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Terry Wogan’s son has hit out at Rachel Reeves after being unable to sell his parents’ £3.75 million mansion.
Mark Wogan, 51, put the sprawling 6,500 square foot family home in Buckinghamshire on the market after his mother passed away last November.
But he hasn’t received any viewings or offers for the property and blames the Chancellor for ‘killing off the housing market’.
Sir Terry Wogan and his wife, Lady Helen, bought the seven-bedroom property in 1975 and raised their children there.
Children in Need host Wogan died of cancer aged 77 in 2016, and his wife Helen died nine years later – leaving behind an estate valued at £5 million to her three children and five grandchildren.
But the iconic property, which includes views of Windsor Castle, a tennis court, and a swimming pool, has not had ‘one single person’ come to visit.
Wogan’s youngest son, Mark, said in a TalkTV interview with Mike Graham: ‘It’s interesting how you say Rachel Reeves is killing off the housing market.
‘She’s killed it already.’
Mark revealed that there had been absolutely no interest in the stunning property: ‘You’d think someone would come round, even just out of interest, thinking, ‘Oh, I’d quite like to go round and see Terry Wogan’s house.’
Mark Wogan, 51, put the sprawling 6,500 square foot family home in Buckinghamshire on the market after his mother passed away last November
The iconic property has views of Windsor Castle, a tennis court and a swimming pool – but has not had ‘one single person’ come to visit
Pictured: Mark Wogan, now 51, the youngest son of broadcaster Terry Wogan
‘But no one’s come to see it. No one, not one single person. That’s how dead the economy is.’
Wogan’s former family home boasts five reception rooms, a utility room, a pantry and ensuite bedrooms, and London’s Paddington Station is just a 30 minute journey away.
Mark reflected on growing up in the beautiful mansion: ‘We’re a close family, so the kitchen was central to everything.
‘Mum was a fantastic cook. Eating and talking around a table was a big part of growing up in the house.’
He added: ‘We’d also have some lovely long lunches on the terrace in the summer overlooking mum’s beloved garden.
It’s a thing of beauty. We’ll miss the house very much. But it’ll make someone a great place to raise a family.’
Terry Wogan, who hosted Wake up to Wogan from 1993 to 2009, and his wife had an early tragedy in their marriage, losing their first child, Vanessa, to a heart condition after her birth in 1966.
Helen Wogan’s will left £100,000 in trusts for each of her five grandchildren, accessible when they turn 25, and the rest of her wealth and belongings were divided among her three surviving children.
