Captain Toms scandal-hit daughter moves familys £2.25m mansion listing out of the public eye after putting it on the market following the demolition of unauthorised spa

The family home of Captain Sir Tom Moore which is on the market for £2.


The family home of Captain Sir Tom Moore which is on the market for £2.25m has been moved to a private discreet listing keeping it out of the public eye.

Captain Toms scandal-hit daughter Hannah Ingram-Moorend and her husband Colin, 66, put the seven-bedroom property in Bedfordshire up for sale in April, just months after they were forced to demolish an unauthorised spa block.

However, potential buyers will now have to make enquiries about the Grade II-listed home directly with the estate agent after it was removed from the agents website.

Describing what a discreet listing means, Fine & Country who her marketing the home said: An off-market property, also referred to as a discreet property listing, is where a seller does not want their property name or address to be visible on portals, such as Rightmove, on social media, through digital advertising, in windows of high-street agencies, in print or with a for sale board.

The sale comes after a series of scandals surrounding Captain Toms daughter, that ended with the £200,000 spa complex being torn down in February this year.  

Captain Toms daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore is selling the £2.25million Bedfordshire mansion. Pictured: The family home (left) and unauthorised spa (right) before it was demolished in January

Captain Toms daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore is selling the £2.25million Bedfordshire mansion. Pictured: The family home (left) and unauthorised spa (right) before it was demolished in January

Ms Ingram-Moore pictured with her lockdown hero father Captain Tom in April 2020

Ms Ingram-Moore pictured with her lockdown hero father Captain Tom in April 2020

The unauthorised spa was torn down in January this year. Pictured: Demolishers knocking down the building

The unauthorised spa was torn down in January this year. Pictured: Demolishers knocking down the building

A bust of the late lockdown charity fundraiser can be seen in the Rightmove advert to sell the familys £2.25million home

A bust of the late lockdown charity fundraiser can be seen in the Rightmove advert to sell the familys £2.25million home

The homes history was promoted in a brochure, stating that the property is owned by the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore who spent his final years there raising money for the NHS during the Covid pandemic.

It continues: A particularly 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 during the pandemic.

The listing featured a photo of the mansions hallway, where a statute of Captain Tom doing one of his daily garden laps which raised £38million for NHS charities is pride of place. 

In August 2021, the Ingram-Moores were granted permission for a Captain Tom Foundation Building in the grounds of their home to support its charitable objectives. 

The extension was called the Captain Tom Building in the plans, but it soon became apparent that the structure taking shape bore little resemblance to the one that had been sanctioned.

Following complaints from locals, a site visit was undertaken in March 2022, but the planning officer reported that the windows were covered and access to the inside of the building was not possible. 

Ms Ingram-Moore has put her familys £2.25million home up for sale. Pictured: The Bedfordshire mansion with her late fathers bench in view (front right)

Ms Ingram-Moore has put her familys £2.25million home up for sale. Pictured: The Bedfordshire mansion with her late fathers bench in view (front right) 

The bust of Captain Tom Moore is being used in promotional pictures to sell the familys £2.25million home

The bust of Captain Tom Moore is being used in promotional pictures to sell the familys £2.25million home 

Central Bedfordshire Council refused a subsequent retrospective application in 2022 for a larger C-shaped building containing a spa pool.

The council insisted that the C-shaped building, that was built on a tennis court, was 49 per cent larger than what had been approved and must be demolished. 

The demolition work was carried out on February 7, after the family lost an appeal to keep the complex after a planning inspector ruled it was at odds with their Grade ll-listed home.

Before it was taken down, the Ingram-Moores were seen packing away Sir Toms legacy into boxes with photos of the war hero at Windsor Castle and his Sports Personality of the Year and Guinness World Record awards removed from the complex.

Mrs Ingram Moore also faced a probe into payments made through her family company for appearances linked to her late fathers charity in August 2023.

She reportedly attended and judged awards ceremonies in 2021 and 2022 as interim chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation, but had payments for the appearances made to her company, Maytrix Group.

The BBC claim she received thousands of pounds into Maytrix for attending the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards – despite promotional videos suggesting she was representing the charity.

The family lost an appeal against Central Bedfordshire Council to keep the spa complex (pictured) after a planning inspector ruled it was at odds with their Grade ll-listed home

The family lost an appeal against Central Bedfordshire Council to keep the spa complex (pictured) after a planning inspector ruled it was at odds with their Grade ll-listed home

The Ingram-Moores were seen packing away Sir Toms legacy into boxes before the spa complex was taken down on February 7

The Ingram-Moores were seen packing away Sir Toms legacy into boxes before the spa complex was taken down on February 7 

Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel and was later knighted by the Queen (pictured in 2020) at Windsor Castle, after completing 100 laps of his garden for charity

Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel and was later knighted by the Queen (pictured in 2020) at Windsor Castle, after completing 100 laps of his garden for charity

The Charity Commission began investigating possible conflicts of interest between the Ingram-Moores private companies and the charity in November 2022. At the time, the family did not respond to the claims. 

In an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV in October 2023, Ms Ingram Moore admitted to keeping £800,000 from books that the late army veteran had written.

She said the family kept the sum from three books because Captain Tom had wanted them to retain the profits.

World War Two veteran Captain Tom was knighted by the late Queen for walking 100 laps around the garden of the house during the Covid pandemic in 2020, raising £38million for NHS charities.

He died on February 2, 2021, aged 100, with Buckingham Palace announcing the Queen had sent the family a private message of condolence.

The familys home up for sale boasts four bathrooms, four reception rooms and is set in 3.5 acres with a stand alone Coach House.

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Источник: Daily Online

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