Channel 4’s peek into the gilded cages of the UK’s one-percenters, Britain’s Most Expensive Houses, returns Wednesday, June 11 at 9 PM GMT. With enough square footage and heated pools to trigger a cost-of-living crisis flashback, this week’s episode spans the map from London penthouses to sprawling country estates, where money really does grow on trees.
In Hertfordshire, high-end agent Margaret Towey attempts to close a deal on the £10 million Orchard View—a tough sell, even to retired model Jilly Johnson, who has her eye on another bargain, the £7.5 million Loam Wood. Across the Channel, French Alps agent David Lucas makes a London appearance to sweeten the deal on two Val d’Isère chalets: the quaint, rustic £15.4 million Silverstone Lodge, and the slightly-more-palatial £18.3 million Chalet O’Valala.
Back in Blighty, we find award-winning home staging company Lemon and Lime frantically making a £3 million Derbyshire farmhouse market-ready in under 48 hours. The episode even ropes in location scouts like Lexi, who assesses Orchard View’s cinematic potential. Because apparently, ten million quid isn’t enough to convince a retiree, but a movie set might be.
“Britain’s Most Expensive Houses” airs Wednesday on Channel 4 at 9:00 PM GMT.
