The ex-wife of snooker legend Stephen Hendry has finally found a buyer for their former marital home.
Amanda Hendry had been trying to sell the Perthshire house for five years after seven-time world champ Hendry ended their marriage and moved out.
Now the mum of two looks set for a fresh start after the Auchterarder property with “sweeping gated drive” and “picturesque turret” was sold for a slashed price of offers over £875,000.
The 53-year-old fashion boutique owner is understood to have been handed five-bedroom, detached Norwood as part of her divorce settlement from Hendry.
Last year, Amanda was hit with more than 100 objections from locals over proposals to build properties around the rural house.
One neighbour said the applications showed a “disregard for the wider community”.
Amanda withdrew the applications and dropped the asking price for the house by £20,000.
The latest description of Norwood, which still has a snooker room, boasts “very friendly neighbours” as well as its close proximity to Gleneagles Hotel, “known for being Scottish home to the rich and famous”.
Amanda and Hendry bought the home 25 years ago for £300,000 and carried out extensive renovations, with the snooker star describing it at the time as “heaven”.
The couple first launched a bid to build more homes on the site in 2008 and later won planning permission.
But in 2014, Hendry, 52, moved to Berkshire with his new partner Lauren Thundow, who is 20 years his junior.
Norwood and an attached horse riding arena were put on the market for £1.2million in 2016 but failed to sell.
Hendry lodged paperwork in 2018 to transfer ownership to Amanda.
The house was put back on the market last year, without extra land, for offers over £895,000, with a home report value of £920,000.
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A source said: “Mandy is delighted. This will be a completely fresh start for her after a difficult few years.”
Amanda declined to comment.
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