21:32 GMT, 15 June 2014 | Updated: 14:20 GMT, 16 June 2014 He has amassed an impressive collection of luxury properties around the world.
Super jumbo jets being tricked out by billionaires. Saudi princes and Russian billionaires who travel with large groups are turning away from Gulfstreams and to Boeing and Airbus By Joshua Gardner Published: 03:51 GMT, 17 June 2014 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 17 June 2014 The ultra rich who want to fly in style while surrounded by dozens of friends and colleagues are turning to manufacturers of commercial planes instead of relatively puny private jets to buy massive, personalized luxury liners.
Wired reports that the makers of jumbo jets like the 747 and A380 are happily personalizing their planes to suit the outrageous needs and tastes of Saudi princes, Russian oligarchs and the like. In fact, Airbus is so interested in the business that they conducted a 'billionaires study,' which concluded that Middle Eastern oil magnates and Chinese captains of industry just happen to like to travel in groups of more than a dozen. Talliston house turned into real-life historical wonderland. The house, called Talliston, sits in a cul-de-sac in Great Dunmow, EssexOwner, John Trevillion, 49, has taken 25 years on the transformationEach room is renovated to reflect a different time and place in history Includes 1950s New Orleans kitchen, Welsh Victorian dining and living roomAlso has Moorish bedroom, Cambodian tree-house loft and Edwardian hall House is for sale after John lost his job and can no longer afford its upkeepContains 1.650 objects from 27 countries worth £500,000 By Naomi Greenaway Published: 10:47 GMT, 11 June 2014 | Updated: 16:12 GMT, 15 June 2014.
Luxury £17.5m flat opposite The Ritz comes with £65k ANNUAL service charge. Apartment was originally built in 1921 as a dealership for Wolseley Motors, a luxury car brand Now a luxury home, with the master bedroom suite the size of a conventional one-bedroom apartmentIt also boasts twin dressing rooms, his and hers bathrooms, drawing room, and a formal dining room It is opposite the Ritz, the Wolseley restaurant is below and Le Caprice is at the end of the roadOn top of service charge - two-and-a-half times average UK salary - new owner will face £1.2m stamp duty By Amanda Williams Published: 12:34 GMT, 10 June 2014 | Updated: 19:26 GMT, 10 June 2014 With a price tag of £17.5 million, anyone looking to buy this luxury flat opposite The Ritz would already need to dig pretty deep.
Incredible South African villa on sale for £12m - that's around the price of a London townhouse... Dramatic property on the market for $20million, the equivalent of £12millionDesigned by South African architects Greg Truen and Stefan Antoni, the villa has a 'seamless flow' between the inside and outdoor spacePanoramic views of Cape Town's mountains, iconic Clifton Beaches and the calming waves of the Atlantic OceanFemail's Posh Property blogger Celia Sawyer praises the perfect connection created between the view and the sea By Naomi Greenaway Published: 13:00 GMT, 10 June 2014 | Updated: 13:24 GMT, 10 June 2014 These captivating images of a breathtaking seaside villa may look like they're computer generated, but they are pure unadulterated architectural reality.
And the dramatic property is now on the market for $20million, the equivalent of £12million. Disused Mayfair pub transformed into £25million five-bedroom home with roof terrace and EIGHT bathrooms. Red Lion pub shut down in 2009 and the whole building was demolished apart from the facadeIt has now been turned into a luxury family home and has gone on the market for £25millionThe house boasts and underground swimming pool and gym and is clad in delicate aluminium leaves By Hugo Gye Published: 11:53 GMT, 28 November 2013 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 29 November 2013 When your local pub is refurbished you might expect a few new leather chairs, polished bar and a lick of paint.
So former regulars of the Red Lion in Mayfair might be surprised to see it now has an indoor swimming pool, five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The $17 million thriller in the desert: Inside the lavish Las Vegas mansion that Michael Jackson nearly called home. 10-acre compound includes the 15,000 square foot main houseThe property in Las Vegas, Nevada, caught the eye of JacksonAnd sellers say it boasts star studded list of celebrity neighbours By Leon Watson Published: 10:21 GMT, 9 May 2014 | Updated: 13:54 GMT, 9 May 2014.
