The 'saddest ever' home to appear on Grand Designs has been snapped up by a former driving instructor turned property investor, the Daily Mail can reveal.
But in the latest sad twist for the stunning property - which has never been lived in - the new owner appears unlikely to ever move into the house as he is understood to be battling terminal cancer.
Viewers of the Channel 4 housebuilding show were left in floods of tears as previous owner Edward Short’s quest to build a family home in a stunning clifftop location cost him his 20-year marriage and left him drowning in £10million of debt.
The property has been on the market for several years as Mr Short, 52, battled against bankruptcy and was last year re-listed for £5.25million on behalf of debt collectors.
In a recent interview he revealed the house has been sold for £4.35million but he won’t see a penny of that, adding: 'Everything I've had, I've lost.’
