Boris Johnson and wife Carrie ‘view nine-bedroom Georgian mansion in the Cotswolds as the couple look for a new family home’
- The ex-PM is reportedly home hunting, despite owning several already
- The property is said to have nine bedrooms and its own tennis court
Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have reportedly viewed an enormous Georgian mansion in the Costwolds in recent weeks as they look for a new family home.
The nine-bedroom, Grade-II listed manor house is said to have invited offers ‘in excess of £4million’ and its online listing says ‘sold STC [subject to contact]’.
The Mirror reported that the couple were interested in the 400-year-old property in Oxfordshire, which is set in nearly five acres of land.
The potential move away from London has also sparked speculation the former Prime Minister, 58, could make a comeback in a new constituency.
Previously, the couple – who have two children, Wilf, two, and Romy, one – were reported as to be looking to put down roots in the capital.
Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have reportedly viewed an enormous Georgian mansion in the Costwolds in recent weeks as they look for a new family home.
The couple are reportedly interested in the 400-year-old property in the Cotswold (stock image)
The Mirror described the property as close to a church yard and packed with period features. The property also has its own walled garden, moat and a tennis court.
The house sits in the Wantage parliamentary constituency and is close to the Henley seat, which Mr Johnson represented as its MP from 2001-2008, when he quit to become Mayor of London.
It was reported towards the end of last year that the couple were already staying in the area, in a luxury cottage on the Daylesford estate in Gloucestershire, courtesy of JCB founder Lord Bamford and his wife Carole.
Whatever the location, the price tag certainly won’t be an issue for Mr Johnson, who has been making large sums of money on the speaking circuit. Earning £276,000 from a speech in Colorado Springs in October and £2.5million from a booking agency for speeches he is yet to give.
Mr Johnson part-owns three homes in Oxfordshire, London and Somerset.
A spokesman declined to comment on whether the Johnsons’ PM had bought the house.
Mr Johnson has repeatedly insisted he will stand again in his current seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, which he first won in the 2015 general election.
Revelations of his interest in property close to his former constituency will fuel suggestions he could fight for his old seat of Henley.
The current Tory MP, John Howell, has not confirmed if he will stand again, but when asked whether Mr Johnson could come back earlier this month, he said: ‘I sincerely hope not.’
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