Three of the planet’s most expensive residences expected to change hands next year are in London, a survey has revealed.
Topping the list of the most expensive homes currently on the market is Grade I-listed Regency residence at Carlton House Terrace, St. James’s. The property is estimated to be worth £250m.
Carlton Terrace in St. James’s central London
In second place, Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd’s property on Kensington Palace Gardens, or “Billionaire’s Row”, as it has become known, is expected to fetch around £100m.
The world’s second most expensive residence, at Kensington Gardens
The third London property on the list is in tenth place, and is the capital’s most expensive private residence outside of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. Estate agent Knight-Frank is asking £65m for the 15 bedroom Grade II listed mansion on Bishop’s Avenue, Hampstead.
The house is the former residence of William Lyle of the Tate&Lyle sugar company
The remaining properties on the list are made up of three residences in New York, and another three also in America. The only property to make the top ten list outside of the US and London is a 150-year-old palace in Istanbul, which is on the market for $115m. Bargain.
The top ten
Carlton House Terrace, London £250m
Kensington Palace Gardens, London £100m
The Owlwood Estate, Los Angeles$150m
Copper Beech Farm, Connecticut$140m
Crespi/Hicks Estate, Dallas$135m
The Residence, River House, New York $130m
The Penthouse, Pierre Hotel, New York$125m
Zeki Pasha Waterside Mansion, Istanbul$115m
One Beacon Court Duplex, New York$115m
The Bishops Avenue, London £65m
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