Rich life from scratch

Chapter 229 The Ideal Small Manor (Part [-])

A rich man at Lin Qishan's stage has a different focus from ordinary people!
Of course he didn't buy a house for single living.

Because of the convenience of travel and even private jets, this kind of rich people often like to buy properties around the world, buy an apartment in London, a villa in Malibu, and an island in Florida...just for fun!

Because the mansion they bought may not be lived in once a year, there was news that a rich man in the Middle East saw a good apartment on the street in London, so he asked his staff to find a way to buy it.

As a result, after a round of inquiries, he came back and told the rich man: You bought this apartment and the two next to it three years ago!
So for people like them, the greater meaning is to have fun, to play with the house in their own way, and to design their own paradise without obeying the rules and restrictions.

Lin Qishan has this kind of mentality. He doesn't plan to live overseas for a long time, but people need adjustments. If they come out for a week or so, they need a place to store their shopping!
Just like buying a car on a whim this time, you also have to have a garage, right?I bought so many clothes, shoes, jewelry, and bags for Zhao Xunmei, and it was inconvenient to take them all home, so naturally there had to be a place to put them.

So the second use of the house for him is to store clothes and jewelry, as a luxury car garage!Therefore, the space needs to be large, and there are many places where the design can be freely developed!

Tell these ideas to the real estate consultant Fu Feiyang recommended.

This immigrant Chinese lady, after hearing the exaggeration of these typical rich people, was not surprised at all, and it was not the first time she heard similar requests, and she was very skilled: "You can see Richmond Park, it It is a suburb of London, with excellent living facilities, and not too far from the city center..."

Lin Qishan took a look online first, and then he and Zhao Xunmei pondered about the facilities of the location. After reading it all the way, he felt that it was very good, so he made an appointment to drive to visit the site.

Three or four 10-minute drive from the city center, it feels like Yanjing's Xishan villa area, green water and green hills golf course, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, but not too far from the downtown.

Richmond is a well-known affluent area in London. It has a rich and complete life and entertainment facilities. There are various tennis and football clubs, golf courses, various shopping centers, restaurants and bars.

The surrounding parks are full of green areas, and there is also the largest nature reserve in London, where wild deer are frequent.The crime rate is also the lowest in London, which is suitable for rich people like him who occasionally show off.

After all, the law and order in foreign countries is different from that in China. Whether they are safe or not depends on the region. The richer the place, the better the law and order; conversely, the poorer the place, the more chaotic.

In such a quiet, elegant, and bustling place, Lin Qishan felt that it would be nice to come here for a week or two for vacation occasionally. If he wanted to go to the city center, it was only half an hour's drive away.

Now that the location is suitable, the next step is how to buy and how to build it!

First of all, Lin Qishan wanted to have a big, big yard where he could play football.

To put it bluntly, it is a manor, but it can't be too far from the city center. He doesn't really want to experience the country life. If the surrounding facilities are not rich, it will lose the meaning of vacation and play.

In fact, there are not many manors in London, and some are all kinds of royal palaces, Hampton Palace, Kensington Palace, these royal families or large houses related to the royal family.

But Lin Qishan's request is also simple, he knows that this is London where every inch of land is expensive, so he only asks for three to five acres of land, a big house about an hour's drive from the city center is enough.

So the real estate consultant recommended a place: On the Thames River west of Richmond, there is a house with an area of ​​3.5 acres, which has a history of several decades, but it is not a heritage building!

In particular, I want to say here that the aristocratic life in manor castles that everyone is looking forward to is not necessarily as good as imagined, because these centuries-old buildings are often protected cultural relics.

You can buy, sell and live in, but if you want to decorate, you have to apply to the government!Changes in appearance are often not approved!For example, if you want to repair a central air conditioner, you need to drill a lot of holes, so sorry, it destroys cultural relics!
On the other hand, not belonging to cultural relics gave Lin Qishan enough room to play - even if it was pushed and rebuilt, it would be no problem!
So Lin Qishan's first feeling was that it was suitable for the purpose, and he could just make it for himself!

