Years of sadness, misery, debts. The “saddest house in the world” was finally sold

A house -inspired house, which became famous for being the protagonist of the “saddest episode ever” of a popular British television program, was finally sold – after his owner was brought to ruin.

The infamous Chesil Cliff Housein Devon, in southern England, became known after its construction left the ownerEdward Short, 57, with a debt of over 7 million pounds 8 million euros).

The work, which should last only 18 months and cost 1.8 million From pounds, it has extended for over a decade, leaving short in bankruptcy and unable to attract buyers, says the.

Affected by recession and real estate crisis, the construction of the house would take Over 12 yearsduring which exceeded the budget in several million pounds. The costs fired even more when shorts tried to turn it into a headlight in style art deco.

The project ended up costing the shorts not only a small fortune but also the marriage to the woman, Hazel.

Short’s epic was portrayed in October 2019 in an episode of Channel 4 – which was described by many spectators as “the saddest episode ever”From the program.

At the time, short, then 52 years old, thrilled viewers with the history of your attempt to transform a degraded lighthouse into a luxury housesustainable and environmentally friendly.

The episode accompanied the misfortune that plagued short For years, with a project that left the family dived in millions of debt pounds, eventually leading to the couple’s divorce, who has two daughters.

The property, with five bedrooms, was placed for sale in 2024 by 5.25 million pounds, and has now been finally sold, revealed. It had been initially listed by £ 10 million in February 2023, to no avail.

Edward says he feels “Relieved” for the sale of the propertyBut it is good, a little to play, that it will continue to play on the brick with the dream of power to repurchase it.

“It is definitely the closing of a long chapter of my life – There is no doubt about that. Mentally I had turned off the property for some time, because it was inevitable, ”admitted the now happy former owner.

Despite everything, Edward claims to keep good memories of the construction, and says that those years have been of the best of your life. “I remember many moments of the construction of that house with pleasure. There were absolutely amazing moments. All the time I built it was fantastic- It never disappears”.