GRAND Designs’ saddest ever property has seen a sudden urge in interest after it was revisited in last night’s show.
Edward Short, the owner of the disaster property has revealed that he has received two offers since last night’s show for the £10 million property – coming from as far as Australia and New Zealand.
The record executive featured in an hour-long special on Channel 4 last night where Grand Designs frontman Kevin McCloud revisited the doomed property to see if Edward would be able to shift it.
Just hours before the special went to air, Edward showed a top agent from Australia around the home who guaranteed his anonymous buyer down under would be able to offer the asking price on the cliffside Devon home.
Speaking to the MailOnline following the new episode, Edward declared: “I am 100 per cent certain that it will be sold by the end of November.”
Speaking about his strategy to offload the property, he added: “I set a period of marketing to complete at the end of November with best final offers at that point. I had to keep a sensible period of time after yesterday’s Grand Designs to enable international buyers and others to travel, view or send a representative.”
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He went on: “My fingers are crossed… otherwise my family will have a very miserable Christmas. But I am already convinced it will turn out well.”
He confirmed his plans to keep bidding open for a few more weeks to capatlise on the resurge in interest following another television appearance.
Chessil Cliff House has been nothing short of a nightmare for Edward who faced major financial setbacks, building issues and the breakdown of his marriage to wife Hazel who featured alongside him on the 2019 episode of Grand Designs.
However, Edward insisted he and Hazel, the mother of his two children, remained friends and even watched last night’s special ‘together’.
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Edward has since become engaged to Jalia Nambasa and added: “I am getting married next year and as long as I’ve got enough for more than a pint and packet of crisps, there will be a party. I can’t wait for that.”
It has remained one of the property show’s most talked about homes thanks to its fascinating circumstances as well as a few high-profile rumours of popstar Harry Styles buying the home, which were later confirmed to be false by the estate agents.
By 2021, the house was looking no better and Edward had hoped it would be complete by the end of that year so he could list the house in a bid to net himself a tidy £4million profit.
The home was listed in July earlier this year for an eye-watering £10 million, even though it lacked basic facilities such as a kitchen, bathroom, flooring and light fittings and fixtures.
Despite the upset and anguish of losing his marriage because of his over-ambitious property project, Edward has managed to find love again, after turning to online dating in a bid to distract himself from his many property woes.
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The impressive waterfront house features five bedrooms and bathrooms, four reception rooms, a sauna and a cellar as well as a stunning three-bed annexe known as The Eye.
Speaking of the financial difficulties surrounding the house in July, Edward said: “These past ten years have been a marathon slog – and I have got used to being a millionaire in debt. I've accepted the only way forward is to finish and sell it.”
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