{"id":36177,"date":"2026-08-10T09:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36177"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:06:58","slug":"steven-bartletts-8500000-house-causing-uproar-in-cape-town-is-victim-of-his-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36177","title":{"rendered":"Steven Bartlett&#8217;s \u00a38,500,000 house causing uproar in Cape Town is \u2018victim of his success\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307815169-4c69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29336560\" alt=\"Steven Bartlett speaks during an event, wearing a blue shirt.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Steven Bartlett has put his Cape Town place up for twice the price he bought it for (Picture: Lipinski\/WPA Pool\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/steven-bartlett\/\">Steven Bartlett<\/a> is said to have angered Cape Town residents with the decision to sell his local mansion \u2013 but a friend described the pad as a \u2018victim of his success\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dragons-den\/\">Dragons\u2019 Den<\/a> star is selling his property in South Africa, which he has done up since buying it in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old podcaster has put the seven-bedroom mansion, which sits on the slopes of Table Mountain, on the market for \u00a38.5million \u2013 twice the price he paid.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of Bartlett\u2019s has clarified that he \u2018loves\u2019 the South Africa home, adding to <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018He\u2019s just not able to visit it enough. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the last couple of years, his business has exploded. Diary of a CEO is on track to be the biggest <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/podcasts\/\">podcast<\/a> in the world, and his team has grown hugely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018His business has expanded so much \u2013 with offices now in the US as well as the UK \u2013 that most of his time is taken up criss-crossing the Atlantic. Unfortunately, that means the pad in South Africa has had to take a back seat.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_300734149-ebfe.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29336578\" alt=\"Doha , Qatar - 3 February 2026; Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur &amp; Podcaster, Diary of a CEO, on Experience Summit stage during day two of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar. (Photo By Paul Devlin\/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Dragons\u2019 Den star has added a padel court and a swimming pool since buying it in 2024 (Picture: Paul Devlin\/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_237925336-d811.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29336621\" alt=\"Cape Town City Centre from above with Table Mountain and Lions Head in the background; Shutterstock ID 2453588923; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The seven-bedroom mansion sits on the slopes of Table Mountain (Picture: Shutterstock \/ 40mm Photographer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The friend of Bartlett\u2019s also noted that he and his girlfriend Melanie Lopes, who he proposed to earlier this year, only visited the property for four weeks in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tReady to start your homebuying journey?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>You can access completely fee-free mortgage advice with London &amp; Country (L&amp;C) Mortgages, a partner of Metro. 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Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They added: \u2018With him basically splitting his time between London and LA, that\u2019s on track to be even less this year, so it just doesn\u2019t make any sense to keep it. He loves it, but just can\u2019t make the time to stay there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In a way, the house is a victim of Steven\u2019s success.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bartlett has added a padel court, swimming pool, home cinema and spa to the property.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the sale is said to have angered Cape Town locals, who have accused the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bbc-2\/\">BBC<\/a> star of flipping it \u2013 buying a property, renovating it and then speedily putting it up for sale at a profit \u2013 and inflating house prices in the area as a result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_197681091-b541.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29336600\" alt=\"Dragons' Den S21,21-03-2024,12,Steven Bartlett,BBC Studios,Screen grab\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The sale of the property is said to have angered Cape Town locals (Picture: BBC Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Resident Sedick Dawood told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16039061\/Dragons-Den-star-Steven-Bartlett-set-double-money-8-5million-Cape-Town-property-locals-accuse-flipping-home-driving-house-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>: \u2018I love Steven, but here again Cape Town is being bought by foreigners, under the guise of \u201cforeign investment\u201d, but in reality pushing up property prices for citizens.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, underneath an <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Instagram<\/a> video breaking down the local taxes Bartlett could be facing for the sale, viewed over 600,000 times, Gerry Walsh commented: \u2018Man it hurts to see a non-resident inflate house prices like this and potentially walk away doubling their money.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So this is why the property in Cape Town is so high,\u2019 wrote Matt Levey, while @sincerely_natb commented: \u2018More proof that only multi-millionaires are welcome here. 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