Mark, the youngest son of Sir Terry Wogan’s son, has criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves, alleging that she is “killing off the housing market” because he can’t sell his parents’ £3.75 million mansion.
The former family home of beloved broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has gone on the market after the death of his wife, Lady Helen, in November 2024. However, the sprawling mansion hasn’t been viewed by anyone since it went up for sale.
Sir Terry and Lady Helen, who bought the seven-bedroom Edwardian property in 1975, raised their children there during Terry’s long tenure on BBC Radio 2’s Wake Up to Wogan, which ran from 1993 to 2009.
The 6, 500-square-foot residence in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, has five reception rooms, a utility room, a pantry, ensuite bedrooms, and stunning views of Windsor Castle. It is currently listed for £3.75 million. A swimming pool and tennis court are also located in the landscaped gardens, and Paddington Station is only a 30-minute walk away thanks to fast rail connections.
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The kitchen was essential because we are a close family, according to Terry’s son Mark, 51, who reflected on the home and its memories. The cook was excellent. Growing up in a family was a big part of eating and talking around a table.
In the summertime, he continued, “We’d also have some lovely long lunches on the terrace with views of my mother’s beloved garden. It has beauty to it. We’re going to miss the house a lot. However, it will make a great place for a family to live.
Despite the incredible home being for sale, Wogan’s mansion hasn’t even had one viewer since listing, much to the detriment of his son Mark and his siblings.
Mark attributed “killing off the housing market” to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and her tax plans in an interview about the state of the property market.
Mark, the youngest son of Sir Terry Wogan’s late father, opened up about the family’s struggle to sell their childhood home following his mother’s passing in 2024 during an interview with Mike Graham on Plank of the Week on TalkTV.
“You make a fascinating claim that Rachel Reeves is abusing the housing market,” you say. He claimed that she already had it killed.
You’d think someone would come round, even just out of interest, and say, “Oh, I’d quite like to go round and see Terry Wogan’s house,” Mark claimed.
No one has seen it, though. Not a single person, not even one. That demonstrates how illiterate the economy is. He continued, “I’ll show you around,” calling the property “a steal.”
In January 2016, Children In Need host Wogan passed away from cancer at the age of 77. His wife Helen passed away nine years later, leaving behind a £5 million estate.
Each of her five grandchildren will be able to inherit £100,000 trusts when they turn 25. The three surviving children divided their wealth and belongings among them.
Vanessa, the couple’s first child, died from a heart condition shortly after her birth in 1966, putting her and her husband through a difficult marriage.
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