An ex-choir lady who turned the UK’s first OnlyFans millionaire has settled a courtroom battle along with her ex-fiance over their £1.5m property portfolio.
Glamour mannequin Dannii Harwood, 41, was locked in a authorized battle along with her ex-partner, Paul Thornton, 48, over their £1.2m mansion in Dorset and a £350,000 flat in Surrey.
Paul mentioned he was due a share of their four-bed mansion house, which was in her identify, whereas she claimed a half share of a basement flat they purchased in his identify.
The case was set for a week-long battle at Central London County Court docket, however has now been settled after a last-minute settlement between the previous couple.
In a courtroom order, the pair agreed to promote the flat and break up the proceeds of sale, with Dannii giving her ex £35,000 to drop any declare over her house in Bournemouth.
Dannii Harwood (pictured), 41, who turned the UK’s first ‘Solely Followers’ millionaire, has settled a courtroom battle along with her ex-fiance over their £1m-plus property portfolio
The glamour mannequin was locked in a authorized battle along with her ex-partner, Paul Thornton, 48, over their £1.2m mansion in Dorset and a £350,000 flat in Surrey (pictured)
Paul mentioned he was due a share of their four-bed mansion house (pictured), which was in her identify, whereas she claimed a half share of a basement flat they purchased in his identify
Mum-of-one Dannii, who’s presently engaged to her accomplice, Chris Might, purchased a house in Sutton, Surrey, in addition to the basement flat beneath it as an funding with ex-partner Paul in 2006.
After the beginning of their daughter, the couple offered the home in 2012 and purchased a mansion in Bournemouth, for £710,000 that very same 12 months.
The four-bed indifferent home, which boasts a considerable driveway and backs onto Bournemouth’s Queen’s Park, is now valued on-line at £1.2 million.
They stored the £350,000 basement flat which had been put into Paul’s identify alone, as they had been involved Dannii was too younger to get a buy-to-let mortgage.
Their relationship was troubled, with two separations through the years, earlier than they parted methods solely in 2019, courtroom paperwork reveal. The breakup resulted in a row over the basement flat and the Bournemouth home in her identify.
Dannii demanded sale of the flat on the idea that, regardless of it legally being in her ex’s identify, it was in actual fact collectively owned.
‘The events’ widespread intention was that they’d personal the helpful curiosity within the basement flat equally, simply as they held the possession of the upstairs home,’ mentioned her barrister Greg Williams in courtroom papers.
She mentioned she had put up the £15,000 deposit and carried out renovations on the flat, together with tiling, putting in a kitchen and toilet, and decking within the courtyard.
In his solicitors’ response to her suggestion, Paul agreed to the break up, however mentioned the sale proceeds must be withheld, as he had his personal declare to a share of their home in Bournemouth.
He additionally mentioned he had obtained the mortgage on the flat personally, put cash up himself for the down-payment and had personally achieved renovation works on the flat.
He mentioned he deliberate to challenge a declare for a share of the Bournemouth home.
Mum-of-one Dannii, who’s presently engaged to her accomplice, Chris Might, purchased a house in Sutton, Surrey, in addition to the basement flat beneath it as an funding with ex-partner Paul in 2006
After the beginning of their daughter, the couple offered the home in 2012 and purchased a mansion in Bournemouth, for £710,000 that very same 12 months
They stored the £350,000 basement flat which had been put into Paul’s identify alone, as they had been involved Dannii was too younger to get a buy-to-let mortgage
The dispute over the flat sale was set to go earlier than Choose Nigel Gerald final week, however after an settlement exterior of courtroom the previous couple determined to settle their variations with out a trial.
The decide mentioned the flat can be offered and the proceeds shared 50-50, with Dannii then giving Paul £35,000 from her share in ‘full and ultimate satisfaction of any precise or potential claims’ in opposition to her house.
Dannii claimed to have made herself a millionaire in 2020 round 18 months after starting her profession on the ‘Solely Followers’ web site.
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She grew up in Neath, south Wales, because the daughter of a forklift driving dad and sang in the identical church choir as Welsh opera star Katherine Jenkins.