Overview

• The cliff‑top Chesil Cliff House, first listed for around £10m in 2022, sold for £4.35m after repeated relistings and price cuts.
• Edward Short says the proceeds will not cover debts that swelled to about £7m during the decade‑plus build.
• The property changed hands unfinished, with bathrooms and kitchens not fitted at the time of sale.
• Begun in 2011 and featured in a 2019 Grand Designs episode widely dubbed the show’s saddest, the project took a heavy personal and financial toll.
• Marketing involved agents including Savills and Knight Frank, reports mentioned rumoured celebrity interest, and no buyer was named as Matt Fiddes publicly denied purchasing.