It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they’ve been fooled. I’d rather live about 20 miles away from london city centre in bigger house than stay in central london in a matchbox.
Yep, I feel like someone would have to be completely out of their mind to give that kind of money for what indeed constitutes a pretty claustrophobic basement flat. I was gasping for air just lookin at that windowless study. The flat gives out vibes of closing in on you.
Yeah, apartments in central London rarely cost a million per square mile. the cheapest you could find is around 1.5 - 1.6 mil for a one bedroom squalor. Similar to New York with some of their smaller townhouses. However, I generally find New York properties way bigger for their price. London is just very expensive, as London is the 2nd most expensive country to buy property from so this only makes sense.
There's nothing comforting about this way overpriced home. It's cold and dark and updated ugly. I would think someone who isn't into the history of London would love this place, but it feels more like a cold not cozy hotel .
After watching this video I feel so good about my £400k semi detached house in Leeds. Other than the location my house looks not too different to the interior of this house, plus I have a bigger kitchen and garden!
I noticed a lack of outdoor, green or bright spaces with all the multi million pound London properties. There was one for over 10 million split over basement and ground. Which millionaire wants to live in a basement flat? Why are these developers skimping on killer views, roof gardens and lots of natural light? The flats are bland and devoid of character.
Developers deploy interior design (bling) to dazzle buyers, to make them forget about the property's negatives, and to dupe them into thinking the property is actually worth the inflated price tag.
Utterly ridiculous price. The front door opens directly into the tiny sitting room. Very little natural light. I expect somebody will buy it eventually. Thank goodness I’m poor!
Imagine paying £13M and waking up to the beautiful view of a brick wall and then going upstairs to make a breakfast in a kitchen which is smaller than the one you get in a council flat... proper rip off
I also found that weird. I'm Portuguese and that to me was an averagely sized fridge. I've had fridges bigger than that living on my own. That was definitely not an American style fridge, have they seen what an American style fridge looks like?!
@@carronalee I love marble - I truly do. But I’ve been astonished at the interior designs I’ve seen of late where the trend is to enclose a room in marble of all one variety. There’s not even any visual interest: no ogee edges or interesting carvings - nothing. All we ever see on these shows is the same “waterfall edges” (otherwise known as “square cut”) and unremitting expanses of polished stone. It’s gotten so that the natural beauty of marble is lost in the cold, claustrophobic and sterile looking rooms that are floor-to-ceiling solid stone. In the comments of another video, someone described a marble-bedecked home as reminiscent of a mausoleum- and I couldn’t agree more! Even without that unflattering association, why would anyone want a home so completely unoriginal? Does no one have an imagination any more? ps ~ I smirked when the two baths fitted with the same boring stone were described as being of a “sandy” color - as I was thinking she came up with a very clever euphemism for “beige.” Groundbreaking…
On a positive note, Jaz and Tom have upped their game. More knowledge of interior specs including materials used gives off a professional yet fun vibe. Bravo 💫 keep it up and I’m your subscriber for life (Less “luxury” basement flats though😊)
Love the outdoor space .. 5.25 Looks like if you were in a high security jail and had an hour for fresh air and look at the bricks Really it's bland, dull and you could get a country pile for 10 per cent of that .. Another Brazzers film set !
The kitchen is beautiful but...anyone who knows how to cook will agree that it's an unworkable kitchen. There is NO counter space!!! The dining room is just too small for so many seas and...on top of that, there is a study with no daylight. Can anyone imagine working for hours in a cellar with no daylight at all? In all, it is a beautifully finished apartment, yet not enough square space and lots of poorly designed rooms. Not worth even considering buying.
Great tour as always but the asking price is ridiculous for this basement flat. The padding on the walls must be a secret joke because if you pay the asking price you belong to an asylum
I can understand why they split these buildings into apartments but for me it ruins it. They should have turned it into one big family home. They know they are targeting the rich and wealthy to start with. I don’t like the sandy tones though look very cheap & some of the bedrooms look a bit small.
Your channel has a disturbing number of videos that feature homes of remarkably poor layout and decoration, for obscene prices, with the only calling card being: “It’s London.” Your channel is becoming a masterclass on “Why London is unlivable for real people…”
I feel for these presenters …I really do. I think it’s important to remember that they aren’t the owners, architect/designers, interior decorators, or realtors coming up with such spaces. Apparently the bulk of the luxury market in London is consumed with cramped, sterile and lifeless shoeboxes. They can only show what is open to them - and try to present the spaces as flatteringly as they can. Describing plain wall shelving as “bespoke” was nothing if not a stretch. I absolutely cringed when Tom had to shimmy his way around the dining room table. Clearly the decorator hoped to convince prospective buyers that the room could seat more than would be comfortable.
@@jenniferlynn3537 They are simply ways for foreigners to park assets. They don't trust banks as only 85k is guaranteed in the event of a bank collapse. Mortgages for expensive properties are also dirt cheap.
With the exceptional exterior of the building oozing high end period charm I was expecting the same inside only to be shown an interior that could have been an apartment on Liverpool docks. The MBF panelling looked as if it came out of B&Q, It just looked like muton dressed as lamb. Its mind boggles thinking how some one could have scraped the building clean of its high quality period interior and replace with tat. Charmless.
You guys gave an excellent presentation, but I feel like someone would have to be completely out of their mind to give that kind of money for what constitutes a pretty claustrophobic basement flat. I was gasping for air just looking at that windowless study. The place gives out vibes of closing in on you. Only watched it cause I was curious to see what those knightsbridge flats looked like inside, and it seems like even the wealthy are getting swindled by the insane speculation of the London housing market.
