Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint has a £24m property empire after working his magic on the housing market
HARRY Potter actor Rupert Grint will soon have a property empire to rival the size of Hogwarts itself.
Rupert — who earned £40million playing Harry’s pal Ron Weasley in the eight-film adaptation of the famous books by JK Rowling — has just added another £10.6million of homes to his portfolio.
It means he now has a stack of properties worth a total of £24MILLION thanks to savvy investments.
A source said: “Rupert’s become a real property magnate and has been working his magic on building his empire.
“His portfolio is worth around £24million now and he’s growing it all the time.
“He has started three property businesses which are all bringing in a tidy sum.
“One of his companies, Clay 10, invested in over £8million worth of property in the last financial year.
“Another of his firms, Oneonesix Development, has been buying up places just outside of London.
“Rupert is a shrewd investor and is buying up high-spec rental properties with good transport links to the city as well as more plush houses.
“Recently he bought a house for £500,000 in Hitchin, Herts, and then spent £1.5million on two neighbouring houses in Luton, Beds.”
That’s not all, though.
Rupert — who also owns Eevil Plan Properties — has also splashed the cash on three properties close to his own home in Herts.
Six-bed mansion
Back in 2009 he treated himself to a massive six-bedroom 18th-century mansion in Kimpton.
The pad, which boasts an indoor swimming pool and tennis courts, has separate housing for staff over its 22 acres of land. It also has a gym, cinema room, games room and three massive reception rooms spread over three floors.
Rupert has never lived at the property but is registered as the owner of the pad, which is in need of renovation, according to the latest property brochure on the selling agent’s website.
He paid £5.4million in cash for it, and it is now worth more than £6million.
Not bad going when you consider he has not had to do anything but keep the keys in his back pocket.
The actor, who last month became a father after his girlfriend, actress Georgia Groome, gave birth to a daughter, is still on the hunt for more investments.
The insider continued: “Rupert has been bitten by the property bug and has become really knowledgeable about his investments.
“He’s been clever by building up such a varied portfolio, as it will keep the cash rolling in for the rest of his life.”
Now that’s real magic.
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