Luke Littler has been accused of making his ‘biggest mistake yet’ by former darts star Dennis Priestly after it emerged he’d moved his family into a property in Warrington where he’s paying £6,000-a-month in rent.
The 17-year-old has enjoyed a stunning breakthrough year, one that saw him make the final of the World Darts Championship in January before winning the Premier League in May.
Recently, it emerged that Littler had moved his family into a huge mansion worth £6,000-a-month.
But Priestley, speaking to OLBG, has accused the darts star of making his ‘biggest mistake yet’ – insisting he should be saving for a mortgage, rather than renting.
Luke Littler has been accused of making his ‘biggest mistake yet’ by former darts star Dennis Priestly after it emerged he’d moved his family into a property in Warrington where he’s paying £6,000-a-month in rent
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“According to reports, he’s only renting,” he said.
“If he’s only renting it’s one of the biggest mistakes he’s made and his advisors have made.
“Why rent when you should be putting your money into bricks and water and it being your own house, not paying £6,000 per month to rent a mansion.
“I’m no accountant but hopefully someone has advised Luke.
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“Whether he’s been told to rent temporarily to boost his tax return I don’t know but I’ve never seen the benefits of renting when the money Luke is paying each month could be going to a mortgage.
“If he is renting then it doesn’t make sense to me.”
Under UK law, Littler is currently unable to apply for a mortgage due to his young age.
He will instead have to wait until his 18th birthday, which is on January 21.
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The Mirror recently broke the news that Littler had moved his parents from their £180,000 two-bed semi to a £6,000-a-month flashy property on ‘Millionaires Row’ in Warrington.
The five-bedroom detached pad is on the outskirts of his hometown in Cheshire.
Pictures of the property reveal it has a large swimming pool, a large garden and six bathrooms.
Littler’s parents, Anthony Buckley and Lisa Littler, have shared up snaps of themselves enjoying a swim in their new surroundings.
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Luke Littler is renting a mansion in Warrington worth a huge £6,000-a-month in rent
Meanwhile, Littler recently lost to Andrew Gilding in the first round of the European Championship.
And Gidling admitted he was stunned after beating the rising star, while also revealing he felt ‘awful’ prior to his triumph.
“I didn’t expect this, watching how Luke had played lately,” he admitted. “I am always short on self-belief. I never expect to win a game.
“Especially against Luke and especially as I had an awful cold as well. I am on the tail end of that.
Luke Littler has enjoyed a stunning first year in the darts spotlight and won the Premier League back in May
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“I felt awful coming up to this. I did say beforehand I wanted to cross him off the list. It was the third time I’d played him. So it’s third time lucky.
“It’s a huge win. The last thing I had expected. Nobody expected this.
“I was thinking about the flights home on Saturday. The way he had played lately was exceptional. I was resigned to losing.
“In practice, I was awful until the last hour but it came together.”