Capital’s most expensive apartment is one of fresh breed of ultra-luxurious properties aimed at cash-splashing global super-richIt may cost £60000 a week to rent,but London’s most expensive flat does arrive with a butler, a choice of daily newspaper – and the expend of an Aston Martin. The 448 sq metre art deco Park Lane penthouse is the costliest of a fresh breed of ultra-luxurious properties designed to cater for the global super-rich, or who are choosing to rent rather than buy in London in order to avoid million pound-plus stamp duty bills.
The staggering rent means that a week at the five-bedroom,five-bathroom property in the Grosvenor House Suites costs more than twice the average annual UK wage of £28000. Related: UK rents expected to rise faster than house prices in next five years Related: ‘We didn't even have room for a table’: meet the 30-somethings fleeing London Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com