http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.u...028Speculation was today mounting that Jimmy Savile’s old home in Leeds has been sold.
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The Yorkshire Evening Post reported in early December that a deal for the penthouse flat in Roundhay was nearing completion.
At that stage, the flat was still listed as a £325,000 property for sale on the website of Leeds-based Alan Cooke Estate Agents.
Now, however, it has been removed from the site.
A source close to negotiations over the property yesterday told the YEP: “Yes, I think it has been sold.”
Documents lodged with the Land Registry still show disgraced star Savile as the owner of the property.
The Land Registry said yesterday, though, that details of a change of ownership could still be going through its system.
A spokeswoman also said there was no time limit on how long a registered property’s buyer could wait before letting the organisation know about a change of ownership.
Alan Cooke Estate Agents declined to comment when approached by the YEP.
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Estate agents say potential buyers can expect to spend £400,000 on redeveloping the apartment to rid it of the dated decor.
Pictures show that Savile was too tight to spend money updating the property, which he bought - along with its contents - in the late 1970s.
The gaudy pink and black kitchen was without an oven or hob, as Savile preferred to dine in restaurants rather than cook for himself.
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Somebody with a few quid to spare, then .....
