When Britain's biggest private house, a mega-mansion called Witanhurst on Highgate Hill in north , went on the market in 2008, it was close to a ruin.The roof was riddled with leaks, the floorboards were warped and cornices embellished with gold leaf were blighted by mould.Given that this 90,000 sq ft property had a total of 65 rooms - including 25 bedrooms - and a ballroom 70ft long and 20ft high, with an elaborate ceiling that takes six months to paint, it amounted to the country's ultimate doer-upper.
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