From stately homes to skyscrapers, little adds more to a home’s desirability — and price — though it can be tricky to change a lightbulb
At the end of last year, a six-bedroom house in Cobham, Surrey, came up for sale at £6.5mn. Built recently by the owner, it had a standout feature: a kitchen with a triple-height ceiling of more than 7.5m and full-length windows looking on to the garden. Three buyers fought a bidding war until it sold for £7.25mn. One of the bidders was a client of Jason Corbett, owner of Rowallan Buying Agents.
“This created the precedent for the larger, more valuable homes with high ceilings — plus large rooms and decorative details — to become the definition of luxury and prestige,” Backe-Hansen says. The first floor still has cachet today, particularly in the most desirable addresses. Will Watson, head of property finder The Buying Solution, says that, in Belgravia’s Eaton Square, first-floor apartments command a premium of 20 per cent or more.
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