The Beckhams’ £31m mansion falling apart

Their terrace is on the verge of collapse

Beckhams house collapsing

by Elizabeth Ryan |
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London house prices, eh? For a mere £30million, you can get a pad with an indoor swimming pool, a gym and, er, structural problems that include a crumbling roof terrace. Last week, it was revealed that David and Victoria Beckham are having serious issues with their Holland Park mansion, after a report found it in need of “urgent structural repairs”. The problem now is planning permission, with the megastars struggling to get council approval to fix the Grade II listed nightmare.

David, 46, and Victoria, 47, bought the four-storey townhouse on “Millionaire’s Row” – where the likes of Elton John and Robbie Williams also own homes – back in 2013 for a cool £31.5m. They proceeded to spend another £8m on renovations, submitting a whopping 50 planning applications and enlisting the help of celebrity interior designers Kelly Hoppen and Rose Uniacke to turn the Victorian villa into a luxe London abode. And, in 2016, after three long years of building work, the couple – along with their four children, Brooklyn, 22, Romeo, 19, Cruz, 17, and Harper, ten – finally moved in.

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They have since regularly shared snaps of the glossy interior, revealing huge open fireplaces, hardwood floors, exposed brickwork, and plenty of fashionable wrought iron and glass. Victoria regularly poses for photos in her hallway, showing off the feature black and white floor tiles, wall-mounted lighting, chandeliers and antique mirrors.

As well as six bedrooms – all fitted with en-suites, natch – the mid-19th century palatial house has a gym, an underground garage, a wine cellar, a cinema room, a play room, a massage room, a spa and – as you might expect from the fashion-obsessed couple – a dedicated dressing and beauty room to house all their clothes.

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David and Victoria Beckham's best couple moments ever (slider)

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1997

David and Victoria land at Heathrow serving absolute airport outfit goals. Good to see David's sunglasses are all over Urban Outfitters rn, too. It all comes back around, eh?

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January 1998

The happy couple announce their engagement.

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June 1999

David and Victoria leave Down Hall Hotel with their newborn son Brooklyn.

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June 1999

Who could forget the ICONIC matching leathers at the opening of Versace Couture Jeans Boutique in London?

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July 1999

Becks and Victoria Adams (yup) leave her parents' Hertfordshire home and head to Ireland for their wedding.

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August 2000

David supports Victoria at the Virgin Megastores signing of her debut solo single Out of Your Mind with True Steppers and Dane Bowers. Cute.

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April 2003

Oh hey, baby Romeo Beckham. The couple's second son was born on 1st September 2002.

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May 2003

Not so much a relationship milestone, more a prime example of David and Victoria's hilariously-noughties matchy-matchy looks at the MTV Movie Awards in LA.

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November 2003

David picks up his OBE at Buckingham Palace. Victoria then totally took the piss out of press claiming she was jealous of his award in the video for her single Let Your Head Go.

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February 2005

David arrives at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid with flowers after Victoria gives birth to the pair's third son Cruz.

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June 2006

Just a hilarious pic of Brooklyn Beckham. AS YOU WERE.

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July 2007

Remember VB's ITV2 show Victoria Beckham: Coming to America? Classic.

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August 2008

Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz join dad David on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in LA. Adorable.

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September 2008

His and hers 'Signature' fragrance, anyone?

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December 2010

Obsessed with Victoria's look at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2010, tbh.

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September 2012

David's photographed carrying daughter Harper, who was born on 10th July 2011.

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December 2012

David, Victoria and the boys attend the launch of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! (but VB refused to arrived with her four bandmates, awks.)

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May 2014

The pair give their matchy '03 MTV Movie Awards look a 2014 update at the Met Gala.

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November 2015

Lookin' all sophisticated at the British Fashion Awards.

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May 2018

The jammy buggers only went and got an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, didn't they?

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The vast kitchen often appears on Victoria and Romeo’s TikToks, revealing a gleaming four-oven Aga (prices start at £12,785, fact fans), a separate island, and a TV integrated into the wall. There’s also a granny annexe of sorts, where Brooklyn lived with his fiancée Nicola Peltz until June last year, when they bought their own $10.5m five-bed cough starter home in LA. As if all that wasn’t amazing enough, there are also rumours of a secret access tunnel, leading from the main property to a smaller house nearby – also owned by the mega-rich family. It allows staff and security – as well as the Beckhams themselves – to enter and leave without being seen by photographers.

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But it looks like Beckingham Palace 2.0 could do with a little more love. Reports claim the family have now had to seal off parts of the building, including a raised terrace that is said to be “so close to collapse” that no one can use it. Planning permission could see them waiting months to sort things out, and neighbours on the road could also be an issue after David’s representatives personally submitted objections to a neighbour’s proposed extensions last year.

Oh well, if things get really bad, they do have homes in Miami, the South of France, Dubai, and the Cotswolds, so let’s not feel too sorry for them.

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