Furniture Tycoon Buys Katie Price's 'Cursed' Mucky Mansion for £1.15 Million

Katie Price's notorious nine-bedroom 'Mucky Mansion' in West Sussex, which she described as 'cursed' due to break-ins, pet deaths, and ghost sightings, has been sold to furniture tycoon James Mercer and his partner Leike Qu for around £1.15 million. Despite the property's troubled past and Katie's warnings of bad luck and anxiety linked to the house, Mercer and Qu fell in love with the country home and are investing heavily in repairs to make it livable again. The house, originally bought by Katie in 2014 for £2 million, was sold after she was evicted by bailiffs for failing to keep up mortgage payments, with the sale proceeds going toward clearing her debts. Katie's daughter, Princess Andre, also described the mansion as a 'very scary place,' reflecting the family's difficult experiences there. Mercer, a divorced father of two and known for his charitable work, appears unfazed by the home's reputation and aims to start fresh with extensive renovations. The couple's commitment to restoring the property marks a new chapter for the once-controversial estate.