It's tea time at Sir Thomas Lipton's five-acre London estate: luxury flats for sale within tea mogul's former Southgate home

Tea lovers rejoice. You can now buy a home on the five-acre estate of fascinating philanthropist and tea mogul Sir Thomas Lipton (1848-1931) in Southgate, north London.

The poor boy from the Gorbals in Scotland, who grew up to become a fabulously wealthy self-made man and friend of royalty, founded the iconic Lipton tea brand and chain of grocery stores.

Now, developer the Yogo Group has finished the first phase of its revamp of the estate where Lipton lived for 50 years, and is selling homes there with £1 million-plus price tags.

The Grade II-listed property in picturesque grounds has been transformed into 11 superb apartments, all of which come fully furnished. There is also a 24-hour security team on site.

Visit yogogroup.com if it sounds like your cup of tea.