BRITISH tycoon Brian Myerson, whose bigamous lifestyle of 10 years and bid to renegotiate his £9,5-million (R125-million) divorce settlement grabbed headlines across the world, has put his Plettenberg Bay holiday home and polo estate on the market for R50-million.

Tara Whiting, of Pam Golding Properties, refused to name the owner, but three separate Plettenberg Bay sources confirmed that the 15,5-hectare property belonged to Myerson. “I am protecting my client‘s privacy. That information is not relevant,” Whiting said yesterday.

The property, which borders the N2 highway, is being touted as a “luxury gentleman‘s estate” offering “wine opportunities”.

The lush green polo field has already been dug up and the land has been prepared for the latest Southern Cape agricultural trend, viticulture.

The estate, of which 9ha has been planted with new vines, boasts a luxurious four-bedroom, three-bathroom home and a two-bedroomed guest cottage overlooking the Keurbooms River. Facing the N2 are the polo field-vineyard and stables, which could be converted into a private cellar.

“They have had the property for some time and the owner is no longer playing polo, which was a big part of his life, and he is moving on with his life and wants to sell,” Whiting said.

According to British media reports, Myerson agreed to pay his sculptress wife, Ingrid, just under half of their £25,8-million (R340-million) fortune in February last year. He paid her a £7-million (R92-million) lump sum and was to have paid the remaining £2,5-million (R33-million) in four instalments as well as give her their South African home.

He opted to take his part of the settlement in shares in their stocks in Principle Capital Holdings, where he was a fund manager. However, the shares plummeted by 90% in the credit crunch and Myerson applied to the court to have the divorce settlement renegotiated. The court, however, reserved judgment.

During the high-profile case, it also came to light that Myerson had for 10 years of his 26- year marriage to Ingrid been living a bigamous double life, supporting his mistress and their eight-year-old son.

When he, Ingrid and their three children holidayed in Plettenberg Bay, he rented nearby accommodation for his mistress, Clare Denley, and their love child.

He told newspapers that he had bought the polo estate and spent most of his time there with Denley because they loved the horses.