Wow. Robbie Williams is so desperate to get back to Los Angeles for Christmas that he is willing to lose a million pounds on his Wiltshire home. When he bought it in February, he paid almost eight and a half million.
The seven bedroom house near Calne is so big that it requires its very own substation for electricity. It has temples, fountains and a personal helicopter hanger.
Robbie has decided that he wants a quick sale on the property and has reduced the price to ensure that he gets one. He had originally bought the house to use for the promotion of his new record, ‘Reality Killed the Radio Star’, but has now changed his mind… It would appear that Mr. Williams only bought the place impulsively and he now regrets his decision. Now the wet weather in Britain is getting him down and he wants to head back to the US.
Apparently, there are already a few different people who are interested in buying Robbie’s mansion. The Sun has reported that; ‘Robbie is desperate to get things moving quickly rather than hang around just to get a bit more money. Being settled back in the States quickly with Ayda is more important to him.’
It is also rumored that Robbie is ‘struggling’ to afford the upkeep of the enormous property. He has said, ‘I can’t really afford to keep it. Maintenance is a lot. I’ve done a few impulse buys and it leaves you no money.’
So, it is not just ‘ordinary’ home owners who are feeling the pinch at the moment. This may make people feel a bit better when it comes to struggling with mortgage payments but it will not make things any easier.
Robbie Williams has sold an estimated fifty-five million albums during his career. Since 1997 he has released a total of eight studio albums, four compilations and one live performance that was recorded at Knebworth. He recently told the press that his differences with Gary Barlow had now ‘been settled’ and said that a Take That reunion concert would not be out of the question.