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Johnson set to make £700,000 profit from sale of his ex-marital home

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Johnson set to make £700,000 profit from sale of his ex-marital home

Boris Johnson could pocket £700,000 profit from the sale of his ex-marital home in Islington after getting an offer ‘very close’ to the £3.75million asking price as he prepares to move into Downing Street.

Mr Johnson – who is heavily favoured to win the Tory leadership election tomorrow – is thought to have received a sizeable offer on the five-storey Georgian property he shared with soon to be ex-wife Marina Wheeler.

If the offer is accepted on the house – which was put up for sale for £3.75million – and split equally between the pair, they could make £700,000 each, on the Grade II-listed abode.

The 55-year-old has also reportedly bought a new £1.3million three-storey Victorian house with new girlfriend Carrie Symonds.

It is anticipated Ms Symonds will move into No10 if Mr Johnson emerges victorious in the race to replace Theresa May.

Mr Johnson, 55, has received a sizeable offer on the property he shared with soon to be ex-wife Marina Wheeler (pictured)

It comes as Mr Johnson, 55, has received a sizeable offer, believed to be close to the asking price, on the property he shared with soon to be ex-wife Marina Wheeler (pictured: when the couple were together)

It is anticipated Ms Symonds (pictured) will move into No10 if Mr Johnson manages to win the Tory leadership election tomorrow, in which he is heavily favoured

Inside the former home of Boris Johnson. It is understood the prospective Prime Minister has told civil servants he needs money for furniture at No10 because his ex-wife has kept all his belongings

The bathroom at the plush £3.75million home Mr Johnson shared with his estranged wife Marina Wheeler

But the couple are said to have completed on their new property, close to Ms Symonds’ rented flat in south London, last week after deciding to ‘put down roots’ together – whether Mr Johnson becomes Prime Minister or not.

On Friday Ms Symonds was allegedly seen moving furniture into the townhouse in Camberwell, with her mother Josephine Mcaffee. 

Speaking about Ms Symonds moving into Downing Street, a source told The Sun : ‘This does not change anything about No 10.

‘Boris and Carrie wanted to buy somewhere together as a sign of their commitment and where they could put down roots together.

‘They will get married when they can — and use this place as a marital home.’

There had been multiple rumours Mr Johnson and Ms Symonds were due to split after the row over red wine being splashed on a sofa at her rented Camberwell flat.

During the bust-up the former PR executive was heard screaming ‘get off me’ at Mr Johnson, and also accusing him of being ‘spoilt’.

The kitchen at the Islington. If the offer is accepted on the home and split equally between the pair, they could make £700,000 each

The living room in the residence Mr Johnson previously shared with Marina Wheeler. It is understood they have received a sizeable offer for the property

The dining room area in the Georgian five-storey Grade-II listed former martial home. Mr Johnson may soon be moving into Downing Street and has reportedly purchased a property with new girlfriend Carrie Symonds in Camberwell, close to the rented flat they were sharing

The Camberwell flat where Boris and Carrie clashed last month. Mr Johnson moved into the property, currently rented by Carrie Symonds. The couple are now said to have bought a new property together

But one source told the Mail on Sunday: ‘This most definitely shows they are stronger than ever, and they are in this for the long haul.

‘There have been lots of presumptions that all is not well between them but they couldn’t be further from the truth.

‘Like any other couple, they want their own place and they want a future together, things that have happened lately have brought them even closer together.

‘Carrie is an independent woman and she is very much still expected to carry on working at Oceana, in ocean conservation.’

Mr Johnson also has a country home in Thane, Oxfordshire, and was seen leaving the property with Ms Symonds yesterday, as the race to replace Theresa May comes to  a conclusion. 

Mr Johnson is the favourite to beat rival Jeremy Hunt, but has already been lambasted for spending money on taxpayers furniture, because his estranged wife kept his belongings.

Just days before his expected move into No 10, The Mail on Sunday revealed that Mr Johnson is to receive free furnishings – including a new bed – after telling civil servants he ‘didn’t have any stuff’.

His demand angered mandarins, with one Government source saying: ‘We were very surprised as he is not exactly a poor man, is he? His bill is quite toppy.’

Previous Prime Ministers have billed the taxpayer for renovations to the property, but not for ‘fixtures and fittings’.

 Mr Johnson has earned more than £830,000 since resigning as Foreign Secretary a year ago.

Former Liberal Democrat Cabinet Minister Sir Ed Davey said he was writing to the Cabinet Office to demand to know how much had been spent on Mr Johnson’s furniture.

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