On the market with Savills, the family home is set in the enclave of Ilchester Place, on London’s most expensive street, and the property backs directly on to Holland Park.

On the market with Prestige Properties Italy, the property was built in 1564 by the Renaissance architect Baldassarre Lanci as a military fortress for Cosimo I de' Medici, the second Duke of Florence, and later the first Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Following reports that property searches in the Cotswolds have doubled in the last year, we don’t expect this Knight Frank property will sit on the market for long.

On the market with Mott and Chace Sotheby’s, Bois Doré was built in 1927 by famed New York architect Charles A. Platt and is one of the last gilded age mansions in Newport, R.I.

On the market with AK.SO Conseils Sotheby's, the property is located in the heart of the Bourbonnais countryside, near the spa resort city of Vichy in central France.

Set near Padua and Venice, Villa Emo Capodilista can sleep up to 10 in 7 bedrooms. With a commanding position within the La Montecchia wine estate, the villa is surrounded by vineyards and offers panoramic views over the Colli Euganei hills.

On the market with The Agency, Villa Ruchello sits on 3.35 lush acres in Santa Monica, surrounded by rolling lawns, gardens and citrus groves.

On the market with Savills, Ffynone was designed by Royal architect John Nash and the 18th century house is considered one of his “finest private works”, and is one of 3 remaining Welsh estates designed by the architect.

On the market with Cameron Avery of Prestige Properties Italy, the estate is set in the heart of Tuscany with views of the rolling hills of Crete Senesi to Val d’Orcia, and even the towers of Siena, on clear days.

Stone Hall was built on the gently sloping hillside overlooking the picturesque Glandore Harbour in west Cork, one of the prettiest villages in Ireland.