Est. 2011 Manhattan · London · Paris By mutual decision

ASHCOMBE VANCE HOUSE.

A private property house.
Properties of consequence,
in three cities.

— Representation by mutual decision.

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On Method

Est. 2011

Ashcombe Vance House is a private property house. We represent fewer than thirty properties at a time across Manhattan, London, and Paris — and we accept assignments only after meeting the principals. Our clients do not search. They are introduced. The house earns its instructions one decision at a time.

Cities Three markets

MANHATTAN. LONDON. PARIS.

Manhattan New York · NY AVH · MAN 9 properties
London Greater London · UK AVH · LON 11 properties
Paris Île-de-France · FR AVH · PAR 7 properties
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A house on Eaton Square.

Belgravia, London SW1.

A Grade I listed townhouse on the southern terrace of Eaton Square, restored across a seven-year programme by the present owners. Six floors, original Cubitt fenestration retained, mews to rear with three-car garaging and a self-contained two-bedroom apartment.

Provenance Built 1828, Cubitt
Restored 2017–2024
Floor area 812 sq m / 8,740 sq ft
Bedrooms Eight, principal suite
Reception Five, two formal
Outdoor South-west walled garden
Mews Three-car, two-bed flat
Guide On application
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Provenance

Built 1828 under the Thomas Cubitt development of the southern terrace. Continuous private ownership since 1872. Listed Grade I in 1953 (Historic England entry 1066019). Original Cubitt fenestration and stucco proportions retained throughout the 2017–2024 restoration.

Restoration

Seven-year programme conducted by the present owners under English Heritage supervision. Roof, stucco, sash windows, and cornicing addressed in phase one (2017–2020). Interior joinery, plasterwork, principal staircase, and mews flat completed in phase two (2020–2024). Conservation reports available on application.

Comparables methodology

Pricing benchmarked against the last twelve Cubitt-period transactions on Eaton Square and Belgrave Square. Guide on application; the house does not publish on the open market and does not respond to portal-aggregator inquiries.

Archive references

Belgravia Estate archive (Grosvenor Group, Historical Records); English Heritage Listed Buildings register; Survey of London, Volume 45 (Knightsbridge and Belgravia). Inspection by appointment with house counsel.

Principal contact

Helena Ashcombe, principal · London. Marcus Vance, counsel · New York. Inquiries reviewed personally; no third-party intake.

Index of Properties Twenty-seven currently represented

Twenty-one further properties represented privately. Inquire for the full index.

Stewardship 01 — 04

01

Introduction.

Representation begins with a meeting. We do not accept submissions through forms or third-party referrers. Most introductions are made by existing principals.

02

Survey.

We commission a survey of the property — structural, archival, market — before we agree to represent it. Properties that do not survive the survey are declined.

03

Discretion.

Representation is private by default. Marketing, when undertaken, is to a curated list of vetted principals. No public listing portals.

04

Closing.

Negotiations are conducted between principals' counsel. The house remains involved through completion and, when retained, through stewardship of the property afterwards.

Principals

Helena Ashcombe

Principal · London
MA, History of Art — Courtauld, 1998 Director, Christie's London — 2001–2009 Head of Private Sales, Sotheby's — 2009–2011 Founding Principal, Ashcombe Vance House — 2011 RICS — Chartered Surveyor

"We sell fewer than thirty properties a year. We could sell more. We choose not to."

Marcus Vance

Principal · New York
JD — Columbia Law, 1996 Counsel, Wachtell Lipton — 1996–2004 Head of Real Estate, Eklund Gomes (private side) — 2004–2010 Founding Principal, Ashcombe Vance House — 2011 NY State Bar — Real Property Section

"Most brokerages exist to close. We exist to advise. The close is what happens because we got the advice right."

From the archive

Financial Times

House & Home — June 2024

"The most discreet property house in London is one most Londoners have never heard of — which is precisely the point."

The New York Times

T Magazine — October 2023

"Ashcombe Vance House does not advertise its listings. It has never needed to."

Monocle

Quality of Life Survey — 2023

"Among private property houses operating in three or more capitals, Ashcombe Vance is widely regarded as the discipline's reference."

Le Figaro

Immobilier de prestige — Mars 2024

"Une maison de propriété qui choisit ses biens comme une galerie choisit ses œuvres."

Inquiry.

Inquire privately.

Tell us what you are looking for, what you are selling, or who introduced you. We respond personally, within five working days.

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All inquiries reviewed by a principal of the house. No third-party intake.

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