Paul O’Grady’s widower angers neighbours by knocking £1m off price of star’s mansion as they accuse him of ‘cashing in’

PAUL O'Grady's widower has been slammed by neighbours of the precocious prima and has been accused of "cashing in" by 1 of them aft slashing a colossal £1million disconnected the asking terms of the star's home.

Andre Portasio joined Paul successful 2017 but has present faced accusations helium is aiming to nett disconnected the prima by selling his seven-bedroom Kent farmhouse.

Paul passed distant successful 2023 and the ownership of his property, known arsenic Knoll House, was near to Andre who has since opted to database the location for sale.

The For The Love Of Dogs big had primitively purchased the stunning house, which comes implicit with 4 reception rooms, successful 1999 and lived determination until helium died conscionable nether 2 years ago.

Just days ago, The Sun revealed that the home, located successful the tiny colony of Adlington, had reduced successful terms to £2.65million, aft primitively being listed for £3.5million by Andre.

Now, fuming neighbours person told the Mail Online, that they deliberation Andre has made the determination arsenic a speedy mode to currency in.

Andre had antecedently caused issues among residents of the tiny colony aft seeking readying support to person a information hut connected the tract into a two-bed spot and aboriginal a vacation let.

Amid the latest enactment aft lowing the asking terms of the home, 1 enraged section told the Mail: "We've not seen Andre overmuch astatine all. It conscionable feels similar he's trying to currency successful connected the spot aft Paul died with each these assorted plans. 

"It's truly sad. Now he's lowered the price. There's a large quality betwixt the benignant of radical who would wage £3.5 cardinal and £2.65 million, successful my opinion.

"It's worthy much than 3 million, I would say. I privation helium would conscionable determine what helium wants to bash with it and get connected with it.

"It's an perfectly stunning spot and I americium definite Paul had galore cherished memories there."

A 2nd neighbour, known arsenic Fred Jaegar, went connected to archer the publication: "It's a truly unsocial property. I deliberation it's the champion location successful Kent. I conscionable privation Andre would determine what helium wants to bash with it.

"It's not bully that it has been lowered successful price. I cannot recognize wherefore it would not beryllium sold. It's perfectly breath-taking. He should person kept it astatine the worth it was originally."

Others aboriginal felt the determination had "cheapened" the location and the section area.

Four years ago, Lily Savage prima Paul was fixed the go-ahead for a groundkeeper's outbuilding, gym and creation workplace astatine his agrarian estate.

But following his decease successful March 2023, his widower inherited the property and launched a bid to crook the information hut into a abstracted two-bedroom house.

He applied to the section assembly for a "change of use" of the information lodge which has an office, room and shower, and lies next to the household favored cemetery.

But neighbours blasted his plans and accused him of trying to physique a caller location "by the backmost door".

Currently, The location boasts 4 reception rooms, a ample room and meal country and a maestro chamber with dressing room and en suite.

It besides has 4 further bedrooms with an en suite and a household bathroom.

A cottage connected the grounds has been turned into a creation workplace and gym with a room and steam room.