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George Lucas Buys £40 Million St John’s Wood Mansion in Off-Market Deal

The purchase stands out as a rare big-ticket move despite a softer prime London housing market.

Overview

  • Bloomberg first reported the September transaction, which The Times and the Evening Standard say ranks among the year’s priciest UK home sales.
  • The seller was a senior City lawyer, according to reports citing Bloomberg’s account of the off-market deal.
  • Savills advised the vendor and Aylesford International advised Lucas, though both firms declined to comment.
  • Unnamed sources claim he hopes to spend more time in London and is critical of President Trump, a motive that remains unconfirmed.
  • Market context shows fewer £15m-plus deals this year and a 26% rise to more than 6,600 Americans applying for British citizenship in the year to March, according to Home Office data.