The father-of-five had bought the house back in 1999. Neighbours have spent years wondering what caused the occupants to seemingly flee the house in a hurry, leaving a huge number of possessions behind them. 'They used to have up to three Dobermans. They obviously had loads of money because it is a big house. Do you know tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis or his family? 93-year old Anne Wyburn lives beside the imposing manor house and told our reporter she'd seen activity. The senior guy I think his wife died and he became a recluse before he became unwell. The paper reports Athanasios' British wife Sharon died in 2004 at the age of 52 from cancer after 32 years of marriage. The luxury Mercedes cars he drove were always hired to impress for a couple of days when he visited family. Millionaire businessman Athanasios Tachmintzis has owned the bizarre house near King's Langley since 1999 The 70-year-old lived there for almost two decades with his wife and five children. It is a real mystery," another neighbour told MailOnline. EXCLUSIVE: In 2016 the wealthy Tachmintzis family mysteriously fled their multi-million-pound mansion during the night leaving behind many incredibly expensive possessions, including a Bentley, Don't miss a thing! Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Land Registry records reveal the house has been owned since 1999 by a company called Ainhurst Enterprises Ltd, with a care of address at a firm of solicitors in Bournemouth, Dorset. A utility room has a snooker table and outside, four or five cars - including a rusted Bentley - lie in overgrown grass. Athanasios Tachmintzis's brother-in-law claims he once saw tens of thousands of 10 notes piled up in the house but said Mr Tachmintzis would complain about being short of cash. tycoon. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. For more information, please visit octimothyhouse.org. It is certainly very odd. Email tips-sim@news.co.uk or call 02077824368. Another woman, who keeps a horse nearby, said: 'I knew the chap as Thanos. He said: 'It was an amazing house to visit. Before he moved in to this house in Kings Langley he lived in a much more impressive mansion near Bournemouth.". I was aware his father, who had an admin job at the Greek Embassy, had a few properties around North London and I think its possible Thanos was involved there. It looks as though the owners seemingly left in a hurry, maybe even in the middle of the night. It is a real mystery. The mysterious house in Hertfordshire was uncovered by an urban explorer back in May. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. But so many things about the fate of the property still don't make sense. His two daughters would walk them, and sometimes the cleaner would take them out, but they were too big for her to handle and she had to stop. 'At first the gates were just shut and then a padlock and chain appeared on them. A veil of mystery stretches over the fate of Thanos Tachmintzis family. Nicholas is registered as being available for work as an actor on his website. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. A mansion near London left abandoned for several years was reportedly owned by a reclusive Greek property tycoon, an investigation has revealed. 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An "urban explorer" found the mysterious house left to rot with a Bentley in the drive and clothes still hanging up. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The Police were called to it not long ago. He states online he completed an acting course at Pinewood studios in 2014 and is interested in roles as an 'extra', even though he has 'no major experience'. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. About The Footcare Centre Total Foot Health with our team of highly skilled, qualified, and registered foot specialists. ', 'It must have been a fast move as even their toothbrushes were still there. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. Although the large manor house is currently unlived in, it is being looked after from afar. Empty fish tanks were left lined up in a hallway - while a dishwasher stacked with plates had not been unloaded. A MYSTERIOUS abandoned mansion left frozen in time with a Bentley on the drive belonged to a Greek tycoon who vanished with his family, it emerged today. 13:12 GMT 20 May 2020. Whether they were workers or family I don't know.'. 'He got it sorted out eventually and gave me his phone number in case I needed to contact him again, but I lost it when I changed phones. Mr Meiklejohn said Mr Tachmintzis would say he worked in property and says the last he heard of him he was living in London. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform A 22-year-old man from the Kings Langley area was arrested on suspicion of burglary, going equipped to burgle, taking a vehicle without the owner's consent and possession of class B drugs. Mr Tachmintzis, known as Thanos, was reportedly so concerned about security at the expensive home that he once had guards on the gate and kept Dobermans for protection. It isn't known how much the house is worth. There was dry cleaning still in the plastic wrapping - it appears they didn't even pack a bag. That night, one of their sons had colic and Mandy asked me if Id mind going into the boys bedroom and comforting him because he was in a lot of pain. The urban explorer said he had never seen such a well-preserved abandoned house. However, he said that Tachmintzis himself stayed well away from other people and was mostly confined to his mansion. The haunting images also showed a snooker table with balls scattered around as if the players left in a hurry. