GRAND Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has admitted being concerned about the owner of the show's "saddest build ever". The Devon property, which featured on the Channel 4 programme, shot to fame after its owner Edward Short was plunged into £7m debt trying to build and sell it while his marriage fell apart. The beautiful coastal property, Chesil Cliff House , was designed to look like a lighthouse and took 12 agonising years to build, putting Edward through hell.
TV host Kevin, 64, spoke about father-of-two and former record industry executive Edward at London ExCel's Grand Designs Live in May, The Mirror reports. He said: "I had more concerns about Ed’s wellbeing and his family's wellbeing. But yes, I did have concerns about the house halfway through.
"It was unfinished, and because he couldn’t proceed with works. The water was getting in and it cost him tens of thousands of pounds to remediate the steel work and glazing because it was damaged. "The building wasn’t fully watertight and that’s a great shame.
" But he added that Ed "got there in the end". The ambitious project may at last be in its final stages as the cliffside home was listed for sale through debt collectors. It comes following reports that Michael Jackson's former bodyguard Matt Fiddes wanted to buy the property, having previously made a £7.
5m bid for it in 2022. He was said to be considering turning it into 12 apartments. The five-bedroom property was listed on Rightmove for £5.
25m earlier this ye.
