Sam Gowland – who found fame on Love Island in the UK – is said to be struggling to sell his property in Dubai amid the attacks in the Middle East
Love Island star Sam Gowland is struggling to sell his property in Dubai as Iran continues its attacks on the UAE. The Middle East has been hit with travel chaos following the attacks and many British ex-pats have fleed back to the UK.
The Love Island star is one of the number of UK reality stars that had begun living in Dubai, only now to leave the country amid the attacks. Sam moved to Dubai and bought his dream home, but made the escape to Thailand.
He had recalled how he saw rockets flying over his house and decided to make the move to Asia, but it is not known whether he’s had any purchasers for his £2.25million mansion in Dubai.
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Sam’s step-mum Joanne told the Mail: “I am just glad that he’s now out of there, he’s safe now, he’s in Bangkok. He left Dubai and went to Mauritius and he’s now safe in Bangkok. I am not sure whether he’s managed to sell the house in Dubai, he has so much going on that I’m never sure what is on the market and what is not.”
Sam had previously expressed his pride at purchasing the property after his dream finally came true. “Proud moment today, just bought and moved into my new $2m home in Dubai. Years of goal setting and dreams coming to life, one by one. One more villa overseas with many more to come. Full villa renovation started today, give it three months and watch how this will look. Grateful for ecom and the freedom to earn from my phone anywhere in the world,” he wrote at the time.
However, given the current situation in Dubai, property is struggling to sell with a source saying that Sam will struggle to get the huge sum he paid for it back – as the timing couldn’t have been any worse due to the current situation in the UAE.
“He’s going to struggle to sell the place any time soon – simply no one is buying and they won’t be until this whole war has resolved itself, which could take months or even years,” the source said.
“Meanwhile all his money will be tied up in the villa so he won’t be able to realise any liquidity to finance his next development project. I suspect he was hoping to get £2.25 million for it. Now he will struggle to get a lot of what he’s already spent back.”
Sam – who is originally from Teeside – found fame on Love Island and went on to turn to property renovation. He had planned to sell it following its renovating, sharing: “This time I’ve went for a minimalistic yet timeless design with every room complementing the main focal point of my villa which is the outdoor area.
“I’m wondering what to do with this one as I’ve become attached to how it looks. 10 million AED (£2M GBP) and I’ll open up a conversation with you.” He was also targeted by trolls, who said they hoped his house would be hit by missiles.
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