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. It is believed that the house has been deserted for more than three years, but no one knows who was there when it was abandoned. He said: "They kept themselves to themselves. The villager said: 'I can remember seeing guards on the gates of the house around 15-years-ago so he was certainly concerned about security. Pictures on Google Earth show a creepy abandoned mansion (Image: Google Maps). The company which had him as a director since January 2014 was struck off in April last year. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Land Registry records reveal the house has been owned since 1999 by a company called Ainhurst Enterprises Ltd, based overseas, with a care of address at a firm of solicitors in Bournemouth, Dorset. Property tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis, 72, lived at the large property in Bucks Hill, Hertfordshire, for almost two decades with his two daughters and at least one of his sons. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. They obviously had loads of money because it is a big house. Intriguing photographs inside the huge mansion near Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, emerged on Monday showing plates still in the dishwasher, designer clothes hanging in a bedroom and games of chess and snooker 'unfinished'. Neighbours claim a member of the Tachmintzis has returned to the abandoned family mansion, Pictures taken from inside the mansion showed it in a state of disrepair, Since 2016, nobody has seen Athanasios Tachmintzis, In 2020, a local construction company worked on the house, James Good testified that the family had returned. See More, Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. The daughters who lived in the mansion were described as pretty and it is believed that they used the local health club. We list them, Mercedes-Benz CLA and CLA Shooting Brake facelift, FW23 ladies collection. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? 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Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Mr Tachmintzidis, who bought the property since 1999. Officers attended and arrested two men, aged 26 and 44 from Hemel Hempstead, on suspicion of attempted burglary. The mysterious house in Hertfordshire was uncovered by an urban explorer back in May 2020, with luxury cars rusting outside and designer clothes hanging up in the wardrobes . The girls were dark haired and very pretty. Two of the charge were registered in 2018, and the third was last year. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Mr Tachmintzis, 70, a father of five, lived in the imposing mansion near Kings Langley Hertfordshire before he disappeared suddenly more than three years ago. Games of snooker and chess had been left unfinished, while the kitchen ceiling had caved in. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. But it is unclear who was living at the house when it was abandoned. Now, pictures of the house have been uncovered on Google Earth, giving a new view of the creepy mansion. They obviously had loads of money because it is a big house. Well, this property looked impressive from the outside, but inside it was very ordinary cheap furniture and fixtures and fittings that were very basic. A mansion which was left abandoned with plates still in the dishwasher and a Bentley on the driveway was home to a Greek property millionaire, MailOnline can reveal. He said Mr Tachmintzis, known as Thanos, would rent luxury cars to impress his family but would drive an old banger when he got home. Amazingly, a potted plant is still alive on a windowsill next to a telescope lined up ready for its owner to look at the night sky. The new owners are a limited company owned by an architect, using the same mail forwarding and registered office address in north London as thousands of other companies including two businesses linked to Mr Tachmintzis's sons Nicholas and Paul. Athanasios, known locally as Thanos, was said to have been obsessed with security, and once had guards on the gates of the imposing mansion, and also kept several Dobermans as guard dogs. A MYSTERIOUS abandoned mansion left frozen in time with a Bentley on the drive belonged to a Greek tycoon who vanished with his family, it emerged today. Earlier this week, a mysterious abandoned house was discovered near London, It was believed to have been left by its occupants in 2016. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The company does not feature on Companies House records, suggesting it is based overseas. The kitchen - once full of posh utensils and time-saving mod cons - now has part of the roof collapsing in after year of neglect. 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THE Greek owner of an abandoned mansion left frozen in time is a man of mystery who used to leave bundles of cash lying around, according to his family. The MailOnline reported that Tachmintzis' British wife Sharon died in 2004 at the age of 52 from cancer after 32 years of marriage. Practical examples. View our online Press Pack. A 21-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead, a 19-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy - both from the Kings Langley area - were arrested on suspicion of burglary, going equipped to burgle and taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. The pictures taken by the urban explorer showed the ceiling in the kitchen having collapsed, caused apparently by leaking water. He never was. After Sharons funeral we all went back to the house at Kings Langley. One villager, who asked not to be named, said: 'I ride my horse down the road every day and all of a sudden I realised around three years ago that the people there had just disappeared. