Hoarder’s amazing £4million Aladdin’s Cave with 60,000 treasures packed into terraced house
AN INCREDIBLE £4million treasure trove of more than 60,000 items has been discovered in the home of Britain's biggest hoarder.
The enormous collection was found stashed floor to ceiling in every room of the 64-year-old man's three-bedroom home in Nottingham.
Most of the haul consists of unopened packages delivered to the property since 2002.
Neighbours say a full Royal Mail van of parcels would arrive at the collector's home every Friday.
He eventually had to move into a bed and breakfast and rent a one-bedroom flat and two garages to continue to store the items.
The full extent of the collection was discovered following the sudden death of the owner, who has not been named.
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Stunned auctioneers were called to clear the house by the hoarder's brother who had no idea of the scale of his sibling's habit.
It took a team of eight men in three vans 180 hours over six weeks to empty the house of all the items.
The overall estimate for the hoard has now been put anywhere between £500,000 and £4m.
All 18 members of staff at Unique Auctions in Lincoln have been tasked unwrapping the thousands of packages over the last four weeks ahead of the sale later this month.
The eclectic hoard includes thousands of items of Beatles memorabilia, signed photos and letters relating to JFK, Winston Churchill, Gandhi and Elvis Presley.
It also features more than 6,000 vintage comics, 4,000 rare books, 3,000 chemistry sets and 12 Rickenbacker guitars from the 1960s and '70s.
The owner - who was single and worked as a computer programmer - is thought to have been collecting the items as investments to fund his retirement.
It is not yet known how he found the money for the giant haul.
Terry Woodcock, of Unique Auctions, said: "This collection is beyond belief.
"I met the man's brother at the house and he was just as shocked as I was. He had no idea his brother lived like he did.
"His house and garage were literally crammed full of items so much so that he had spent the last year of his life living in a B&B.
"I have no idea how he paid for it all and neither does his brother."
The Beatles memorabilia includes a rare Hard Day's Night LP signed by the Fab Four which could be worth £4,000.
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The 6,000 vintage comics feature a rare Justice League America Number One which is valued at £1,200.
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The Rickenbacker guitars could sell for £10,000 each.
The sale takes place between October 22-25.
