Shane Warne officially lists Brighton home
Estate agent Jonathan Dixon of JP Dixon has confirmed Shane Warne's Brighton home, Kilkerran is officially listed for sale.
The asking price is believed to be around $15 million.
It was last August when the house unofficially hit the market with a report from the United Kingdom suggesting Shane Warne was preparing to relocate from Brighton in Melbourne to Britain and set up home with his intended wife, Elizabeth Hurley.
The Daily Mail report suggested his Melbourne mansion was on the market, and that he and Hurley were off to Donnington Hall (pictured below), a 13 bedroom Georgian mansion on the Gloucestershire-Herefordshire border.
She already owned in Gloucestershire.
Donnington Hall (pictured above and below) is an impressive property that boasts a tennis court, fishing lake, Edwardian stables and open field, housekeeper accommodation and 21 acres of woodland.
In November, the Ledbury Reporter revealed the house-hunting rumours when the couple strolled into Greggs the bakers on the High Street.
"The town was buzzing with rumours the couple were looking for property as Liz ordered a custard slice and Shane, two sausage rolls," the Malvern Gazette wrote yesterday.
Last August The Melbourne Age entered the speculative fray reporting there was a $20 million asking price on the Brighton home, but also acknowledging Warne's manager, James Erskine, denial that the Brighton home was for sale.
The Age claimed local sources said prospective buyers have been seen touring the five-bedroom property.
The heritage-listed property was bought for $8.55 million in 2009 with his then-wife Simone Callahan.
Its since been completely renovated to include a wine room, a gym, basement garage, tennis court, cinema and a pool with Warne's cricket number, 23, inscribed on the bottom of the pool.
No photos have yet been published on the JP Dixon website although internal images were aired on the Sunday Today program on June 16. The marketing began June 19 for the house.
Meanwhile Ricky Ponting, the retired Australian cricket captain, has listed his Sutherland Shire home as he prepares to move to Melbourne's Brighton.
Just weeks after reputedly paying close to $10 million, Ponting and wife, Rianna have McGrath Estate Agents selling their five-bedroom Burraneer Bay house.
It has been listed with unconfirmed $4.75 million plus expectations.
Overlooking Port Hacking, the tri-level house (pictured below) comes with infinity pool and private jetty, boatshed and pontoon.
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Listing agent Sean Egan says its has "world class views" over the Port Hacking and Royal National Park.
It also features a wet bar, sauna, guest accommodation and a home cinema. Offers were due last last month, but the property remains listed.
The house has been renovated since Ponting and his wife, Rianna, bought it for $3.8 million in 2006.
The Shandford Estate, a 1920s Edwardian seven-bedroom house on 1890 square metres of land in Brighton, has a billiard room, library, tennis court and a private laneway to the nearby beach.
It was bought on March 6 having last sold at $2.7 million in 1999 when the Hunter family bought it from Tasman United Coal.
When last sold 14 years ago the Brighton residence had a sunroom with bay views and six bedrooms, the main one with an en suite bathroom, spa and its own balcony.
Downstairs were the enormous reception foyer, formal living and dining rooms, the kitchen and informal areas.
A stunning Waterford crystal chandeliers and a custom-made, pure-wool carpet with borders complemented the gracious interiors in the late 1990s.
It was sold by private treaty through JP Dixon in March with reported $12 million expectations held by Jeffrey Hunter, whose company Hunter Products supplies toys, sporting and leisure equipment to Australian retailers.
Sydney Confidential in the Daily Telegraph suggests the Ponting couple are seeking a "lifestyle" change. Ponting is also set to play cricket with the Melbourne Stars to give the team a publicity boost.
