An abandoned million-pound mansion in Hale Village that belongs to former LFC winger Jermaine Pennant and was the scene of two recent arson attacks as well as the discovery of a cannabis farm is subject to a property “charge” with Halton Borough Council.
Details of the nature of the obligation remain unknown, with the "beneficiary" Halton Council citing confidentiality for not disclosing the information. The house on Hale Road, between Widnes and Speke, is believed to have been taken over by cannabis farmers since becoming vacant in 2020.
The property has drawn a flurry of interest over the last month after the Lukka Ventures channel on YouTube published a video on October 1 showing an exploration of the vacant mock Tudor mansion and the discovery of the remnants of a cannabis farm including multiple plant pots as well as binbags of the drug in the bath and elsewhere. Since then the house has suffered two fires, first on October 10 and again on November 1.
