‘An amazing time to buy’: Petra Ecclestone and husband Sam Palmer may be ready to finally sell their £175million London home as the pound plummets against the dollar
They announced the decision to sell their £175m Chelsea home back in October.
And Petra Ecclestone and her real estate agent husband Sam Palmer may finally be ready to sell the property – as the latter sees the pound’s plunge against the dollar as a win for the couple.
“An amazing time to be buying in the UK for Americans,” the 38-year-old estate agent tweeted online while touting a financial win for himself and the 33-year-old F1 heiress.
‘An amazing time to buy’: Petra Ecclestone, 33, and husband Sam Palmer, 38, may be ready to finally sell their £175million London home as the pound plummets against the dollar
The pound is currently at a 37-year low against the dollar, making the Chelsea mansion much more attractive to buyers across the pond.
Petra and Sam, who married in July, are selling their house “off the market” – they posted a revealing 10-minute video of the house last year, produced by Architectural Digest.
The virtual tour offered potential buyers the ultimate Through The Keyhole style tour of their Grade II listed Georgian home transformed into a palace of gold and crystal.
Luxe: Petra and Sam, who married in July, are selling their house “off the market” – they posted a revealing 10-minute video of the house last year, produced by Architectural Digest
A Look Inside: The virtual tour offered potential buyers the ultimate Through The Keyhole style tour of their Grade II listed Georgian home transformed into a palace of gold and crystal
Bernie Ecclestone’s youngest daughter says: “It has taken me five years to complete this project and it is a home I absolutely adore.”
The video also features a 150,000 piece crystal chandelier and Petra’s huge dressing room.
The family spent lockdown in the 20,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom, 20,000-square-foot home, which has some unhappy memories for Petra as she shared it with ex-husband James Stunt.
Sam is a real estate agent at Hilton & Hyland, a Beverly Hills-based luxury brokerage company that deals with a range of mansions where no expense is spared.
Happy day: The couple tied the knot in a lavish London ceremony earlier this year and celebrated at their Chelsea home
The former car salesman met socialite Petra in late 2017 through her brother-in-law Jay Rutland, who is married to her sister Tamara.
The couple tied the knot in a lavish London ceremony earlier this year and celebrated at the Chelsea home known as Sloane House.
Petra shares Lavinia, nine, and twins James Robert Fredrick Jr. and Andrew Kulbir, seven, with her ex James, while she and Sam are parents to daughter Millie, two.
Awkward: The family spent lockdown in the 20,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom home, which has some unhappy memories for Petra, as she shared it with ex-husband James Stunt
Cute: The former car salesman met socialite Petra in late 2017 through her brother-in-law Jay Rutland, who is married to her sister Tamara