After a two-year hiatus, The Apprentice is finally back on our screens.
The BBC One show kicked off last Thursday with 16 brand new candidates competing to win Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment in their business.
Appearing in the boardroom for the first time since 2019, Lord Sugar was joined by Baroness Karen Brady and a new sidekick, former The Apprentice winner Tim Chapman, who has replaced millionaire Claude Littner.
During the first episode, where the contestants' first task was to come up with marketing campaigns for a new cruise liner, eagle-eyed viewers noticed another big change to the series.
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This year The Apprentice has taken over a brand new mansion to host the candidates during their time on the show.
All 16 contestants will live in luxury at Huxley House in Hampstead, London - a sensational property that is currently up for sale for a whopping £17,000,000 on Prime Location.
The prestigious house is located on The Bishops Avenue which is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world, and is known by many as 'Billionaire's Row.'
Designed by well-established Wolff Architects, the incredible 14,500 square-foot mansion boasts eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and five sitting rooms spanning across four floors.
According to its listing on Prime Location, lavish features of the home include a his and hers dressing rooms, a cinema, club room, games room, fitness suite, an internal lift to all floors and a car lift.
There is also an impressive spa with a swimming pool, sauna and a jacuzzi - which the female contestants dipped their legs into after winning the first challenge.
Inspired by mansions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the property possesses stunning architectural features with a double-fronted facade, two-floor galleried entrance hall, glazed French doors and a 22-foot balcony looking out from the master bedroom.
The extensive gardens are beautifully landscaped with a stone patio area with outdoor seating.
As well as being used for The Apprentice, it is not the first time Huxley House has appeared on TV as it recently featured on Channel 4's Britain's Most Expensive Houses.
The Apprentice is known for providing its candidates' with luxurious accommodation, as in 2017 and 2018 BBC used a £15 million house in London's affluent Notting Hill.
This home spanned five floors, with seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, three reception rooms, a dining room, playroom and staff apartment.
It also featured an extravagant master suite, which is set over one whole floor and comes with ‘his and hers’ dressing rooms.
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