Cabinet office minister Michael Gove has put his £2.25 million west London home on the market. The house, which has a black painted door just like the real No. 10 in Downing Street, is described by estate agents as a ‘big boned period house’ that ‘oozes style’. While Gove may not longer be part of the Notting Hill set, he’s certainly selling at Notting Hill type prices.
According to the estate agents, the property is: ‘A wonderful Victorian terraced house with two floors of excellent living/entertaining space and a walled garden.’
The house sale comes just over a month after Michael and his partner Sarah Vine announced they were separating. They have been married since 2001 and have two children. According to the estate agents, the property is: ‘A wonderful Victorian terraced house with two floors of excellent living/entertaining space and a walled garden.’
Gove bought the house back in 2017 for £2 million. Its previous owner was reportedly David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director at the Queen’s favourite hotel, The Goring. Gove’s colleague Alok Sharma will be shocked to learn his fellow Tory has less than green credentials when it comes to practicing what he preaches – the listing reveals the property has an E energy efficiency rating. In this, the year of COP26, it might be advisable for the right-on Gove to get out just in time.
The house gained notoriety last year after Mail on Sunday columnist Sarah shared a photo of a bookcase with a book by David Irving, the Holocaust denier, and a copy of The Bell Curve, which controversially claims that ethnicity can play a part in determining IQ. Mr S couldn’t spot either book on the property particulars this time around, but was surprised to see two books about Thatcher — sandwiched between ones about Hitler and Napoleon.
With Boris Johnson’s popularity falling, Gove will now be looking for a new house. Admiralty Arch is fine as a stop gap but surely 10 Downing Street is even nicer?
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