Britain’s most expensive rental property? Grade-II listed mansion costs £780k …

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  • Audley House in Mayfair, London, has a master bedroom one-and-a-half times the size of the average new UK home
  • The six-storey home, spread over 8,346 sq/ft, is worth around £35million – and you can rent it for £15,000 per week
  • It has four reception rooms,
    five VIP bedroom suites, family kitchen, gym and private walled gardens
  • The tenant will still have to pay council tax, gas and electricity and water bills along with their TV licence
  • With security fees included, the bills come to £125,000 a year on top of the rent
  • Mansion owned by billionaire businessman John Caudwell, mobile telecom entrepreneur and founder of Phones 4U

By
Rebecca Pocklington
and James Tozer


PUBLISHED:

11:07 GMT, 19 February 2014


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UPDATED:

22:47 GMT, 19 February 2014

The master bedroom alone is one-and-a-half times the size of a typical new house.

But if you’re still worried about finding space to stretch out, relax – there are four more bedrooms to choose from, excluding the staff quarters.

As for the price of this rental property, if you have to ask, you definitely can’t afford it at £65,000 per month, or £780,000 a year.

But, while they are full of praise for its fine furnishings, there is one thing the lettings agents omit to mention.

Audley House has a serviceable two-limousine garage – but its next-door neighbour but one is a monstrous multi-storey car park.

Audley House is a six-storey home, spread over 8,346 sq/ft, and has four reception rooms, five VIP bedroom suites, a family kitchen, a gym and private walled gardens

Audley House is a six-storey home, spread over 8,346 sq/ft, and has four reception rooms, five VIP bedroom suites, a family kitchen, a gym and private walled gardens

The stunning six-storey home is ready for tenants to move in tomorrow - if they can stump up the cash

The stunning six-storey home is ready for tenants to move in tomorrow – if they can stump up the cash

Audley House is a Grade II listed Georgian home and comes fully furnished with a huge inventory list of luxurious furniture, fixtures and fittings

This stunning mansion is available for the rental price of £15,000 per week - which equates to £65,000 per month

London’s Audley House (left) comes fully furnished with a huge inventory list of luxurious furniture, fixtures and fittings (right) and is ‘ready for tenants to move in tomorrow’. Worth around £35,000, the stunning home is available for a rental price of £15,000 per week – which equates to £65,000 per month

That's not in the ad: From the exterior shots in the advert, you'd never know that two doors down there is a concrete multi-storey car park

That’s not in the ad: From the exterior shots in the advert, you’d never know that two doors down there is a concrete multi-storey car park

Peter Wetherell, managing director of
Wetherell, said: ‘Taking into perspective that a client could have
assets of £500 million or £1 billion, spending £720,000 per annum to
rent a mansion in Mayfair is literally pocket change.’

Tenants
will have to pay £15,000 a week to rent the £35million London mansion,
on top of £125,000 a year for bills including council tax, gas and
electricity, water bills,TV licence and security.

A five year contract means handing the private landlord £3.9million. 

Just like with a run-of-the-mill rental, interested parties will have to fork out a six week deposit and the first month’s rent if they want the home.

On this occasion it means paying the landlord £150,000, which is only slightly less than the £167,000 average price paid for a home in England and Wales.

The property, which can be rented immediately, has been kitted out with antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces
and bespoke furniture. It also has comfort cooling, restored period
features and state-of-the-art security and audio/entertainment
technology are incorporated throughout.

The tenant will have to pay a staggering £780,000 over 12 months for The Grade II listed Georgian home - enough to buy a pleasant family home in London

The tenant will have to pay a staggering £780,000 over 12 months for The Grade II listed Georgian home – enough to buy a pleasant family home in London

Just like with a run-of-the-mill rental, interested parties will have to fork out a six week deposit and the first month's rent if they want the home - and a five year contract means handing the private landlord £3.9million

Just like with a run-of-the-mill rental, interested parties will have to fork out a six week deposit and the first month’s rent if they want the home – and a five year contract means handing the private landlord £3.9million

Audley House, which sits in the corner of Audley Square in Mayfair, London, has been kitted out with antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces and bespoke furniture. There is a luxuriously appointed private passenger lift with access to all floors

