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.