Wow! Actor Tom Conti bought his home for £165k and is selling it for £17.5million

With its sprawling gardens and tranquil
setting, his home once provided a rare oasis of

calm among London’s busy streets.

But it appears Tom Conti has finally lost
patience in his battle to halt the numerous
building developments which he claims are
blighting his leafy North London suburb.

The actor, who was engaged in a long planning
dispute with ex-footballer neighbour Thierry
Henry, has now put his Hampstead mansion on
the market for £17.5million – 30 years after
he bought the five-bedroom property for
£165,000.

The move comes seven years after he claimed
he would never leave and insisted that buying
the house was the best thing he had ever done.

The 6,649 sq ft home, set in gardens
measuring more than half an acre, also has a
games room, study and a library. According to
the estate agents, a large roof terrace offers
views as far as the Surrey Hills.

But the past decade has seen a string of high-
profile planning battles between neighbours
and the local council. Conti was infuriated in
2012 after councillors gave the go-ahead for
former Arsenal star Henry to demolish a
neighbouring property and replace it with a
modern design that included a 40ft fish tank.