Picture of the Week: And it’s a familiar sight. This isn’t even the first time we have afforded it the accolade.

This is the home of Poundland founder and one-time online estate agency owner Steve Smith.

Now on the market at a guide price of £3.95m, it’s rather cheaper than in 2014 when he put it up for sale at £6.5m through his online agency Estates Direct.

At the time, he said he would be saving around £115,000 in estate agency fees.

Alas, the property failed to sell, and he cut the price to £5.75m. It still didn’t shift and last June, Smith put it with Knight Frank at £3.95m.

It is now newly on the market with a second agent, Andrew Grant, at the same price, popping on to Rightmove a few days ago.

Smith says no expense has been spared on the lavish property whose features include an indoor pool, hot tub and a home pub with a fully stocked bar.

Estates Direct is no more but, perhaps unsurprisingly, did raise £500,000 via crowd-funding, attracting 191 backers who thought they saw the future.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65206231.html

https://www.propertyindustryeye.com/ex-poundland-boss-puts-6-5m-home-sale-online-agency/