Ex-England footballer Sol Campbell knocks another £10m off his eight-bed Chelsea townhouse to £15m - after being 'cheated out of £1.5m' by renters of the property

Former England defender Sol Campbell has been forced to knock off another £10million off the value of his eight-bed Chelsea townhouse, after claiming to have been 'cheated out of £1.5million by renters.

The former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur star originally put the massive Grade II-listed property on Chelsea's historic Cheyne Walk, which has its own lift, on the market for £25 million.

But he has now reduced the price of the home, which was designed by his former partner interior designer Kelly Hoppen, to £15 million, an eyewatering 40% reduction from its price five years ago.

Estate agents Knight Frank who are selling the house describe it as: 'A Grade II listed townhouse, overlooking the river Thames, that has been extensively refurbished and excellently interior designed to create an elegant and substantial London home.

Comprising a total of six bedroom suites, the main house is arranged over five floors and is connected to a valuable Mews house via a subterranean passageway.

(Sol Campbell (pictured, right) commissioned his former partner interior designer Kelly Hoppen (pictured, left) to redesign the home)

(Estate agents Knight Frank who are selling the house describe it as: 'A Grade II listed townhouse, overlooking the river Thames')

(Comprising a total of six bedroom suites, the main house is arranged over five floors and is connected to a valuable Mews house via a subterranean passageway)

(Campbell is trying to flog the massive Grade II-listed property on Chelsea's history Cheyne Walk)

Campbell previously told the Mail that he was swindled out of £1.5 million by a renter who refused to pay to live in the property.

Sol detailed his fury over both the tenant and letting agency, Savills, after deciding to let the property during summer 2021.

Recalling that a two-year contract was duly signed, he explained : 'Savills got the guy in, Initially, all seemed well. The tenant had apparently just sold his insurance business — for £1 billion.'

(Campbell previously told the Mail that he was swindled out of £1.5 million by a renter who refused to pay to live in the property)

(Campbell previously told the Mail that he was swindled out of £1.5 million by a renter who refused to pay to live in the property)

'He paid the deposit and three months' rent.' But that was it: not a penny more was paid,' he continued.

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