Speculation was today mounting that Jimmy Savile’s old home in Leeds has been sold.
The Yorkshire Evening Post reported in early December that a deal for the penthouse flat in Roundhay was nearing completion.
At that stage, the flat was still listed as a £325,000 property for sale on the website of Leeds-based Alan Cooke Estate Agents.
Now, however, it has been removed from the site.
A source close to negotiations over the property yesterday told the YEP: “Yes, I think it has been sold.”
Documents lodged with the Land Registry still show disgraced star Savile as the owner of the property.
The Land Registry said yesterday, though, that details of a change of ownership could still be going through its system.
A spokeswoman also said there was no time limit on how long a registered property’s buyer could wait before letting the organisation know about a change of ownership.
Alan Cooke Estate Agents declined to comment when approached by the YEP.
Savile bought the Roundhay flat at the height of his fame in the 1970s.
He died at the property in October 2011, aged 84.
Proceeds from its sale will go to Savile’s estate, which has been frozen by his executor, NatWest Bank, ahead of possible damages claims from his alleged child sex abuse victims.
A joint Scotland Yard and NSPCC report last week branded Leeds-born Savile as one of the UK’s most prolific known sexual predators.
It contained details of more than 200 offences allegedly carried out by the TV and radio host during a campaign of abuse spanning six decades.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission yesterday confirmed it was reviewing the Scotland Yard and NSPCC report.
It also said it was looking at a separate report, issued last week by Surrey Police.
The Surrey force’s report revealed Savile boasted about his links to top cops in Leeds while he was being investigated over child sex allegations in 2009.