Elle Macpherson may return to Australia after selling London home

Posted by lena on Sep 25, 2009 in News | 0 comments

Elle Macpherson could be ready for a big move – and possibly home to Sydney – with her London mansion off the market amid speculation it has finally been sold.
The supermodel-turned-businesswoman has been trying to sell her seven-storey home in Notting Hill for almost 18 months, with agents Savills advertising it for $13.9 million just a fortnight ago.
But yesterday the six-bedroom, five-bathroom 1850s home had been removed from sale, while she was in New York filming her TV series The Beautiful Life.
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While she seemed to be channeling a bit of Susan Boyle on a very dodgy hair day on set this week, it’s not known if the stern look was due to the mansion selling – or not.
Confidential’s man in London David Murray reports Macpherson has sworn her agents to secrecy.
Savills yesterday confirmed the home was “effectively off the market” but would not elaborate.
“I can’t comment at all on this, for obvious reasons. I’m really sorry, I’m not allowed to say anything about it,” agent Jonathan Fuller said.
But rival agents said they believed a buyer had been found for the pad.
“There’s a lot of people looking and Elle’s home … was quite special, it just takes the right person to come along,” one said.
The alternative is that the 46-year-old has decided to stay put.
Elle’s decision to put the home on the market led to speculation she planned to return to Australia with sons Flynn, 11, and Aurelius Cy, 6.
Arpad Busson, the father of her two boys, is still living in London, where he is set to marry actress Uma Thurman at Princess Diana’s former home Kensington Palace.
Macpherson bought her home in 2006 after splitting from Busson.
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