Celebrity Houses For Sale in Britain
Sometimes the worth of a house lies within its history. Human beings feel a strong connection with a sense of nostalgia and we therefore feel awed by places and objects wrapped in infamy. Considering our homes are the places we feel a strongest connection and sense of nostalgia with, homes with an infamous history are worth more to us. They’re also worth more on the market of course. Here some of the famous properties on sale recently in Britain today.
Posh & Becks former residence – Hollinshead House
There aren’t many celebrities from anywhere in the world – let alone Britain – that are more famous than Posh and Becks. Hollinshead House is the former residence of the A-List couple and the home in which they lived from 2001 to 2005.
Located in half an acre of landscaped grounds and boasting a mosaic swimming pool, a boot room, five bedrooms and a playroom, as well as gorgeous countryside views, it is a fabulous home in its own right – as one would expect a home chosen by Posh and Becks to be.
Since Posh and Becks made the home their own and left, it’s market price has risen from £1.25 to £2.25 million. Yes, the price of Posh and Becks having lived in your home before you is £1 million.
John Lennon’s Tudor Mansion
John Lennon’s mock Tudor mansion is more than just a home. In fact, it is more than just a celebrity home. It is a certified architectural masterpiece, placed in the middle of 1.5 acres of sculptured gardens and looking over the Surrey Hills.
With six reception rooms, six bathrooms and a swimming pool, the home in which John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono shared their married years is certainly spacious and luxury.
Its cost is a staggering £15 million, which of course makes Hollinshead House seem like a snip and you might need a reliable property management company like Rentify or one of the others, to help maintain it.
De Vere House: Harry Potter’s Cottage
Though he technically never actually existed, the name of Harry Potter could live on to be one of the most famous British names of all time. Harry Potter’s 14th Century home, where he was born and where Voldemort massacred his parents, costs just £950,000 and boasts six bedrooms.
The home was also cut up by various shots and used to create the entire Godrick’s Hollow village.
De Vere House is the second most photographed house in the whole of the United Kingdom, which may be a bit of a bother when made your home. If you’re wondering what the first most photographed house is, it’s Downing Street of course, and it might be rather difficult making that one your home, no matter how much money you have.
Stella McCartney’s lavish Pad in West London
The ex-home of fashion designer Stella McCartney in West London is a lot blander than the birthplace of Harry Potter in both image and notoriety. It is however, nonetheless minimalistic and chic.
First and foremost, prospective buyers may be rather shocked to see a bath right in the middle of this house’s master bedroom. You might also be surprised to know that the house has surged in price from £695,000 – the figure she bought it in 1997 – to its current market price of £2.5 million.
David Fade is a British Property Expert & Freelance Writer
