The FT ran an interesting article about buying properties with high ceilings… the height of luxury.
The article included quotes from many international agents including Home Hunts –
“Homes with high ceilings also have a certain je ne sais quoi in Paris, which has long fought to remain a low-rise city. While the La Défense business district has a number of skyscrapers and there are taller residential tower blocks in the 13th and 15th arrondissements, the centre is still largely free of tall buildings. Last year the city adopted a Plan Local d’Urbanisme, which limits the height of new buildings to 12 storeys, or 37m. Many clients of Tim Swannie, director of the luxury buying agency Home Hunts, seek out Haussmannian buildings, where the grandest apartments were built on the second floor, which has the highest ceilings of any level — usually at least 3.2m — and the most ornate interiors.”
