Highly Desirable

Tales of London’s super-prime property from the Secret Agent

Anonymous

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Headline Book Publishing
01 November 2023

Residential buildings, domestic buildings; Memoirs; Property & real estate

'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rightmove anymore . . .' - MARINA HYDE

'A gloriously entertaining glimpse behind the closed doors of the high-end house market. I never knew property could be so riveting' - PRUE LEITH

Spanning the course of a year, Max - the alias of London's most exclusive property agent - guides us through the unimaginable highs and bank-breaking lows of his business, where houses sell for up to

170 million and discretion is key.

With a client list that includes a Booker Prize winner, several Oscar nominees, a stadium-filling musician, an HRH, two national treasures, a supermodel, a Duke, a Duchess, and untold FTSE board members and titans of business, there is never a dull moment for Max and his team - John, Damien and Natasha - as they negotiate both huge property deals in the office, and their complex personal lives outside of it.

Offering an insider's view into the hidden machinations of this exclusive market, Highly Desirable sees Max attempt to balance his team, his own needs and, of course, the books against his ever-demanding clients, as he showcases the good, the bad, and the downright bizarre nature of the real-estate market of the super-rich.

'If you want to read a gossipy and witty book about buying and selling houses for the rich, then you're in luck: it's wickedly delicious!' - NIGELLA LAWSON

By: Anonymous
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781035403028
ISBN 10: 1035403021
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Secret Agent has run his own business dealing in the super-prime London market for twenty years. For five years he wrote the hugely popular weekly 'Secret Agent' column in the Financial Times, and now does so in The Sunday Times. He has an MA and MFA in Creative Writing and lives in London.

Reviews for Highly Desirable: Tales of London’s super-prime property from the Secret Agent

A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rightmove anymore . . . -- Marina Hyde A gloriously entertainingly glimpse behind the closed doors of the high-end house market. I never knew property could be so riveting -- Prue Leith