A house to live long and prosper in: Entrepreneur is selling Miami mansion complete with Starship Enterprise replica for $35 million. By Jessica Jerreat Published: 06:15 GMT, 14 May 2014 | Updated: 06:45 GMT, 14 May 2014 Star Trek fans with a spare $35 million can be beamed direct to the set of their favorite series with this Florida mansion that comes with an exact replica of the bridge on the Starship Enterprise.
The eight-bedroom Miami house is being sold by tech entrepreneur - an apparent sci-fi fan - Marc Bell, who has had a home entertainment area set up to look like the set of the Star Trek series. As well as having TV screens set up like the Enterprise's monitors, and a USS Bell sign hung over one of the angular doors, the set of rooms also has sound effects to recreate the noises of the starship. May need Help to Buy: UK's most expensive new build property goes on the market for £22million in billionaire's row. Eight-bedroom mansion is located on The Bishops Avenue in north London, which has been dubbed Billionaire's RowNew build home is spread over 17,000 sq/ft and boasts a leisure complex with pool likened to one in a luxury hotelMansion also features art deco fireplaces, a 16-seater dining room and fully-fitted designer Poggenpohl kitchenAll eight bedrooms are en-suite with the master bedroom occupying the same amount of space as a one-bedroom flat By Lucy Crossley Published: 12:58 GMT, 13 May 2014 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 13 May 2014 Anyone wanting to live in Britain's most expensive new build property on 'Billionaire's row' will need more than the Help to Buy scheme after it was put on the market for £22 million.
Fairways is an eight-bedroom mansion tucked away off The Bishops Avenue, a north London road known as Billionaires' Row due to the enormous neighbouring properties, some of which are owned by celebrities, wealthy business people and members of the Saudi royal family. Make them an offer they can't refuse: Beverly Hills mansion where Godfather was filmed goes on sale for $135 million. Beverly House is a 30-bedroom property just a few blocks from Sunset BoulevardThe sprawling estate, built in the 1920s, appears in several films including The BodyguardThe Kennedys, Rihanna and the Prince of Monaco are among the property's famous guests By Jessica Jerreat Published: 05:45 GMT, 5 April 2014 | Updated: 10:31 GMT, 5 April 2014 The Beverly Hills mansion that featured in The Godfather and The Bodyguard, and provided a romantic retreat for John F Kennedy and his new bride Jackie on their honeymoon, is being listed for $135 million.
The historic mansion, set on six acres of land close to Sunset Boulevard, has had only four owners since it was built in the 1920s, but countless A-list celebrities, royalty and high-profile figures have been guests there. From the honeymooning Kennedys, to parties for Rihanna and Prince Albert of Monaco, the legendary Beverly House had become nearly as famous as those who have graced its rooms. Vivien Leigh's country retreat where her ashes were scattered on sale for £3.5m. Country estate, which includes bluebell wood, walled garden and gardener's cottage, bought by the actress in 1961She used the estate to get away from London, spending hours in the garden and receiving many famous guestsOn the market for around £3.5million, estate agents expect a surge in interest because of the famous former-resident. Inside the real-life Appledore: The £30m futuristic house with its own viewing tower and bowling alley that was home to Sherlock Holmes' nemesis (but its owner's wife thinks it's too flashy)
The fictional home of Charles Augustus Magnussen is owned by Sir David McMurtry and known as Swinhay HouseProperty, based in the south Cotswolds, cost more than £30 million to completeThe mansion has squash courts, a TV and games room, a fully-enclosed winter garden and a panorama room By William Turvill Published: 08:37 GMT, 14 January 2014 With its sweeping glass roof and viewing tower popping out against the countryside, this high-tech house looks just like the type of pad an evil mastermind might call home.
Indeed, this sophisticated lair was given a starring role in the climax to the third series of Sherlock where it appeared as Appledore - home to the fabled detective's latest nemesis, Charles Augustus Magnussen. But instead of housing the great and good's most protected secrets, the eight-bedroom mansion in fact boasts a bowling alley and a squash court, and is owned by one of the country's leading engineers Sir David McMurtry. Malmesbury House in Salisbury, Wiltshire where Charles II hid from the plague for sale. Grade I listed Malmesbury House in Salisbury, Wiltshire, was built in 1416 and has never been sold on the open marketKing Charles II lived there in 1665 after fleeing London to escape the plague and would address town from his windowThe composer George Frideric Handel is believed to have made his first English performance in its music roomHome has an asking price of £5million and includes nine bedrooms, six bathrooms, reception hall, study and library By Dan Bloom Published: 20:32 GMT, 17 February 2014 | Updated: 15:57 GMT, 10 March 2014 With nine bedrooms, six bathrooms and a perfect view of Salisbury Cathedral, it can't have been a bad place to hide from the plague.