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. There was dry cleaning still in the plastic wrapping - it appears they didn't even pack a bag. The new owners are a limited company owned by an architect, using the same mail forwarding and registered office address in north London as thousands of other companies including two businesses linked to Mr Tachmintzis's sons Nicholas and Paul. It was incorporated in January 2014, but dissolved in April last year. Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, was described as a man of mystery who 'wasn't very chatty'. Exploring a Millionaires Untouched Abandoned Castle . But when he got back home hed drive around in an old banger. Mr Tachmintzis is said to have acquired the property in 1999 and lived there for about 18 years before he disappeared suddenly. A MYSTERIOUS abandoned mansion left frozen in time with a Bentley on the drive belonged to a Greek tycoon who vanished with his family, it emerged today. Athanasios, known locally as Thanos, was said to have been obsessed with security, and once had guards on the gates of the imposing mansion, and also kept several Dobermans as guard dogs. One neighbour told MailOnline: I ride my horse down the road every day and all of a sudden I realised around three years ago that the people there had just disappeared.". Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, was described as a man of mystery who 'wasn't very chatty'. , updated But it is unclear who was living at the house when it was abandoned. Villagers near Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, claimed the mansion was previously occupied by real estate Mr Tachmintzis, whose wife Sharon, from North Wales, died aged 52 in May 2004. There was dry cleaning still in the plastic wrapping it appears they didn t even pack a bag. , It must have been a fast move as even their toothbrushes were They obviously had loads of money because it is a big house.". Hes always liked the big houses, the flash cars and the smartest clothes hes all show. "I just thought at first that they had gone away somewhere and would then come back but nobody did. Andrew Young For Mailonline, My night in Britain's most haunted house: Nothing could prepare Hannah Betts for what happened when she visited Hampton Court Palace, Eerie images show Australia's usually bustling nightspots deserted in lockdown as leaders say pubs will be the last to open, Haunting images show abandoned Hertfordshire mansion frozen in time with designer clothes hanging on rails, a half finished game of chess - and Bentley rusting in the driveway, Do YOU know Mr Tachmintzis? I always used to see a lot of people there. There were tens of thousands of banknotes piled up. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. His two daughters would walk them, and sometimes the cleaner would take them out, but they were too big for her to handle and she had to stop. 'Nobody around here has a clue what happened to them and why they just upped and left. There were about 20 or so of us there, some of whom had travelled long distances, and all he could muster for us were a few crusty sandwiches that seemed to be several days old and a couple of bottles of cheap white wine., Mr Meiklejohn said that throughout her marriage to the Greek, Sharon would never hear a bad word about him., He said: Her head was completely turned by him.. The Daily Mail reported that the house belonged to father-of-five Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, who lived at the house with his family for around 18 years before disappearing. His whole course was a great mystery that unfolded in the labyrinthine paths of real estate and offshore companies that he created and through them he managed to grow.Now these companies, one after the other, are being erased from the UK registers, as are the bank accounts, which have not been moved for years.This strange case came to light through a report by the Daily Mail, whose journalist entered the mansion and photographed her current situation, which indicates that everything that happened was sudden and unexpected.The house is located in the south-east of England, in the Kings Landley area of Hertfordshire.Thanos Tachmintzis and his wife, Sharon, lived there and passed away from cancer in 2004. Mr Meiklejohn told The Sun : "Ive known him for more than 40 years and he has always been the same. It is reported that Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, a Greek millionaire and father-of-five, bought the luxury house back in 1999. