The property which Michael Jackson was renting in California at the time of his death may have found a buyer, it has been revealed.
According to TMZ, a Los Angeles businessman is interested in the property, which is located in the Holmby Hills area of the city. The current owner is believed to have been trying to sell the estate for almost three years since Jackson's death.
[Michael Jackson's rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, photographed in the aftermath of his death in June 2009]
Sources told the website that the potential buyer is not bothered about the fact that Jackson lived and died at the property and merely likes the estate.
The house is on the market for $23.9 million (£15.5 million), with the businessman's offer thought to be around $17 million (£11.1 million). The owner and potential purchaser are believed to be negotiating at present.
Some of Jackson's furniture and personal art from the rental property was sold for a combined total of almost $1 million (£650,444) last December.
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A court ruled earlier this year that the Michael Jackson Estate could sell a mansion at Havenhurst in Encino owned by the singer.
Permission for the sale was granted in order to buy a new family home for Jackson's mother Katherine and his three children Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket.
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