Stepping into the flat on the third floor, the lobby leads into a spacious sitting room. A bay window gives balcony access and fills the space with additional light. This space flows through to an unusually generous reception room, also with balcony access. Next door is a dining room, and both these spaces are flooded with light from banks of windows.

The fourth floor offers a well-proportioned principal bedroom suite with a bedroom, a bathroom with a bath, and a dressing room. There are four more bedrooms on this floor, all of them ensuite, and all with inbuilt wardrobe space. An additional reception room completes this level.

The flat includes a pair of balconies with spectacular rooftop views and enough space for outdoor seating.

Hale House is one of the most impressive apartment buildings in South Kensington. Built in the 1880s, it offers porters, lifts and a pair of private landscaped courtyards.

De Vere Gardens is a prestigious street running south from Kensington Gardens, lined with grand white stucco townhouses dating from the 1840s. Its celebrated former residents include the poet Robert Browning and the novelist Henry James.

From here, Gloucester Road and Kensington High Street are both close, offering a mix of restaurants, shops and underground stations. In addition, Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park are a short a walk away, while the world-class cultural institutions of South Kensington are also nearby.