The richest house in the UK: The £250 million Mayfair megamansion that Phones 4u tycoon John Caudwell built

Businessman John Caudwell has constructed Britain's the richest house in the UK in Mayfair; at £250 million, it is more than double the size of the Royal Albert Hall. John Caudwell, founder of Phones for you and the richest taxpayer in the United Kingdom, has united two mansions in Mayfair to create a single, enormous mansion that is estimated to be worth £250 million.

A businessman and philanthropist, Caudwell, 67, sold his Phones 4u company for just under £1.5 billion in 2006. He purchased Mayfair House for £87 million in 2012 and rebuilt it totally a few years later.It's a Portland stone building that combines two homes, with a ballroom that can seat 120 people, 15 bedrooms, and eight levels. The super-square home's footage of 43,000 is larger than the Royal Albert Hall by more than twice as much, or the equivalent of almost 55 London flats. Channel 4 aired a show earlier this year on the extensive renovations that were done to this gigantic home, and in it, Caudwell discussed how a large basement was excavated to join the two mansions together. A "car stacker" can automatically move eight automobiles from the driveway into storage, and there's also an indoor pool with a lava volcano installation. 20,000 sheets of gold leaf were used throughout the luxurious furnishings, and one of the rooms is decorated in a Thai style (Caudwell's favorite cuisine) and features a river running through the middle with chosen African Cichlid fish and a fake cherry tree with pink blooms. Remodeling took longer than anticipated and cost £65 million more than anticipated.

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His main residence is a 12-bedroom Staffordshire country estate, and he also possesses a 73-meter yacht that he bought at auction for a "bargain" £35 million. Despite the high-tech security and 24-hour staff at the Mayfair House, billionaire Caudwell has said he no longer owns any valuables after being attacked with a metal bar during a burglary at his Staffordshire property ten years ago. Recently, Caudwell told The Times, "The value in my house is the property itself, but I don't keep any things." A staircase made of marble is impregnable. The documentary claims that Caudwell will not live there permanently since he plans to use most of the space for his charity, Caudwell Children, which provides aid to needy children and their families. "Because I don't need a dwelling that size," Caudwell told the Times, "I intend to organize gala dinners, charity balls, and meetings" in the refurbished mansion. The most expensive single-family home on the market in 2017 was a £40 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills, located in the Hampstead Heath neighborhood of London. The program Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire premiered on Channel 4 on February 5.

A look inside the £250 million megamansion, which boasts a theater, bar, and ballroom. - Virtual Reflection

Billionaire businessman John Caudwell lives in the most expensive home in the United Kingdom, a £250 million mega-mansion in London's Mayfair.

The 68-year-old father of Phones 4 U and his partner, Modesta Vesniauskait, and their 6-month-old son, William, reside in the spectacular 45,000-square-foot property.The luxurious estate is fully decked out from top to bottom, with a theater, bar, and ballroom. John told OK! Magazine that he had to gut the place and start over because the decor was "ostentatious" when he bought it eight cars eight floors. Subscribe to one of our daily newsletters and get more of the news you care about delivered to your inbox. He told the magazine, "It was just a matter of making things incredibly appealing." "It turned out to be a full gut renovation down to the bricks." John thinks that this spectacular, gold-decorated ballroom is the largest privately-owned ballroom in London, and it required far less maintenance. To paraphrase, "the site was just spectacular," was his initial reaction to seeing the area supports disabled children.

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While he did replace the carpet with hardwood and the curtains with new ones, he freely admits that the room was already pretty much in its current shape when he bought the estate swimming pool in indoor swimming pool. 'Who else has a room like this?' he enquired. Except for, as he said, "Buckingham Palace." Cinema rooms are a must in modern megamansions, and John's features patterned, comfortable-looking chairs with red velvet cushions and a popcorn machine expensive house cinema room. John elaborated, saying the facility "really is great" due to the high quality of both the audio and video. He's given it a homey feel by plastering the walls with photos of his relatives playing dress up as famous people from the past, such Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. The elegant entertainment area in John's mansion is decorated with a 1920s theme and is used for his charitable activities. John's classic cars are on display in a car stacker lift that can be seen from inside the house thanks to the abundance of glass throughout the structure of thai themed dining room. It's not hard to understand why the dining room is his favorite. There are blooming trees and a river, just like in an actual east Asian garden, and the design is very attractive. John says, "It's one of my favorite locations in the house, and it was somewhat of my creation," alluding to his fondness for Thai food.