
A breathtaking mansion built for a sugar magnate has become the most expensive house for sale in Britain at £100million - and even the estate agents’ brochure will set you back £2,000.
Heath Hall was constructed on London’s most exclusive street - The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead - in 1910 for William Park Lyle of the Tate & Lyle family.
It fell into disrepair until property magnate Andreas Panayiotou bought it in 2006 and transformed it into one of the capital’s finest properties.

He spent £40million renovating the mansion and it is now the most expensive house on the open market in the UK.
The stamp duty alone will cost the buyer £7million - enough to buy a magnificent country home in the Cotswolds.
It is so exclusive that potential buyers will have to undergo a vetting process by agents Glentree Estates before paying £2,000 for the glossy brochure.




The property fell into disrepair after the Bank of China took over the three-storey mansion in the 1950s.
Bishops Avenue is now known as Billionaires’ Row because of the incredible wealth of the residents which include the Saudi Royal Family.
And the person who buys Heath Hall will get bragging rights as one of only a few people in London with a nine-figure valued home.
Mr Panayiotou employed a team of 120 tradesmen for the renovation, adding a further 8,000sq/ft to the already substantial 19,000sq/ft.



He was ranked 200th in last year's UK Rich List after building up a £400million property empire, a remarkable achievement given that he suffers from dyslexia.
He learned to memorise words, but never did learn to read in the conventional sense, leaving school at 14 without a single O-level.
But despite his lack of qualifications, he went on to achieve stunning business success.
The son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants, Mr Panayiotou was raised in London's East End.

source: dailymail
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