Updown Court (grid reference SU944641) is a Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. The 103-room mansion has 58 acres (230,000 m2) of landscaped gardens and private woodland. It was, in 2006, the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world. It was listed with Savills and Hamptons International (estate agencies), in 2005 for £70 million (138 million USD). In October 2011, it was announced that the property had been sold for £35m .
Read more about Updown Court: History of Updown Court, The Estate, Ownership and Sale, Leslie Allen-Vercoe, 2001 Raid, Maintenance
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