A country mansion owned by Captain Tom Moore’s daughter has now reportedly been taken off the market completely after hopes of a ‘discreet sale’ fell through.
The seven-bedroom property listed at £2.25million in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, had been put on the market in April last year. Captain Tom’s family used his memory in an online advert for the home, which included a photo of him being knighted by the late Queen in 2020 for his NHS fundraising.
A bust recreating the moment he finished his multi-million pound fundraising walk during the pandemic was also seen in a snap of the main hallway. The war hero raised £38.9million for the NHS in lockdown by walking 100 laps of the garden.
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The seven-bedroom property in Marston Moretaine
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But still Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin were unable to flog it. The Mirror reported last October that the vendors Fine & Country indicated that the property was still available to buy but it was no longer being advertised.
Rightmove had confirmed the property was “off the market” and Fine & Country said the family had “directed to go discretely listed”. It added: “It will no longer be showing on any portals, they don’t wish to be advertised.” But now it appears that it is not for sale with The Sun reporting that the property is no longer on the Fine & Country website while the company said it was “no longer appointed as the agents”.
In April it emerged Ms Ingram-Moore and her husband were selling the property after building a spa which they were forced to tear down. They were given planning permission but were told to pull it down because it was larger than planned.
Captain Tom knighted by the late Queen
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The attempted sale came after mounting anger over their handling of a charity set up in Captain Tom’s name. In July the couple were disqualified as charity trustees after a Charity Commission probe. Her ban is for 10 years and her husband’s is for eight years. The ruling said there has been “misconduct and/or mismanagement, the individuals are not fit to be a trustee or hold senior management functions”.
The family said they “fundamentally disagree” with the ruling and described the ongoing inquiry as a “harrowing and debilitating ordeal”. They said: “Failure to conclude the inquiry prolongs our distress. The process may have evolved into a relentless pursuit.”
Captain Tom walked 100 laps of the garden during Covid
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The Captain Tom Foundation was set up after he died, aged 100, in 2021. In the property listing posted in April, vendors made a slick promo video in which estate agent Haydn Van Weenen boasted: “I’m sure you’ll recognise this iconic and very famous driveway behind me.
“It was home to the late Sir Captain Tom Moore, who walked 100 laps of his garden, raising £37million for NHS charities.” And an owner’s statement on behalf of Ms Ingram-Moore and her husband said: “A special memory of our time here is of my father walking 100 laps of the garden to raise a record-breaking sum of almost £40million for NHS charities.”