So the second is to visit the site.

The lady on the road was flipping through its information: "The building after World War II, the owner of the house was a wealthy businessman at first, but later his family fell behind, and he changed hands several times. The current one is owned by a company, and he bought it for development. Due to business problems, construction has not started for several years, and the eagerness to turn around can only be sold for money.”

During the chat, they found the house.

Surrounded by residential areas and commercial areas, the popularity is quite high. It is not the desolation in the countryside where no one can be seen for seven or eight miles. After all, this is a wealthy area, and every inch of land has value for use.

Although the house has been placed for a period of time, it is still well-maintained. After the gate is opened, there are gravel-paved driveways on both sides. The big Victorian-style house is directly in front of it. It is long and has a large spire, so it is tall Two and a half floors.

There is a fountain in front of the building that has dried up. The statue has lost its luster due to the sun and rain. Stepping on the steps that have been polished by the years, you open two double doors and walk in. The transparent design makes the air in the house not bad.

There is an old marble floor under your feet, and there are many solid wood home decorations, giving people the feeling of a very traditional British style. If you repair it well, it will not be worse than the Ritz Hotel!

There is a large corridor on both sides of the entrance to the house. The height is more than six meters, which is very majestic. If the ceiling above the head is painted, and a few sets of knight armor are placed on both sides, it will look like a palace!

At the east end of the promenade is a cinema that can accommodate 40 to [-] people. The stepped shape is very immersive; at the west end is a large banquet and dance hall. The sun shines through the double-height windows, making the room bright and majestic.

Obviously, the owner of the house had considered modern enjoyment at the beginning of the design, and Lin Qishan was very fond of it, because if the house is too old, it will be too laborious to renovate!

If it is a building of 200 years old, they may not even have toilets!A typical example is the Palace of Versailles. In such a large palace, if the people living in it are in a hurry to urinate, they are said to be looking for grass!

The second floor of the house is for living purposes. There are more than [-] rooms with various functions. In terms of capacity, it is not too big or small, so that it will not echo when walking in emptiness, but it will not be too small to lose style.

There is a garden behind the house. The flat lawn is green, with dense old trees planted on both sides. The backyard area is very superior. Based on an area of ​​3.5 acres, it is equivalent to 21 acres of land in China!

In the saying that farmers pursue one mu and three points, owning 21 mu of land for lawns and gardens can be regarded as a happy little landlord!

The most important thing is that Lin Qishan can really drive a Rolls Royce and drift on it!This area is already not small, equivalent to the size of two standard football fields!
There is no problem with landing the helicopter, and the English garden will be repaired later. These bushes that are taller than a person can be used as a maze to play!
There is a maze in the house, how many people's childhood dreams!Raising a few black long-legged Doberman pinschers and driving a golf buggy to walk the dogs in their backyard is perfect!
Lin Qishan looked around and really liked it.

Now there is only one thing in front of us - the price.

The real estate consultant told him: "The owner asked for 2000 million pounds. Here I need to remind you that the average price of the surrounding real estate transactions is 80 pounds. According to the area, it is equivalent to 18-20 villas, so There’s a certain premium to the total price.”

The housing prices in the suburbs of West London, single-family villas with yards, are relatively good around 100 million, and generally 70 to 2000 can be won. Don’t think that other villas are not expensive when you see 3 million—the average annual income in London is [-] GBP!
This is less than [-] a month. According to the consumption habits of Westerners who cannot save money, it is quite difficult for young people to buy a house here without the help of their parents!

Thanks to its characteristics and location, this small manor is naturally more expensive than villas with the same area, because there are not many who can enjoy manor life in the suburbs of London!
After Lin Qishan thought about it, he still wanted to take it.

2000 million pounds can only buy an apartment of [-] square meters in central London, such as One Hyde Park, but here, it can be exchanged for a small manor!

ps: Three shifts, ask for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)