THE most “instagrammable” house in London is up for sale for £1.25million and the owner is gutted to see the pink pad go.
Eccentric property developer and reality star Malcom Wood, 66, owns the 871-square-foot social media sensation and says he’s spotted a fair share of influencers on his doorstep.
Content creator Ava Reynolds, 19, snaps some content infront of the Bankrobber house[/caption]
Owner Malcom Wood said he’ll be sad said to see his pink pad go[/caption]
Part-time models Amy Young, 19 (left) Chloe Flunder, 19 (right) pose up with the glam backdrop[/caption]
The Bankrobber house on Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, is supposedly the most photographed house in London.
Unfortunately Macolm is letting it go due to tax hikes, but he said he’ll definitely miss the tourist hotspot.
“It’s had more than 2,000 women who have had their photo taken outside,” he said.
“They’re always there, when I stayed there for a little while, every time I’d look out my window they’d wave at me.
“Sometimes they’ll want to throw a party – one influencer paid me £4,000 for one night.”
Malcolm has since moved out of his party house and it’s been used mostly on Airbnb for £300 a night.
THE PINK HOUSE
A quick search of “The Pink House” online will drag up thousands of pictures of models, influencers and tourists posted outside the pink plot.
Taking snazzy pictures along the high-end street was nineteen-year-old entrepreneur Ava Reynolds.
The founder of content creation service That’s So Social was snapping pics of part-time models Chloe Flunder and Amy Young with luxury property backdrops.
Amy said she’s not had a problem taking photos outside the lavish pads of London, and owners seem to be fine with it.
“No one has ever actually come out, I think they’re probably so used to it,” she added.
“Especially somewhere like Notting Hill, round here, they’re so used to this sort of thing.”
Other swanky houses in the area certainly seemed to get some attention too.
A neighbour on the road said her home has received its fair share of internet fame as well.
She said: “We get a few for sure, people taking pictures outside but it’s not too hectic – because it’s everywhere in London.
“You walk down the street and there’s always people taking pictures. Our front house as well, it’s kind of the usual thing.
“In peak season you’d probably get 10 a day maybe.”
Robbie Williams, Harry Styles, and Hugh Grant are just a few of the Hollywood stars who are rumoured to live in the city’s infamously posh spot.
With three high-ceilinged floors, a secret top floor, and two secret basement floors, the houses along Lonsdale Road are said to boast six levels altogether.
The luxury property is being sold for a whopping £1.25million[/caption]
Sun Reporter Freya Parsons went to check out the rest of the property[/caption]
The roof terrace looks over art gallery Raglan and offers a view of Lonsdale Road[/caption]
THE PARTY HOUSE
In his outlandish TV show Malcom Flips Vegas, the businessman is seen striking up deals with the assistance of beautiful women, limousines, and most importantly a never-ending party.
The Pink House, The Bankrobber House, The Love House, The Skinny House are all names used to describe the most photographed property in London, but there’s another name that it might deserve more – The Party House.
Fittingly, the property is bang in the middle of Europe’s biggest street party, Notting Hill Carnival, but it might be even wilder behind the pink doors.
He’s said he wouldn’t be able to share all the raucous times he’s had at The Pink House but he can promise he’s had a good time there.
“There’s been loads of police coming to parties and saying you’ve got to calm down – my group is a bit wild,” he added.
“It’s been a lovely house, I’m quite sad selling it, to be honest.”
Neighbour Cheryl says it’s been rather serene lately but remembers the rave days: “There were only a few but they used to go on until 3am.”
“They used to get millions of people in there.”
Inside the bright red doors is a cosy living room with a fur rug, a throw and a cosy kitchen at the back.
A quick trip down the spiral staircase leads you to the bedroom with a bathroom only for the brave.
The cheeky en-suite is completely glass-fronted with a complete view of the bath, loo, and even straight outside.
It’s even got a secret door for people to leave the house directly from the brazen boudoir.
Climbing up to the roof offers a wooden panelled terrace with a view of Lonsdale Street and Raglan Art Gallery.
“They do call it the love house,” Malcom recalled fondly.
“I’ve had four main tenants here, everyone one of them fell in love, got married to the woman they were living with and moved out because they had a baby.”
Quirky art can be spotted throughout the stylish house[/caption]
The bedroom boasts a secret door and glass-fronted en-suite[/caption]
A stand-alone bath sits with a view out to the back garden[/caption]
THE BANKROBBER HOUSE
The famous London joint was so popular it used to exhibit works by Banksy, Russell Young, Pete Doherty and Ronnie Kray.
For this reason, it was nicknamed The Bankrobber House.
It had been pink for decades but it certainly turned heads when Malcom and his painters made a slight blunder.
It was getting dark one Friday afternoon in 2005 and the team were finishing off some construction work for the place.
Malcolm explained: “I said to my labourers, ‘Man, let’s just paint the front of this house, it’s so small, we don’t want to come back here on Monday.”
“So I peeled off a chip of paint, and I said ‘Go and get this paint’ and it was a much lighter pink.
“There were five of us and we thought let’s just paint this place double quick in darkness.
“We didn’t know it was fluorescent pink.”
When the team woke up they realised they’d painted the house a bright fluorescent pink.
It’s since been repainted to the recognisable hot pink it is now.
If you’re thinking pink, you can snap up the hot-house for £1.25million with Foxtons or Knight Frank.
Neighbour Cheryl says she remembers hearing the ‘rave days’ from next door[/caption]
The Bankrobber house got its name from exhibiting Banksy pieces[/caption]
Resident Chris Collins, 39, and dogs Dot and Murray stroll by The Bankrobber House daily[/caption]
