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Robbie Williams asks $9.2M for his sprawling English estate

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 11:00 AM PDT

British pop star Robbie Williams and his wife, Ayda Fields, aim to sell their English country estate in a strong market for the stately properties. The couple is asking £6.75 million, or $9.2 million, for the 72-acre property in Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, according to Mansion Global. The estate has its roots in the mid-1500s, when an English politician bought the property and its manor house from the royal family. Another home was built a century

Nearly 100K homes sold across UK in August ahead of tax break expiration

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Close to 100,000 homes across the United Kingdom sold in August ahead of the expiration of a government tax break. The surge of sales marked a near 21 percent increase from August 2020, and 32 percent more than the total sales in July when seasonally adjusted, according to Mansion Global. August is typically a slower month for sales, but the tax break expiration at the end of September is likely fueling the activity. The U.K.

Creepy dolls helped sell this New Orleans home super fast

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

How do you turn a dilapidated home in New Orleans into the top listing on Realtor.com and sell it in just a day? Two words: Creepy dolls. NOLA Living Realty agent Tony Bertucci leaned into what he called his home’s “hideous and horrifying” vibe by posing creepy dolls around its decaying interiors for the listing photos, according to a report in KNWA. Bertucci, who bought the 1966-built home to flip, had to turn his attention