Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Hammond quits new home after just 70 hours

Top Gear's Richard Hammond was in his new home for just 70 hours before deciding to move back to his old one.
Hammond, 38, soon realised the new place was not for him - and now faces a nightmare bill of up to €60,000 for changing his mind.
The TV presenter and his family left their rented farmhouse in Gloucestershire for a new home in Buckinghamshire on Friday.
However, he lasted only three days in the property before deciding that the change in "lifestyle" didn't suit him.
He told the Mirror newspaper: "It only took us a couple of days to realise we were changing a lifestyle that suits us. It's an expensive lesson.
"I got there first, ready for the removal men. And as they started unloading, I began to wonder. Everything was smart, and rather posh and lovely, but could we fit in?
"When Mindy and the girls arrived, I thought 'This isn't right'."