Lily Allen forced to sell £4.2m 'dream' house to pay 'soul-destroying' tax bill
ok.co.ukLily Allen has admitted that being forced to sell her dream Cotswolds mansion to pay off a hefty tax bill was 'soul-destroying' - and she still checks the housing market to see if it has gone back on sale.The singer, 38, revealed she had to sell her £4.2million property after she was sued by a former tour manager for an 'extremely large amount of money' and could no longer pay an existing tax bill.
Speaking on her podcast with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?, about the ordeal, Lilly revealed her optimism that one day the house will go back on sale but shared the 'life lessons' she learned.
Speaking on Miss Me?, the songstress said: "I had a beautiful house, which was my house of dreams in the countryside. And, I did it up so nice, and it was like my life project, I was very proud of it, it was the place where I was going to raise my children. "And, I was always good with my tax, I'm a big firm believer in paying tax and I think people in a higher earning bracket should absolutely pay as much tax as they possibly can. "And, that has made me unpopular in certain political circles, having this view, and being quite public about it." She continued to detail what happened next which left her with no choice but to put her house up for sale.
Lily said: "But anyway, I have always put money aside to pay for my tax. What happened was, I got sued by somebody, for an extremely large amount of money, which I hadn't accounted for. "I had to pay him off, with the money I had put aside for my tax.
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