David Beckham’s former home to be auctioned for £215k
Indistinct terraced house to be sold for normal amount
For some football memorabilia collectors, an autograph just isn’t enough. Two people – an Australian and an Arab – are apparently willing to pay up to £1m for a Leytonstone house in which David Beckham once lived.
Despite this impressive price for a home on a road where the average property price is around £220,000, the owner, Iftakar Mahmood, has shown a woeful misunderstanding of economics by asking for just £215,000:
DAVID Beckham’s “£1 million” childhood home will now be auctioned for just £215,000.
Despite boasts from agent Colin Evans that he received firm offers close to the seven figure mark, the indistinct terraced property in Norman Road, Leytonstone, will now go under the hammer at auctioneer Savills with a significantly lower asking price.
Defiant Mr Evans told the Guardian the £1 million offers from two mystery bidders are still on the table.
The Waltham Guardian are keen to stress the ridiculous nature of these astronomical bids, and the inexperience of the estate agent who claims to have found the potential buyers. The lower price is much more reasonable, especially considering the fact that Beckham only spent the first two years of his life there. He hadn’t even discovered hair gel at that age, let alone football.
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