Liam Payne sells ‘haunted’ California hideaway for $ 10.2 million

Liam Payne eventually sold his California home in the Santa Monica Mountains, after initially putting it up for sale in 2018.

The One Direction star, 27, sold the Monte Nido property for $ 10.16 million [£7.5 million], making an approximate profit of $ 161,000 [£118,000] on the exclusive grounds, which includes a wine cellar, meditation room, library and waterfalls on the grounds.

He initially listed the property at around $ 4 million [£3 million] more than that, by lowering the asking price a few times.

Liam hit $ 1 million off the price of the “ haunted ” California resort after renting it out in 2018 after failing to sell.

It had pulled all five bedrooms and eight bathrooms from the market after the California wildfires, but put them back on sale in 2019 for $ 12.99 million.

Liam previously attempted to sell the property in the semi-isolated Monte Nido area in the rugged mountains between Malibu and Calabasas for $ 13.99 million after it went on sale in January 2018.

He bought the 4.69-acre property at the end of 2015 for $ 10 million. He then rented the house for $ 60,000 [£46,000] a month.

The singer previously claimed he thought the house was haunted and lived there with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl when she was pregnant with their son, Bear, now three. The couple broke up after a three-year love affair.

The 9,659-square-foot property, located in the luxurious Calabasas region, includes its own spa, vineyard, and even a meditation center – and that’s where the couple spent much of Cheryl’s pregnancy in 2016.

Liam first put the house on the market in February, when first rumors began to say his relationship with former X-Factor judge Cheryl was ‘strained’.

The huge property has a number of unique features, including a meditation tea room within the five acres of grounds, a private vineyard, and even a Koi pond.

In addition to the main house, Liam’s property also includes two large guest houses and a guard house for security personnel, which together with state-of-the-art security systems make the pad the perfect abode. for any star loving privacy.

The property, a short drive from the sandy beaches of Malibu, features beautiful oak and sycamore grounds, as well as a resort-style pool and spa.

An “ outdoor living room ” with a kitchen and barbecue area is the perfect place to relax after a quick dip, while a home cinema and games room, complete with pool table, foosball table and machine. arcade, provide entertainment on colder nights.

The house is nestled in the hills of Calabasas, home to many celebrities including Drake, Miley Cyrus and the Kardashians.

In October 2017, the former One Direction star claimed the pad was haunted. Speaking to The Sun, he explained that a random woman approached his mother on the street to inform her that the previous owner’s ghost resided on the property.

He said: ‘Cheryl would not be staying in the upstairs room being pregnant with the baby. I saw lights go on and off in the middle of the night and a few scary little things like faucets that turn on and off.

“If you don’t believe it, I don’t think it will touch you. But Cheryl said, “I don’t sleep upstairs.” So we slept downstairs in the movie theater. First world problems.

Liam and Cheryl announced their separation with an honest statement, writing: ‘We still have so much love for each other as a family. The bear is our world and we ask that you respect its privacy as we navigate.

Cheryl and Payne first met on The X Factor in 2008, when she was a judge and he auditioned as a solo contestant, then 14, before becoming a part of One Direction.