Pay 13.5 £ for three levels and no even a small elevator. You must use 500 steps up -down every day. We are not 15 years old. What if there is any disability?
Tom and co need to understand that they're the property (and its inherent qualities such as location, views, size, privacy, light, functionality, quietness etc) are the stars of the show; not nicknacks and bits of blingy items.
Again Jas and Tom presented this property beautiful, would love to see this apartment without all the lights on during the day time, basement apartments not everyone cuppa tea but if you can afford to pay 13.5 million then you can afford to keep the lights on 24/7, but definitely a positive note is the location.
Literally the entire building was brought with £20m + £10m investment in it and made from it 9 apartments each at a £8m minimum, overvalued, welcome to the real estate world.
Does there actually exist people who’d pay £13.5m for that … if so, they need psychiatric help, the only thing incredible about it is how tiny and ordinary it is!
No. Too squished. They've tried to create a luxurious apartment on too small of a footprint and tried to squeeze too much into that square footage. A classic example is the dining room where if people were seated, one wouldn't be able to walk around them. This would have been better as 2 spacious bedrooms and cancel the unnecessary spaces. This apartment is a fail.
I need clarification please. Where do these millionaires and billionaires keep their expensive cars if their homes don't even have a garage. Imagine parking your luxury car on the streets in front of your apartment 🤦🏾
A wall mounted TV would be great in that office space, since it's on the ground level, and doesn't have any windows. Breaks up the boredom of the room. Can't think looking at four walls.
@@lala-ct9ir I agree but a property is only worth what people are prepared to pay for it so if it sells it's not overpriced. There may be a cost of living crisis in the UK ,but not for the mega rich of which there are still plenty about
You did your best to big up this basement flat. I am intrigued to know who would be attracted to buying it to live in. I wonder if it is merely an 'investment' property and will lie empty.Makes sense.
Did the presenters forget to show us half of the 'apartment'? I mean, £13.5m and the only reception room seems to be that converted foyer, accessed directly off the street i.e no hall! These two presenters really are 'amateur hour' - talking about features but then not showing them in the video, raving over average features in an attempt to big them up (sorry... people see right through that) and OMG...'kinda like', 'sorta like', 'almost like', like like like! It's high time these presenters stopped being scared of what they are saying and just said it without tempering the words. If it's 'almost like', then ... it's not. So why say it? I know it's a schoolkid fashion to say 'like' all the time but these are not kids. Guys... have confidence in what you are saying. C'mon... don't be scared! Now back to this property. Freehold/leasehold? You did not tell us. Gushing about furniture or art pieces if they are not included in that £13.5M is pointless. Parking , if any? Again, you did not tell us. I know only too well that property in our capital, and especially in this area is very expensive but even so, this one is quite simply overpriced for what it is, with the vendor probably hoping that this video will trigger someone with little knowledge of property prices to jump forward. I 'm staying put, thanks but good luck.
Not keen on this, agree with all the comments below. Can't stand rooms without windows. Very confusing having a front door from the street straight into your sitting room. It gives it the feeling of a two-up, two-down, for 13.5 million! I don't like the idea of strangers being in a gym just beyond your door, creepy beyond belief! If I lived here I'd feel like people could just enter my property all the time, I wouldn't feel secure at all. Definitely a thumbs-down from me.
You guys make good videos! Regarding this one, this is a £5mln Knightsbridge flat, simple as that. The refurb is done well enough but the space is not a 10mln+ property or even a 5mln+. Of course any seller is free to list their property at 100mln£ should they wish to do so.
U find a lot of "luxury" property like that, advertised at WAY over. Why? Because they are in no rush to sell, if even want to sell at all. Sometimes it's money laundering. Sometimes the owner is an offshore co, just shuffling cash around with a sale ... to his other offshore co. This helps create the bubble. Same with Rolexes, tulipomania, East India Company and much more. Eventually a mug or trophy seeker will buy it. Often with a mortgage he can walk away from if the market crashes.
Hmm I knew exactly how the interior would look before it was shown. Grey grey grey grey silver grey grey black grey. As for the "outside area" off the master bedroom? Hmm, I think the phrase "cell" might be more appropriate. Obviously Kn bridge is an ultra high status area. But Notting Hill used to be considered a slum and is now v prestige. So I wonder if, in time, will other areas with more innovative/exciting buildings begin to rival Kn Bridge as a high end location?
It's such a pretty home, I really like the furnishings. It makes everything feel very warm and welcoming. I don't think it's worth the asking price though.
Amazing property in a want to feel like im living in a luxuary hotel kinda way - reminds me im getting old as it disappoints me "cosy" and "homely" are so out of fashion these days - As much as i can admire them there is a coldness about how properties are designed these days that i know i wouldnt feel happy with
I like this channel, but the over mentioning of "ambient lighting" and "home" when its a house really is rather annoying (to me...) why do these posh / not so posh houses over do it with marble, i think marble is tacky... Watched this video with the volume down...nice house but vastly over priced Tom Jaz... Anyone can be an interior designer...
Am I alone in thinking that the two presenters here are just not dressed the part to sell a property worth over £13m? They're both dressed as though they are just about to go to Aldi for their weekly shopping!🤣
Just like the old and beautiful brownstones in NYC, Brooklyn and the Bronx I would like to keep some of the original interiors and not turn everything into some futuristic space place. There is a lot to be said for craftsmanship old style.