It is covered in antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces and bespoke furniture and there is a luxuriously appointed private passenger lift with access to all floors

Audley House, which sits in the corner of Audley Square in Mayfair, London, has been kitted out with antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces and bespoke furniture

The mansion has comfort cooling, restored period features and state-of-the-art security and audio/entertainment technology are incorporated throughout

The mansion has comfort cooling, restored period features and state-of-the-art security and audio/entertainment technology are incorporated throughout

There are two further reception rooms, one styled with Ralph Lauren wall fabrics and the other with the finest silk wallpaper

There are two further reception rooms, one styled with Ralph Lauren wall fabrics and the other with the finest silk wallpaper

The grand entrance hall has hand painted silk wallpaper, restored original ceilings and a sweeping ‘Scarlett O’Hara style’ staircase.

There is a luxuriously appointed private passenger lift with access to all floors.

On the ground floor is a magnificent 14-16 seater formal dining room with antique chandelier and mirrors. The walls are paneled in flush velvet and there is a large reception room dressed with period paintings and cosy oversized sofas and feature chairs.

There are two further reception rooms, one styled with Ralph Lauren wall fabrics and the other with the finest silk wallpaper.

PHONES 4U BILLIONAIRE JOHN CAUDWELL: OWNER OF THE £250 MILLION MAN CAVE

Mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell and his long term partner Claire Johnson who are behind the luxury Mayfair rental

Mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell and his long term partner Claire Johnson who are behind the luxury Mayfair rental

The building is owned by billionaire entrepreneur John Caudwell, whose extravagant taste in homes came to light last October, when he proposed linking two Mayfair mansions by a 14,000 square ft underground extension.

For many, £250 million is a giant fortune, but for Caudwell, who made his fortune by building an immensely successful telecom company over 20 years, it’s essentially tipping money.

Caudwell, born into a working-class family in Stoke-on-Trent, he started his empire in 1987 with his brother when he made an early bet on the world’s booming industry of mobile phones.

He bought 26 phones from the U.S. and sold them to British plumbers and businessmen for thousands each.

In 1993 he founded the service provider Singlepoint, before selling the brand, which had gained 1.9 million contract customers, to Vodafone for $650 million.

He used the profits to build his empire further by piling money into his handset store, Phones4U.

He sold the majority stake in Phones4U in 2006 for $2.8 billion, and the remaining stake in 2011 for $272 million.

Caudwell claims he is Britain’s biggest income tax payer and refuses to use offshore tax havens like Jersey or Monaco like many other British billionaire entrepreneurs.

The estate agent marketing the mansion on Wednesday described the rental as 'pocket change' to the sort of people interested

The estate agent marketing the mansion on Wednesday described the rental as ‘pocket change’ to the sort of people interested

The grand entrance hall has hand painted silk wallpaper, restored original ceilings and a sweeping 'Scarlett O'Hara style' staircase

On the ground floor is a magnificent 14-16 seater formal dining room with antique chandelier and mirrors

The grand entrance hall has hand painted silk wallpaper, restored original ceilings and a sweeping ‘Scarlett O’Hara style’ staircase

The bedrooms are all decorated in different coloured decor to keep the theme of the property throughout - and with plush leather and velvet, it is luxurious from floor to ceiling

The bedrooms are all decorated in different coloured decor to keep the theme of the property throughout – and with plush leather and velvet, it is luxurious from floor to ceiling

The floorplan of Audley House includes four reception rooms, five VIP bedroom suites, family kitchen, gym and private walled gardens

The floorplan of Audley House includes four reception rooms, five VIP bedroom suites, family kitchen, gym and private walled gardens

It also has comfort cooling, restored period features and state-of-the-art security and audio/entertainment technology are incorporated throughout

It also has comfort cooling, restored period features and state-of-the-art security and audio/entertainment technology are incorporated throughout

There is a luxuriously appointed private passenger lift with access to all floors

There is a luxuriously appointed private passenger lift with access to all floors

The walls are paneled in flush velvet and there is a large reception room dressed with period paintings and cosy oversized sofas and feature chairs

The walls are paneled in flush velvet and there is a large reception room dressed with period paintings and cosy oversized sofas and feature chairs

