London, UK. 25th January 2025. The 40-bedroom Holme mansion in Regents Park, previously owned by members of the Saudi royal family, has been sold for 139 million pounds. The identity of the buyer has not been revealed. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Credit: Alamy
AN HISTORIC mega-mansion dubbed “London’s White House” has sold to an Emirati billionaire for £190million.
The Holme is situated next to a boating lake within four acres of Regent’s Park, London, and features a staggering 40 bedrooms.
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The Holme in Regent’s Park has sold to an Emirati billionaire for a staggering £190millionaire Credit: Alamy
It was purchased by Hussain Sajwani (left) dubbed the ‘Donald of Dubai’ Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The Georgian property with its whitewashed walls is spread across 29,000 square feet and has been described as the “definition of western civilisation” by architectural critics.
In what will rank as one of the most expensive property deals in British history, the mansion is being snapped up by “the Donald of Dubai”.
Hussain Sajwani is a friend and business associate of President Donald Trump and recently announced a $20billion investment in US data centres.
He also partnered with the US President to build the first Trump-branded golf course in the Middle East.
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But it’s his son Abbas Sajwani who will reportedly be the latest owner of the mega-mansion with his website calling him “the youngest billionaire in global real estate”.
It continues to say that he “built a multi-billion-dollar development company in under five years”.
AHS Properties, which is based in Dubai, recently purchased the city’s five-star Shangri-La hotel in a whopping $300milllion deal.
Abbas’ new residence in Regent’s Park was last bought in 2025 by a US tech billionaire, reports The Times.
It was purchased from Saudi royal Abdullah bin Khalid Al Saud for £139million after it was originally put up for sale for an eye-watering £250million.
According to the outlet, he was forced to make the sale because a £160million loan secured against the property had not been repaid.
Before then, it had been on the market for almost two years and was then purchased by Zedra, a Luxembourg company in a deal with esate agent Knight Frank in December 2024.
Beforehand, it was bought for £34 million in 1991 by a company owned by the children of former Saudi defence minister, Prince Khaled bin Sultan al-Saud.
But in 2023, the property was put on the market and seized by creditors after reportedly defaulting on a loan for a private jet.
The Holme’s freehold is owned by the Crown Estate and is a leasehold property.
