CAPTAIN’S KITCHEN Toma has withdrawn her controversial country house from the market after failing to find a buyer for 10 months.
The seven-bedroom property in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, is on the market from April 2024 with a staggering £2.25 million.
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Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore used her father’s name to sell the family home
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The £1.2m seven-bed pad has now been withdrawn from the marketCredit: Rightmove
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War veteran Tom became a national hero during the Covid pandemic Credit: Getty
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Hannah Ingram-Moore, daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore Credit: Alamy
But even after shamelessly using Captain Tom’s name in advertising material, Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin failed to flog him.
The property is listed as “no longer available” on estate agent Fine and Country’s website – with the firm confirming to The Sun that it is “no longer appointed as agents”.
Hannah and Colin have put the Grade II listed house, which sits on 3.5 acres, on the market just months after losing their appeal to keep the spa complex in their garden.
Bedfordshire County Council ordered them to demolish it after it was built in her father’s name, with the couple claiming it would be used in part by the Captain Tom Foundation “and its charitable causes”.
The property was removed from major websites such as Zoopla and Rightmove back in October – after the family opted for a “more private discreet listing”.
Fine and Country told the Mirror at the time that the family did not want the property to be advertised any further.
It appeared to have been removed from the property portal, although it was said that it was still for sale and that interested buyers should contact them directly.
It is now completely withdrawn from the market.
The 18th century property has a separate “coach house”, with gym and office, four bathrooms and is in a conservation area.
The original estate listing showed the family was still shamelessly cashing in on the beloved Tom, using his memory to push the sale.
The Tom statue could be seen in its entirety in the main hallway in the agent’s photos.
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A statement from the owner read: “A particularly special memory of our time here is my father walking 100 laps of the garden to raise a record £40 million for NHS charities during the pandemic.”
Details in the brochure add: “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.”
The sale comes after growing anger from neighbors over the smearing of the family name.
Hannah and husband Colin are already disqualified as trustees of the charity.
Tom inspired the nation by raising £39 million with a sponsored walk in the estate’s garden.
But the Ingram-Moores faced a humiliating charity investigation into payments to the charity Captain Tom they ran with donations.
They were strongly condemned by the Charity Commission in November in a report, which found “repeated instances of misconduct and/or mismanagement”.
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House in Marston MoretaineCredit: Splash
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Statue of Locking Hero TomCredit: Rightmove
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Footage showed the spa complex being demolished in February last yearCredit: PA
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The couple have made tens of thousands using the veteran fundraiser’s name Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The damning report found they were responsible for a “pattern of behaviour” whereby they repeatedly benefited personally from their involvement with the charity.
Hannah previously spoke about the ordeal in a bombshell interview with TalkTV’s Piers Morgan and admitted she pocketed money from the veteran NHS fundraiser’s £39m fundraiser.
She revealed they kept £800,000 from three books written by her father – claiming he wanted them to keep the profits.
Their consultancy Maytrix Group also took up to £100,000 in leave money and £47,500 in Covid loans despite making big profits during the pandemic.
Other controversies include her £18,000 payout to attend the Captain Tom Awards – and the mere £2,000 she donated to his charity.
The veteran’s daughter was also paid a hefty sum to attend the 2021 Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards.
The Sun has contacted Ingram-Moores for comment.
How Captain Sir Tom Moore rose to fame and his daughter’s controversies
- March 2020 – D-Day veteran Captain Tom Moore will walk 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden before his 100th birthday, raising £30 million for the NHS during the first closure.
- April 2020 – Captain Tom reaches #1 in the charts with his cover of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. He receives 100,000 cards for his 100th birthday, which is marked by the firing of the Battle of Britain. The train is named after him.
- July 2020 – The Queen knighted Captain Tom in a special private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
- September 2020 – Hannah Ingram-Moore launches the Captain Tom Foundation to fight loneliness.
- December 2020 – Drones swarm in the shape of Captain Tom’s face at the New Year’s fireworks in London.
- February 2021 – Captain Sir Tom Moore dies after contracting covid-19.
- February 2022 – The Charity Commission launches an investigation into the Captain Tom Foundation after it paid £50,000 to companies run by Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin.
- July 2023 – The foundation stops accepting donations. Planning bosses order Hannah to demolish an unauthorized spa at her Bedfordshire home. The building was approved for use “in connection with the Captain Tom Foundation and its charitable purposes”. However, a larger building with a spa pool was built instead, which was denied retrospective planning permission. Hannah calls out.
- September 2023 – accounts reveal Hannah received more than £70,000 to run the foundation.
- October 2023 – Hannah loses her appeal and is ordered to tear down the spa and restore the garden to its original state.
- January 2023 – Demolition work begins
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