To lure in buyers luxury mansion owner parked a $4.2 million Ferrari in living room

  • A UK property for sale had an unexpected item in its living room
  • The Ferrari was apparently used to drive interest in the luxury mansion
  • And the car is worth $1m more than the mansion

Published on Jan 11, 2024 at 7:24 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

Last updated on Jan 11, 2024 at 8:51 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Alessandro Renesis

The shrewd owner of a luxury mansion had a smart trick to bag a sale – parking a $4.2 million Ferrari LaFerrari in the middle of the living room.

And the car is actually worth $1 million dollars more than the chain-free luxury mansion it’s parked inside.

Real-estate agents and sellers will often get professional photos, highlighting the house’s best assets and showing it in its best light.

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However, as the property market is booming as we head into 2024 with Kanye listing his $53 million Malibu mansion for a bizarre reason, this property owner in Luton, UK went a step further in their attempt to drive a sale.

The Grade II listed luxury mansion was built in 1869 and its the Victorian charm is preserved.

However, step inside and the interiors are modern.

Per the listing: “The house is set on a plot of circa 1.3 acres to include a coach house – ideal for multi generational living or guest / staff accommodation, for example, a wild swimming pool and specialist garaging for ten cars.”

Additional highlights of the luxury mansion include a wine room and home cinema.

But the crowning glory has to be the Ferrari LaFerrari.

Some properties have literal gold mines to boost their value – but this is a little more inventive.

A pinnacle of the prancing horse’s automotive engineering and Ferrari’s quest to conquer the hybrid hypercar segment.

Parked next to floor-to-ceiling windows so it can be enjoyed both from the interior and exterior of the property, the limited-production hypercar, limited to 499 units, was unveiled in 2013.

It is still a rare and coveted piece of automotive art for collectors.

The Ferrari supercar combines a potent 6.3-liter V12 engine with an electric motor.

The payoff is a total output of approximately 950 horsepower.

Its $1 million base price at launch has more than quadrupled since – meaning it’s valued at more than a million dollars more than the luxury mansion.

The asking price for the mansion and its 1.3-acres: $3.2 million.

A Ferrari LaFerrari can fetch more than $4 million.

A lot of potential buyers who say the photos were perplexed.

“Why would you put your car in the living room when trying to sell your house?” said one.

‘It’s Luton. Clearly it’d get nicked if it was left outside,” another quipped in response.

“I’d suggest if they had a £3m car in a £2m house, they’ve also got another house, or two,” a third suggested.

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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”