Footballer Ashley Ward struggles to sell Marbella dream home

Ashley Ward, a former Premiership footballer with Sheffield United, is struggling to sell his partly developed ‘dream’ villa in Marbella. Ward is keen to sell the six bedroom property located at one the highest points of the Marbella Club Resort in order to aid the finances of his struggling UK based property business.

Ward runs Chesire based Bilton Ward Development with his wife Dawn, specialising in building luxury homes for the rich and famous. Amongst the Bilton Ward portfolio are mansions built for Manchester United stars Wayne Rooney and Wes Brown. However the company currently faces a list of creditors with debts of £1.3 million pounds.

The couple hope to sell their home in Marbella to help ease their cash flow crisis, however the property has so far failed to sell having been on the market for the past year priced at £5.4 million. Their initial plan was to build the villa and move to Spain, however with four children the project became unrealistic and they are now eager to find a buyer.