Jools Oliver pictured at Jamie Oliver's £7m North London home after burgary

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Celebrity chef's wife was seen outside North London home on Thursday
News recently emerged that the home had been robbed earlier this month
Thieves entered TV chef's home in North London by breaking in to garage
The Olivers and their four children were away at the time of theft

Published: 04:11 EST, 15 October 2015 | Updated: 13:25 EST, 15 October 2015

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Jamie Oliver's wife has been spotted outside her £7million London townhouse just hours after news broke that the property had been burgled.

Jools Oliver, who has been married to the celebrity chef for 15 years, was seen talking on her phone and stepping into her car by her home in North London.

The house, which has four storeys above ground and also a basement, was ransacked by thieves earlier this month. The Olivers are thought to have been away at the time.

Victim: Jools Oliver was seen outside her home on Thursday, not long after it emerged that the property had been burgled

Walking: Mrs Oliver is pictured above speaking on her phone near the North London home, which is worth £7million

They were only alerted to the burglary after a neighbour noticed that a door had been left open - prompting a police hunt for the culprits.

The thieves struck not long after media reports appeared saying that the family was due to move house.

It is believed that burglars forced their way in to the £7million home through a garage then broke in to the basement and stole two electrical items.

A neighbour then called 999 after seeing an open door at the property one night earlier this month.

Mr Oliver, 40, his wife Jools and their four children are thought to have been staying at their country home in Essex at the time of the burglary.

They are in the process of leaving the house and moving in to a £10million home in Hampstead.

Home: The couple's £7million house - which he created by knocking through two adjacent properties - was ransacked after burglaries apparently entered through the garage

Targets: Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools have had their home in North London burgled

The Grade II-listed house, which Mr Oliver bought recently, dates back to the 17th century and boasts eight bedrooms as well as a huge garden.

Builders are apparently carrying out improvements to the new property before the Oliver family can move there.

Neighbours of the chef say that burglars step up their activities over autumn and winter as the nights get longer.

One local said: 'The police regularly advise us to review our security arrangements at this time of year as burglars are known to scout the area looking for empty homes.

'Jamie's home has got CCTV, but it seems it didn't help in this instance as the burglars got in through the garage.'

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers are trying to track down the criminals.

He said: 'Police were called to an address on Friday October 2 shortly after 9pm after a member of the public reported that a door to the property was open.

'Officers attended and went inside the property and found that the premises had been burgled. Items were removed from the address.'

Mr Oliver's representative said that 'nobody was hurt' in the raid and that the family was away at the time.

He added: 'Two electrical items were taken. That's it.'

The TV personality rose to fame as the 'naked chef' with a cheeky-chappy persona, and is now one of the most high-powered restaurant bosses in the country.

He presides over a network of dozens of Jamie's Italian branches as well as a number of other restaurant formats, and his annual cookbooks routinely top the best-seller lists.