Simon Cowell sold his home in Holland Park for £15million after becoming desperate to quit London.

The X-Factor star, 63, had been keen to leave the capital after a string of problems at the huge property.

They included home invasions by two intruders — one of whom stole £1million in jewellery – and even flooding two years ago.

Just months ago it was alleged that a criminal gang had sold the exact lock to his front door — which horrified him.

The sale price was revealed today by a specialist property lender who said they had also closed a £5.5million loan for the new buyer, whose identity is unknown.

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Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent this week, which was broadcast live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California

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Removal men got to work clearing out Simon Cowell’s possessions on Tuesday after he quietly sold his £15million mansion in Holland Park last week

Cowell had bought the property 16 years ago but decided to leave after reorganising his life and businesses.

In 2020, he handed sole control of his record label, Syco Music, to Sony, which later shut it down.

Meanwhile, Syco Entertainment, the TV company that made The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), no longer has offices in the UK and has radically downsized. It is now an entertainment assets and licensing company, while BGT is made by Thames.

Having started as a record company executive — and achieving great success with singing actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn — he became famous as a judge on the 2001 ITV show Pop Idol.

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Having owned the home for 16 years he was keen to make a move after enduring a series of alarming events

He went on to found The X Factor and BGT franchises, which are globally successful.

He remains a judge on America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent, and last year launched a TikTok songwriting platform, StemDrop, in conjunction with Universal Music.

The Georgian property sits in one of the most exclusive areas of London, where celebrity neighbours include Ed Sheeran and David Beckham.

The buyer had to take on a specialist property lender called Cohort Capital to gain the funding to secure the house.

Matt Thame, founder of Cohort Capital, said: ‘Given the current turbulent market conditions, time is of the essence more than ever in the luxury real estate sector, and we’re delighted to have been able to close this deal in less than a week.

‘Our expertise in the industry has proved to be the X factor for our clients, as we understand the importance of speed, reliability and flexibility in securing finance.’