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Bigger isn’t always better in London’s struggling housing market
Mega-mansion owners are once again carving up their palatial homes
October 23, 2016 03:00PM
A Hyde Park mansion
London boasts many of the most expensive single-family mansions in the world. But as the market for high-end housing struggles, mansion owners are once again carving up their palatial homes into multiple units.
In recent years, London mega-mansions were … (View original article)
OTTAWA—The Liberal government says it’s taking a more “pragmatic” approach to selling off multi-million diplomatic mansions abroad, quietly changing a Conservative-era push to get rid of the posh properties.
The previous Conservative government announced in 2012 it would sell off some 50 diplomatic properties, including a historic Roman villa, multiple mansions across the United States and an $85-million Hong Kong property.
The Conservatives aimed to raise tens of millions f… (View original article)
Restoration work on a 19th Century castle appears to have woken up some ghosts.
Strange goings-on have been reported at Gwrych Castle in Abergele since work began back in 2014 to revamp the Grade I listed building and its gardens.
Visitors claim to have seen a ghostly white woman hovering in the air while dogs have also been spooked while walking through the grounds.
Gwrych Castle was built between 1812 and 1822 by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh as a memorial to his mo… (View original article)
Workers collecting red grapes in the vineyards of the famed Chateau Haut Brion, a Premier Grand Cru des Graves, during the grape harvest in Pessac-Leognan, near Bordeaux, southwestern France. (AP File Photo)
Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn’t unduly suffer.
Italy remained the world’s top producer for the second straight year, with … (View original article)
Have you ever longed for the elegance fit for entertaining in Houston’s social circles? Look no further. Your dream home is right here in the heart of Sherwood Forest in Uptown, and not far from the banks of Buffalo Bayou. This custom-built home was built in 1962, was recently remodeled, and is complete with complete with a private wine cellar, steam room and sauna, a reflecting pool in front and a beautiful in-ground pool out back, and it can all be yours for the asking price of $10.5 milli… (View original article)
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21:08 EST, 21 October 2016
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Updated:
00:10 EST, 22 October 2016
A limestone castle just outside of Denver that has been under construction for eight years is hitting the market for $17.5 million.
The mansion, named ‘Chateau V’, is located in the community of Evergreen. If sold for its asking price, the home will be the priciest ever sold in the neighborhood.
The last home to sell for anywhere near Chateau V’s asking price went for $9 million, Wh… (View original article)
We went to Scotland because of the kids; because the kids were looking for magic. Specifically the Harry Potter train ride, given that Scotland is JK Rowling’s land.
This was our annual vacation abroad. Jay, my husband, is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and also the International Forum group. Every summer, the members’ families travel together for a holiday.
Initially, when the group was quite new, we visited each other’s countries: Indonesia, Oman and Amer… (View original article)
The source added: “The question is are you losing £700,000 or is there a successor mechanism in place domestically that offsets the Brussels package?”
It comes amid wider fears about how the Crown Estate, which looks after Royal land, is being impacted by Brexit.
It is understood there were concerns about whether demand for stores on Regent’s Street and other parts of London owned by the Crown would drop after a vote for Brexit.
All revenue made by the Crown Estate… (View original article)
The grounds of the Isle of Wight’s Norris Castle in East Cowes has been added to Historic England’s Heritage At Risk register, just days after it was announced its surrounding landscape has been awarded Grade I status.
Norris CastleDescribed as a…
“remarkable survival of a romantic villa with model farm, Bailiff’s house, cottages, walled garden and glass houses”
…Norris Castle was designed in 1799 by English architect James Wyatt for Lord Henry Seymour.
The 143 acre la… (View original article)
The past meets the future: 700 year-old castle illuminated by SGM Denmark – Koldinghus is a Danish castle built in the 13th century, located in the Danish town of Kolding. For decades the castle has been illuminated by conventional discharge lamps, which is a costly affair in regards to both power and maintenance. Therefore, Business Kolding and the Municipality of Kolding decided to implement a new and more up-to-date lighting solution.
Apart from being expensive and high-mai… (View original article)