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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin list their $11.5M London abode much to the delight of neighbors


To others, living in the same neighborhood as celebrities is a dream. But to the residents of posh Belsize Park neighborhood, having to actress Gwyneth Paltrow and musician Chris Martin building their home for years was less than a good experience. Paltrow, 41 and Martin, 36 bought the London property from Kate Winslet some 10 years ago and since then have acquired two other nearby properties. For years, neighbors have had issues with the extensive construction that sought to join the 3 structures for a 33-room mansion.

According to pagesix.com:

“We have had years of their building works,” fumed one neighbor to the British tabloid Daily Star. “They have taken down trees so they can park their flashy cars in the driveway and they put a huge swimming pool in the back garden.”

The actress and Coldplay frontman recently moved to LA and are seeking a smaller London nest.

“They decided to sell up as they never spend any time there anymore,” a source close to the couple told the paper. “It wasn’t a great atmosphere in the street, either.”

Despite the move, some neighbors remain pessimistic about the neighborhood’s prospects.

“The trouble is that it will probably be a similar sort that moves in, and we’ll have this all over again,” one local said.

The listing price for the London abode is at $11.5 Million. And although the neighbors seem to be happy about this now, they are also anxiously waiting to find out which A-lister will grab hold of the property. And of course, it would be interesting to see which property the couple will settle with next.

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