WHEN you are a pop megastar and the neighbours complain about your ever-growing luxury pad, there’s only one thing to do. Keep snapping up their surrounding houses.
Superstar Ed Sheeran has faced a barrage of objections over grandiose schemes for “Sheeranville”, his sprawling £3.7million complex of five homes — including swimming pool, two-storey treehouse and pub — in the Suffolk town he grew up in.
The final home was added in 2019 when he paid £875,000 to buy out next-door neighbour Sharon Jest, who had often objected to his ongoing construction work.
She had insisted “enough was enough” when he applied to build a 32ft chapel in the 16-acre grounds. A neighbour in the town of Framlingham — which has a population of 3,342 and an average house price of £400,000 — said: “Ed paid over the odds for the new place, but he can afford it.” Ed, who is worth £160million, is deeply connected to the picturesque market town.
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