Ladbible X Whatsapp
  • iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Lottery couple who abandoned £5 million 'Grand Designs' mansion hated by locals sell home for profit

Home> News> UK News

Published 13:44 9 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Lottery couple who abandoned £5 million 'Grand Designs' mansion hated by locals sell home for profit

The lottery heiress and her husband planned to totally transform the Scottish bungalow

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The lottery couple who abandoned their £5million mansion hated by locals have sold their home for a small profit.

Lisa Charters absolutely secured the bag when her parents, Carol and David Martin, won a whopping £33 million on the National Lottery in 2016 and gave her a share.

She used a chunk of the money to travel the world with her husband, Craig, before purchasing a three-bedroom bungalow in Morningside in 2021 for £875,000.

The couple paid £200,000 more than the original asking price for the spot with views of the Edinburgh skyline before starting their ‘Grand Designs’ style £5 million plans.

Advert

Truly looking like something from the popular TV show, they planned to demolish the place and then have it with zinc cladding, white brick and a dramatic sweeping paved driveway – all with incredible views of the famous castle.

The original bungalow. (Rightmove)
The original bungalow. (Rightmove)

It was set to become a three-storey, five-bedroom mansion with award-winning architect Richard Murphy drafted in to develop the plans.

But locals were not happy about it.

Edinburgh Live reported that ‘some of the 63 objectors’ were ‘furious’ that the council used public transport of part of their case recommending approval.

Advert

One ranted: “Are they seriously suggesting lottery winners will be getting the bus into town?

“To claim that multi-millionaires will be supporting local bus services is a joke.”

There were claims made that locals’ privacy would be invaded, sunlight reduced and property prices could be affected.

But despite controversy, Edinburgh City Council approved their proposals.

And yet, the couple decided to abandon it last year, putting the plot up for offers over £775,000.

Advert

The Charters haven’t exactly won the lottery in terms of making profit on the place though, as official records show it’s now been sold for £880,000.

So, after its sat there empty for the last year, the couple have made just £5,000 from it.

A digital mock-up of what it would have looked like (Richard Murphy Architects)
A digital mock-up of what it would have looked like (Richard Murphy Architects)

A sales advert for the lottery heiresses’ place read: “Quietly situated in an elevated position just minutes from Morningside and the Braid Hills Golf Course, this expansive 1,507 sq. ft bungalow showcases a spectacular 270-degree panoramic view of Edinburgh, stretching from the iconic Arthur's Seat to the magnificent Pentland Hills and presents a rare opportunity for discerning buyers.

Approved planning permission means that it can now be transformed should the new owners wish, into a contemporary and unique three-storey home featuring five bedrooms, a garage, and a gym, all with a jaw-dropping city aspect."

Advert

And the architect responsible for the ‘Grand Designs’ style plans added: “Our clients had a change of mind and have gone elsewhere. It's not to do with cost or neighbours, they've just had a change of mind."

Well, I wonder what’s going to happen to the house next.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/City of Edinburgh Council

Topics: Money, TV, UK News, Home

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Husband held his dying wife in arms after horror jet ski crash in Spain

    Chris Wright has told of his heartbreak following the passing of his beloved wife Debra

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Disney cruise passengers reveal terrifying sound they heard as girl fell overboard before dad dived in after her

    Both the father and daughter were rescued 'within minutes', Disney Cruise Line confirmed

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    MP reveals UK 'target' following Russia's chilling WW3 ultimatum to Brits

    Luke Pollard said the area is now a 'regular topic of conversation'

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Murder suspect Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing four Idaho students in bid to avoid death penalty

    Students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed in 2022

    News
  • Inside Grand Designs house that cost just £27,000 to make before ending in disaster
  • Family who live in middle of roundabout and refuse to sell home speak out
  • Retired couple came home from six-month holiday to 'find new build estate with 129 houses being built next door'
  • Couple who won lottery admit there is one thing they miss about life before major win