'Saddest ever' £10m Grand Designs house 'gave viewers second-hand panic attack'

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Daily Star revealed the fate of one of television's most infamous houses.Earlier this week, we told how the sprawling cliffside mansion once dubbed the 'saddest ever' Grand Designs property, had finally gone on the market for a whopping £10million.The extraordinary Chesil Cliff House is designed in the style of a lighthouse and has sat empty and imposing on the cliffs of Croyde, Devon for years due to development hell that has blighted the owner. READ MORE: 'Saddest ever' Grand Designs home on sale after owner divorce and building hellSince appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs with his ambitious project in October 2019, Edward Short, 52, had been through the wringer with Covid, issues with contractors and financial stress placing the project at a bitter stalemate.The burden the white elephant of a house placed on Edward's personal life was also heavy as the exhausting process led him to separate from his wife Hazel.It was initially promised that the mansion would be on the market for a cool £10m by the end of 2021.However, this timeline never materialised due to a range of problems ranging from Covid-19 complications to difficulties with the temperature-sensitive tiling on the mansion's pool.It is set to go on sale shortly with a £10m asking price, and will return to Grand Designs in the autumn for an update episode.And Reddit users shared their thoughts on the development.