David and Victoria Beckham have listed their six-bedroom home
in the Var region of
Provence for €2.75
million. Marketed as "an exceptional estate in a pristine setting," the 200-acre
property, Domaine Saint-Vincent, has three reception rooms, four bathrooms,
staff accommodation, an infinity pool and pool house, a two-story
guest house, a chapel, various outbuildings "with additional
potential" and far-reaching valley views.
The Daily Mail reports
that the Beckhams bought the 19th-century home for €1.74 million
in 2003 and spent €5.7 million on renovation. If it sells for its asking price, that could
represent a loss of €4.6 million for the couple, who are estimated to be worth more than €500 million.
The
Daily Mail also says that the house is reportedly haunted by the former owner, who committed suicide in the study.
The reason Posh and Becks are upping sticks, however, is said to be that the couple and their four
children--Brooklyn, 17; Romeo, 13; Cruz, 11; and Harper, 5--prefer to spend
their time in London (where they recently spent £31 milllion on a townhouse in Holland Park) and in Los Angeles.
Other reports suggest the Beckhams are offloading real estate because they're planning to divorce.
Either way, everyone seems to agree they've hardly used the house. A story in The Sun quoted "a source": "The
locals won't miss them as they were hardly ever here. When they were, David signed the odd autograph and he once had a kick-about with the villagers, but that was their only contact with them. You wouldn't have seen Victoria queuing for
a croissant in the boulangerie."
Domaine Saint-Vincent is 4 km from the village of Bargemon, 23 km off the A8 motorway
(exit Le Muy) and 99 km from Nice International Airport.
For all the details see the listing here...
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