It has been kitted out with antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces and bespoke furniture

It has been kitted out with antique crystal chandeliers, grand fireplaces and bespoke furniture

With twin bed, doubles, and suites, there is enough room for a family to move in and live spaciously

With twin bed, doubles, and suites, there is enough room for a family to move in and live spaciously

The six-storey home also has a gym equipped with all the mod cons - in stark contrast to the luxury in the rest of the home

The six-storey home also has a gym equipped with all the mod cons – in stark contrast to the luxury in the rest of the home

It comes fully furnished with a huge inventory list of luxurious furniture, fixtures and fittings and is ready for tenants to move in tomorrow

This stunning mansion has become one of the most expensive homes to rent on the open market after it became available for £780,000 per year

The grand entrance hall has hand painted silk wallpaper, restored original ceilings and a sweeping ‘Scarlett O’Hara style’ staircase. On the ground floor is a magnificent 14-16 seater formal dining room with antique chandelier and mirrors (right)

Location of Audley House in Mayfair, London, which is one of the most expensive rented properties in Britain

Location of Audley House in Mayfair, London, which is one of the most expensive rented properties in Britain

SOME OF BRITAIN’S MOST EXPENSIVE RENTAL PROPERTIES

Audley House in Mayfair, London,
comes complete with five VIP bedroom suites, seven bathrooms, four
reception rooms, a walled garden, and one parking space.

But it is just one of many expensive properties in the area.

A flat in One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, London, is at £45,000 per week:

It has five bedrooms, a dining room seating 10 comfortably, a media room, a large family kitchen and several bathrooms.

It is divided into two wings, the five bedrooms being found in the city wing, with all the living and reception spaces in the park wing.

A house in Brick Street in Mayfair, London, at £30,000 per week:

It has seven bedrooms, six reception rooms, seven bathrooms, a spa and sauna and a cinema room.

This property covers around 16,500 square foot and has been completely refurbished.

A Penthouse flat at Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge, London, is at £25,000 per week:

It has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, four reception rooms and a gym.

It has around 8,000 square foot of lateral living space along with a roof terrace, a massage room, a guest cloakroom and a staff kitchen.

A house in Church Road, Wimbledon Park, is at £15,000 per week:

It is a five-bedroom detached house with two reception rooms, a dining room, kitchen with open-plan breakfast room, utility room, two walk-in-wardrobes and a garden.

It sits next to The All England Tennis Club, and has a basement with indoor pool and gym, a spacious triple-aspect garden and off-street parking.

A Penthouse apartment in Chelsea Harbour, Chelsea, is at £10,000 per week:

It has three bedrooms, one kitchen, two balconies, a study and a gym.

Set within a riverside development, it is equipped with mod cons including an outdoor plasma TV on one of the balconies.


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denisherring,

christchurch nz, New Zealand,

1 hour ago

Just think the value of a compass and navsat to find your partner ?

doodahs,

maldon, United Kingdom,

1 hour ago

and the TV is where???? 🙂

Jack,

London,

2 hours ago

Tacky

xsnake,

orrs island,

2 hours ago

The lack of mirrored ceilings, keeps the joint from looking like a *****house.

King rasta123,

New York, United States,

3 hours ago

Don’t think Hollywood stars will stay there, it’s too small with no land

Global,

Aus,

3 hours ago

All that money and next to a grotty car park? That’s London for you.

Happy Dude,

Newcastle NSW, Australia,

3 hours ago

Why do the mega wealthy have such gaudy and ostentatious taste in furniture and decor?

Love,

Sydney,

4 hours ago

How much will cost me to poo ? please answer .

EUSSR,

London,

2 hours ago

Shed loads

dabas,

uk,

4 hours ago

You think that’s impressive look up aberconway house mayfair which is owned by Poland’s richest man.I virtually lived in it for a year(worked there as security)just before it was renovated.It is huge and the largest private residence in Mayfair,used to be the headquarters for Rank film many years ago.I loved working there ¿¿

itcouldonlyhappeninuk,

Brewood, Staffordshire,

5 hours ago

Wow! A beautiful home to admire but not afford! I’m sure someone will love living there! 🙂

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