'Saddest ever' Grand Designs house that led to couple's divorce on sale for £10m

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A property that featured on the 'saddest ever' episode of Grand Designs and led to the owner's family being torn apart has gone on sale for a whopping £10m.

Couple Edward and Hazel had big ambitions for when they appeared on the Channel 4 hit show back in October 2019, with plans to build an extravagant coastal home to escape their busy London lives with daughters Nicole and Lauren.

Located at Down End Point, a popular beauty spot in North Devon, the five-bedroom house would include a four-storey tower offering stunning views across Croyde Bay, as well as a sauna, cinema and a 60ft glass-edged infinity pool, the Mirror reports.

Like every episode of Grand Designs, this one began with a sombre Kevin McCloud wearing a hard hat on site and warning the over-eager couple that they may have overstretched themselves.But Edward confidently told the TV presenter that they would be finished in just 18 months, and would spend no more than £1.8 million.However, the project ended in disaster as the couple ended up splitting, while the family were plunged into millions of pounds of debt.But now the home has finally gone on the open market - for a whopping £10m after Edward Short, 52, spent a decade working on Chesil Cliff House in a bid to get it up to scratch.And Mr Short hasn't held back on what it has cost him personally, as he told the Telegraph last year: "There’s no point in regrets, but obviously if I had any idea of what it would cost the marriage and my family, I wouldn’t have done it.