Want to own the UK’s most expensive house?

The Holme in Regent’s Park has been put on the market for £250 million, which would make it the most expensive property ever sold in the UK. Valuing the 40-bedroom mansion set in four acres Regent’s Park must have been a fun commission, writes Zah Azeem, Partner at Wimbledon based Chartered Surveyors Scrivener Tibbatts.

The Holme belongs to Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan al-Saud is one of the property’s beneficial owners, along with other Saudi Arabian family members, and has owned it since the 1980s, according to Land Registry records.

The property sale is being handled by Beauchamp Estates and Knight Frank, with a guide price of offers over £250 million.

According to the Evening Standard, the most expensive residential property sold in the UK was 2-8 Rutland Gate, a 20-room mega mansion overlooking Hyde Park, which sold for a record £210 million in 2020. It was put back on the market in October last year.

Covering 29,000 sq ft, The Holme far surpasses that, with 40 bedrooms, eight garages, a tennis court, sauna, whirlpool, grand dining room and library.

It was built in 1818 by James Burton, a Georgian property developer most famous for his constructions in Bloomsbury and Regent Street. The house was designed by Burton’s son, Decimus, and occupied by the Burton family. It was used by Bedford College, before becoming a private residence in the 1980s. The Crown Estate is the freeholder of the land. If you would like to discuss something related to a property valuation, or if your freeholder is the Crown Estate, please contact me direct via email at zah@scrivenertibbatts.co.uk or call 020 8947 7040.