Joanne Rowling's house sold at auction

Joanne Rowling's house sold at auction

The famous British writer, author of the Harry Potter novels Joanne Rowling sold on the internet auction the house, located inEdinburgh. The buyer's name and price of the mansion were not disclosed. It is known that the starting price was 2,25 million pounds (2,77 million euros).

Sale Rowling’s house went on for three weeks. In the end, unknown buyer bought the house on an online auction. According to British media reports, buyer paid for the house much more than the starting price.

The house inEdinburghwas built in the XIX century. The mansion has nine bedrooms and Rowling’s office. Here writer created part of famous saga about young wizard Harry Potter. Joanne Rowling, 47, lived in the house with her three children until 2009, then moved to the outskirts ofEdinburgh. Her home was auctioned three years later, in November 2012.

The writer has not told the reason why she left the lived-in. Joanne Rowling (after marriage - Joan «Jo» Murray) is the richest writerUK. Her wealth is estimated at between $800 million and $1 billion.