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 192.com has records on millions of UK people and addresses. "It was literally like the people who lived there got up in the middle of the night and ran without taking anything. His wife Sharon, who was born in north Wales, died aged 52 in May 2004 following a 32-year marriage. Mr Meiklejohn said Mr Tachmintzis would rent luxury cars to show off to his family but then actually drive an 'old banger'. I've seen a lot of these places and most are in a far worse state than this one. It is most strange. With them were all three of the five children the couple had. Villagers near Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, claimed the mansion was previously occupied by real estate tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, whose wife Sharon, from North Wales, died aged 52 in. The premise is simple - whatever your foot problems, foot conditions or foot ailments, we are confident that The Footcare Centre team can offer you the foot treatment, foot care or foot advice you require. It is most strange. The rusted gate which was the entrance to the mansion (Image: Google Maps). It's a mystery: In the village of Kings Langley, a few kilometres outside of London, an abandoned mansion which belonged to Greek tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis, is located. Neighbours have wondered what caused Mr Tachmintzis to flee the house leaving furniture, ornaments, designers clothes, a Bentley and even a game of chess on the table. The mansion in Hertfordshire is shrouded in mystery. The house was abandoned back in 2016 in a hurry, but with no clues left as to what had happened. The pair were married for 32 years and had three sons Alexis, 43, Nicholas, 41, and 36-year-old Paul. Posted by on Jun 10, 2022 in cakes from switzerland | lindsey funeral home harrisonburg, va obituaries. 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Why abandon a house to rot and still ensure it's protected from outsiders? This was all over the papers and it caused a lot of looting.". Another woman, who keeps a horse nearby, said: 'I knew the chap as Thanos. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). News ), Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. Another villager said he heard Mr Tachmintzis made a huge deal involving a luxury property on the exclusive Sandbanks resort in Dorset. "The man you met is the guy who owns it. It is a real mystery. Suddenly, three years ago, without any apparent reason, the mansion was left abandoned with plates still in the dishwasher, half-used shampoo beside the jacuzzi, a Bentley in the driveway as well as four or five cars left outside and a large numbers of possessions inside. Jax the Staffy is rescued after being stuck in a cave for two days, Kamala opts out of kneeling with Biden for Warriors photo op. Nobody around here has a clue what happened to them and why they just upped and left. It is a real mystery. Last week we reported how the Greek tycoon. He said: "It was an amazing house to visit. 11:46 GMT 26 May 2020 One neighbour told MailOnline: I ride my horse down the road every day and all of a sudden I realised around three years ago that the people there had just disappeared. 15 Why do up a house to leave it unoccupied? Villagers told how father-of-five Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, lived for around 18 years in the imposing house near King's Langley. Land Registry records reveal the house has been owned since 1999 by a company called Ainhurst Enterprises Ltd, with a care of address at a firm of solicitors in Bournemouth, Dorset. In his huge bathroom, there is a Jacuzzi-style tub with half-used shampoo and conditioner bottles. A huge bathroom contained a jacuzzi bath with half used shampoo and conditioner bottles lined up nearby. All of a sudden they all disappeared. However, when approached by the Daily Star, they said they were unable to reveal what work had been done at the property or who had hired them to do it. A villager is reported to have said that he rode his horse down the road every day and realised all of a sudden that people living in the mansion seemed to have just disappeared. Something went wrong, please try again later. Mr Tachmintzidis, a property millionaire, lived in the mansion with his two daughters and at least one of his sons, and had, at some point stationed guards on the gate and kept Dobermans as guard dogs. It is a real mystery. The girls were dark haired and very pretty. Its not haunted is it? Many of the people we spoke to had stories of what the Tachmintzis' were like as neighbours. I used to bump into her while she was walking the dogs but the man was different. Timothy House. It is most strange. Villagers who lived nearby to the family said Athanasios, better known as Thanos, was obsessed with security and once had guards positioned at the gates. His brother-in-law Gordon Meiklejohn said Mr Tachmintzis led such a mysterious life that he wasn't sure what he did for work despite seeing wads of cash at his lavish home. So I went into the bedroom and there on the mantelpiece was more money than Id ever seen in my life. Millionaire businessman Athanasios Tachmintzis has owned the bizarre house near King's Langley since 1999 The 70-year-old lived there for almost two decades with his wife and five children. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? During their marriage, they had five children including sons Alexis, 43, Nicholas, 41, and Paul, 36, as well as daughters Kiristiana, 34, and 28-year-old Alicia. Pictures of the huge pad have been published in several news outlets, showing the abandoned lavish residence full of designer clothes, near King's Langley. Mr Tachmintzis, who has owned the property since 1999, lived there for almost two decades with his two daughters and at least one of his sons, but it is unclear who was at the house when it was abandoned and left frozen in time. It was soon discovered that the owner of the house had been one Athanasios Tachmintzis, a 70-year-old Greek millionaire property. There are a number of charges for allegedly unpaid bills made against the abandoned house which are owed to the power company and council.
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