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GuardianOct 3Preview

‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?

For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areasAn elegant Georgian facade, a full-width balcony and an exclusive address in South Kensington just steps from the Natural History Museum and the V&A. Yet the listing price of this west London flat at Queen’s Gate Gardens has dropped by nearly £1m since last year, to £4.4m.It is far from an isolated case. A nearby house originally listed at £20m was slashed to £14m this year, says a local estate agent. In neighbouring Notting Hill, a stucco-fronted property that came to market two years ago at £16m is now being offered for less than £14m, they said. Continue reading...

Lauren AlmeidaPropertyHouse prices

GuardianOct 2Preview

Peter Thiel revealed as secret buyer of Bel Air mansion that sold for $130m

The 1938 mansion, Casa Encantada, once belonged to Conrad Hilton and was sold at foreclosure auctionThe tech billionaire Peter Thiel has been revealed as the new owner of a storied Bel-Air estate that quietly sold in July for a staggering $130m.The 1938 mansion, Casa Encantada, was sold at an open-air foreclosure auction in Pomona, with the name of the buyer kept under wraps for months. The winning bid is now revealed to have come from a limited liability company linked to the venture capitalist and PayPal and Palantir co-founder, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the buyer’s identity. Continue reading...

Lucy CampbellPeter ThielLos Angeles

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