Liam Payne sells ‘haunted’ Californian hideaway for $10.2 million

Liam Payne has finally sold his Californian home in the Santa Monica mountains, having originally listed it for sale in 2018.

The One Direction star, 27, has sold the property in Monte Nido for $10.16 million [£7.5 million], making an approximate profit of $161,000 [£118,000] on the exclusive compound, which boasts a wine cellar, a meditation room, a library and waterfalls on the grounds. 

He originally listed the property at around $4 million [£3 million] more than this, lowering the asking price a few times.

Liam knocked $1 million off the price of the ‘haunted’ Californian compound after renting it out in 2018 when it failed to sell. 

He had taken the five bedroom, eight bathroom home off the market after the wildfires in California but relisted it in 2019 for $12.99 million.

Liam had previously tried to sell the property in the semi-remote Monte Nido area of the rugged mountains between Malibu and Calabasas for $13.99 million after putting it up for sale in January 2018.

He purchased the 4.69-acre property in late 2015 for $10 million. He then rented the home out for a staggering $60,000 [£46,000] a month.   

The singer previously claimed he thinks the home is haunted and lived there with ex-girlfriend Cheryl when she was pregnant with their son, Bear, now three. The pair split after a three-year romance.

The 9,659 square-foot property, located in the luxurious Calabasas region, comes with its own spa, vineyard and even a meditation centre – and is where the couple spent much of Cheryl’s pregnancy back in 2016.

Liam first put the home on the market in February as the first rumours began to start that his relationship with former X-Factor judge Cheryl was ‘strained’.

The huge property boasts a number of unique features including a meditation teahouse in the five acre grounds, a private vineyard and even a Koi Pond.

As well as the main house, Liam’s property also includes two sizable guest houses and a guard house for security staff, which along with state of the art security systems make the pad the perfect abode for any privacy-loving star.

The property, a short drive away from Malibu’s sandy beaches, features beautiful oak and sycamore tree-laden grounds as well as a resort style pool and spa.

An ‘outdoor living room’ with a kitchen and BBQ area makes for the perfect spot of unwinding after a quick dip, while a home cinema and games room, complete with pool table, table football and arcade machine, provide entertainment on colder nights. 

The house nestles in the hills of Calabasas – famously home to the a number of celebrities including Drake, Miley Cyrus and the Kardashian family.

Back in October 2017, the former One Direction star claimed the pad was haunted. Speaking to The Sun, he explained a random woman had approached his mother on the street to inform him the ghost of the previous owner resides in the property.

He said: ‘Cheryl wouldn’t stay in the top room, being pregnant with the baby. I’ve seen lights go on and off in the middle of the night and a few little creepy things, like taps turning on and off.

‘If you don’t believe in it, I don’t think it can get to you. But Cheryl was like, ‘I’m not sleeping upstairs’. So we slept downstairs in the cinema room. First World problems.’

Liam and Cheryl announced their split with an honest statement, writing: ‘We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through.’

Cheryl and Payne first met on The X Factor in 2008, when she was a judge and he auditioned as a solo contestant, then 14 years old, before he became part of One Direction.