Ricky Gervais is spotted house-hunting at £11million mansion

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Actor spotted looking around a £10.75million eight bedroom property
Comes shortly after he caused upset with his £1million basement
Excavation at townhouse included a swimming pool, sauna and a gym
There is scope for major work to add a basement at this new house as well

By Valerie Elliot For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 18:12 EST, 25 April 2015 | Updated: 08:44 EST, 26 April 2015

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Pastures new? Ricky Gervais appeared to be house-hunting in north London last week

He's previously been dubbed a ‘neighbour from hell’ over loud, messy building work.

And now Ricky Gervais could be moving to a new home – with potential for another raft of disruptive renovations.

The comedian has been spotted house-hunting an exclusive enclave of North London, taking a look around a £10.75 million, eight-bedroom mansion.

Gervais caused upset at his current Victorian townhouse, by digging into his basement to install a £1million swimming pool, sauna and gym soon after moving in.

That might cause concern for those living near the impressive double-fronted house he and his partner, the author Jane Fallon, inspected last week, as there is scope for major excavation work there too.

‘There is huge potential to extend the cellars and redevelop at garden level, subject to the usual consents,’ says the estate agents’ blurb.

It adds: ‘[This] Ambassadorial house built in 1929 [is] set back from the road behind a topiary garden with gated driveway and double garage.

‘The house provides elegant entertaining rooms with a grand entrance hall and stairwell. The principal suite offers stunning views, and [the property] has an impressive, mature, south-facing, 75ft by 65ft, landscaped rear garden with summer house and swimming pool (currently not in use).’

It is a world away from Gervais’s working-class roots in the Reading suburb of Whiteley – but having made a fortune from TV shows such as The Office, Extras and Derek, he can now live in luxury.

However, he could still be getting a bargain. Two years ago the mansion was put up for sale for £12.5 million, and has been on the market for £10.75 million since September.

Potential buyers are said to have been put off by the high stamp duty – which would be £1.2 million on the asking price – and the threat of Labour’s mansion tax.

Ed Miliband has said owners of homes worth £2 million to £3 million will have to pay £250 a month to help fund the NHS.

Sums for more expensive homes have not been announced, but experts estimate houses worth £10 million to £15 million could be taxed £41,000 a year.

Pricey: The eight-bedroom mansion is on the market for £10.75million

Time for a change: It will probably come as a bit of a surprise to his current neighbours that he wants to leave so soon after creating a basement - complete with swimming pool - in his own home

Decisions: Ricky Gervais and his partner, the author Jane Fallon, looked around the large home

Gervais moved to his current home from a rented flat in Bloomsbury in 2007, spending £2 million on the house and £1 million on refurbishment.

A spokesman for estate agents Goldschmidt & Howland confirmed that the £10.75 million house is for sale but said: ‘We never comment about our clients.’

And Gervais’s publicist said: ‘This is a private matter and I have nothing to add. This is private information.’