It’s official, this is the world’s most expensive house for sale: The Holme has been dubbed ‘the White House’ of London’s Regent’s Park, boasts 40 bedrooms – and has an asking price of US$300 million

Mar 11 , 2023

The Holme lakeside manor in London’s Regent’s Park was recently put on the market. Photo: Bloomberg

The Holme, a 205-year-old mansion in Regent’s Park in London, is reportedly up for sale. The mansion was allegedly repossessed as part of repayment for an expired loan to a member of the Saudi royal family, according to the Financial Times. The agents handling the sale are reportedly asking for up to £250 million – about US$300 million.

An entrance to The Holme lakeside manor in Regent’s Park in London, on sale for US$300 million. Photo: Bloomberg

The 40-bedroom mansion sits on 1.6 hectares (four acres) of land in Regent’s Park near the heart of London. If it reaches the reported asking price, the property would become the most expensive ever sold in the United Kingdom.

The Holme lakeside manor in Regent’s Park boasts 40 bedrooms and eight garages. Photo: Bloomberg

It is the most expensive home currently listed for sale anywhere in the world, according to luxury magazine Robb Report. The Holme dethroned a three-story penthouse in New York City’s Central Park Tower, which was put on the market in September for US$250 million.

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An 1870s sketch of The Holme in Regent’s Park, which is currently for sale for an estimated US$300 million. Photo: The Print Collector via Getty Images

Another massive mansion held the previous UK record – 2-8 Rutland Gate – which overlooks London’s Hyde Park and was sold in 2020 for US$232 million. The mansion was put back on the market in October for £200 million, or about US$221 million.

The Holme was built in 1818 by Georgian property developer James Burton, and was first occupied by his family before being used by Bedford College. It became a private residence again in the 1980s, according to the Evening Standard.

An unnamed source speaking to the Evening Standard called the London mansion “the White House in Regent’s Park”, comparing the building’s facade and its massive scale with that of the historic home in Washington DC. The mansion reportedly contains 40 bedrooms, eight garages, a tennis court, a sauna, a library and a “grand dining room” as part of its 29,000 sq ft of living space, per Robb Report.

The Holme has been described as “the White House in Regent’s Park” – and it’s easy to see why. Photo: Wikipedia Creative Commons

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Particularly expensive properties like The Holme typically draw interest from foreign investors who may not intend to live in the house, but instead add it to their portfolio. Bloomberg reported last summer that 48 per cent of the homes sold in London’s most expensive districts in the first six months of 2022 were sold to international buyers.

The Holme lakeside manor in Regent’s Park in London, photographed on March 3. Photo: Bloomberg

Knight Frank and Beauchamp Estates are reportedly the agents handling the sale, and both declined requests for comment on the proceedings.

This article originally appeared on Insider.

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If this 40-bedroom mansion in the heart of London’s Regent’s Park gets its asking price of US$300 million, it will be the most expensive home ever sold in the UK
Repossessed as a way to repay a loan by a member of the Saudi royal family, the early 19th century mansion sits amid 1.2 hectares of land and also has 8 garages, a tennis court and a grand dining room