Now the mansion Charles II called home in 1665 after fleeing disease-ridden London is on the open market for the first time in its 600-year history - and if you have £5million lying around, it could be yours. Charlie Stone, from Savills, said: 'The Cathedral Close is one of the most desirable places to live in outside London. You're going to need a VERY big deposit! Website reveals top five most expensive properties on the market (and 'cheapest' is £37.5m) By Tara Brady Published: 23:48 GMT, 25 November 2013 | Updated: 01:22 GMT, 26 November 2013 Splashing out £40million on a new pad is a drop in the ocean for celebrities like Victoria and David Beckham. But for those of you with a few extra million pounds in your bank account there are a number of other properties on the market which might take your fancy.
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Yours for just £1.7m... the Thames penthouse in an old coal barge. 130ft Dutch barge is moored in Battersea, South London can be used as an entertainment venueVega IV comes with a working engine which can reach a top speed of 10mphLuxury boat built in 1959 is now fitted with under-floor heating, hanging fireplace and an on-call butler By Simon Cable Showbusiness Correspondent Published: 21:01 GMT, 19 July 2013 | Updated: 22:54 GMT, 19 July 2013 Once it plied the waters of Europe, carrying coal from port to port.These days, Vega IV’s cargo is rather different. It includes a home cinema system, state of the art kitchen and walk-in dressing room – not to mention a fully stocked cocktail bar. The 130ft Dutch barge, built in 1959, has been transformed into a ‘floating penthouse’ moored on the Thames. Luxury liner: Gone is the barge that lugged coal from port to port. High living: The barge is on the market for £1.65million. Shaken, not stirred: When the river is calm, owners can entertain in their state of the art cocktail bar.
Is this the most perfect house in Britain? Colourful history revealed of timber-framed country pile worth £2.25m that was once home to JM Barrie. Stonehill House in Sussex described as 'the perfect timber framed house' Five-bedroom property built in Tudor period with 18th century additionsJ.M. Barrie lived there for 15 years after he had written Peter PanRock star Keith Emerson owned the property in the 1970s and 1980s. Inside the home where Arnold Schwarzenegger had infamous affair as it finally sells for $12.9million after two years on the market. By Margot Peppers Published: 23:30 GMT, 19 June 2013 | Updated: 12:18 GMT, 20 June 2013 The home where Arnold Schwarzenegger had an affair with his housekeeper has finally been sold, after the scandal that took place within its walls kept it on the market for two years.
Al Capone's former waterfront Florida mansion - and place where he died - sells for $7.5m after being on the market for almost a year. $50million slashed off price of Versace mansion where legendary designer was shot dead (but it will still set you back $75million) That's quite a mark-up! 25-bedroom Grade I-listed mansion built by famed architect Sir John Soane goes on sale for £18m after being bought for just £2.5m a decade ago. Opulent Great Gatsby style 7-bedroom red-brick estate with sandy beach, private pond and two guest cottages offered up for sale at $16M. Pierre Hotel penthouse: New York's most expensive home goes on sale for $125 million. Disgraced Florida gold dealer's faux British mansion slashed to half its original $25million asking price. It's out of this world! Bob Hope's space age Palm Springs home goes on the market for $50m. A rare glimpse into the opulent world of super-luxury private jets like Jackie Chan's dragon plane, a prince's 'flying palace' and Donald Trump's $100 million ride.
The $38million Vancouver mansion that is Canada's most expensive home and probably one of its ugliest too. Luxury six bedroom houseboat made with wood recovered from Hurricane Katrina goes on sale for £1.7million. Beverly Hills mansion that has footbridges to connect the various buildings on sale for $150million. Try before you buy: The stunning property portfolio of multi-million-pound manor houses and mansions where prospective owners can move in for a weekend. 3D theatre, poker lounge and 2,000-bottle wine cellar: Inside the 16th most expensive U.S. home that could be yours for $80m. Gauche Bel Air mansion discounted to $25 million after $40 million asking price proved too steep. Bel Air's Palace of Versailles sells for $102M to 'mystery French billionaire'