London: Battersea Power Station reborn, boom of luxury homes

The building made famous
by '30s cover Animals Pink Floyd

It's the fastest selling real estate of this kind recorded in London. 

In four days were sold real estate properties with a total value of 600 million pounds (nearly € 724 million) in the converted historic Battersea Power Station, the one with four colossal chimneys, in the south-west of London, the largest brick building in Europe remained unused for three decades.  An interesting example of luxury homes building boom.

They lined up starting at 6:30 am, reports the British press to grab a seat, large or small, preferably overlooking the River Thames, as this may become one of the largest urban corners 'cool' of the "new London" .

The building is considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the '30s and was made famous by the album cover of Pink Floyd's "Animals" of 1977, the one with the pig flying between the white chimneys of the plant.

The sale is open on Thursday and by Saturday had already been purchased all 600 units made available on the 800 in the project. From studios to 340 thousand pounds (415 thousand euro) in the attic of 6 million (over € 7 million). And the buyers belong to different classes: the bankers of the city to a former employee of the power plant. The company that operates the store is sure that soon all the 800 apartments will be sold, and in 2016 will begin the first tenants to live there. In fact, for the moment everything is on paper: the site has not yet been started, should start in the summer, but the project was assigned Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly and funded by a Malaysian company, it really makes my throat. 

The plant has stopped producing electricity in the early 80s and since then the industrial complex was designed for different locations, a Disneyland at one stage. To protect them, the four chimneys will be extracted and stored separately during the work. The conversion also foresees the creation of green spaces, swimming pools, gyms and commercial spaces, which will be used up to 15 thousand people. The enthusiasm did remove checks for Battersea Station Pawer the experts also explain the sudden increase in real estate costs and the coincident lack of housing in the surrounding areas such as Kensington.

Six million euro for a castle in Bavaria offered for sale by Porsche

Schloss Bullachberg

When an investment becomes unproductive is the case to discard it and so Porsche has decided to sell his castle in Bavaria, purchased in 2006, for six million euro. The automaker had in fact bought the castle, Schloss Bullachberg, close to Neuschwanstein Castle, the most famous of Bavaria, with the intention of turning it into a luxury hotel with 180,000 square meters. The idea was started by former president of the group Wendelin Wiedeking, but the renovations were never parties, and the company has now decided to sell it.

The automaker is due so retrace his steps after an investment property that proved to be too expensive.

Now the castle is for sale and given the environment fairytale may soon find the right buyers can turn it into a luxury hotel or a private residence by real king.

London: investigation of luxury property Vatican

Saint Peter - vatican

ITALY - Sharp decline in sales and the housing market crisis black as evidenced by the data released by Fiaip.

From Bulgari shop on New Bond Street in a building in the sophisticated section of St. James's Square, at the corner of Pall Mall. Property have been discovered by the Guardian of the best quality (and price) in London are headed to the Vatican. 

In an extended report in the British newspaper says, nevertheless, that trace the true possession of luxury properties isn't very easy, as he writes, the Vatican uses a construction of overseas businesses and that the connections recognized in the demand by the newspaper to make known properties, have established the best to hold that information private.

 The Guardian goes beyond London and describes other equally renowned property and are headed to the Vatican, in Paris, for instance. It highlights that this "empire" has been developed through the years using, in beginning, the cash received by Mussolini as a swap for acceptance of the fascist regimen by the Pope's paper finally says that he approached concerning the apostolic nuncio in London, Archbishop Antonio Mennini, but didn't comment.

Eight million pounds in an ancient castle in Scotland (ghost included)

how much would you pay for a real ghost?

One of the oldest still inhabited castles in Scotland is on sale for eight million pounds, about 9.1 million euro. The Blair Castle located in Dalry, in Ayrshire, is a real piece of Scottish history, inhabited by the same family for nearly 850 years: the whole structure, such as a thousand acres of land owned are in perfect condition, without sacrificing modern conveniences, as the heated pool. The building dates back to 1100, a period in which it was made even the Norman tower, part of the family that Blair was given the title of barons by King William the Lion.

For those who are looking for real estate of great prestige, an ancient castle, in the countryside of Scotland, could be an ideal solution.

The two owners have decided to sell only because they spend a lot of time abroad, where he lives part of their family, and fear of not being able to keep in perfect condition.