THE cost of buying into the lifestyle of an eccentric

millionaire and Lord of the Manor is rising fast.

Plymouth businessman David Piper, 58, has put his entire

lifestyle up for sale as a single package on eBay.

He is selling his two hotels, two Bentleys, collection of

paintings and his title as a Lord of the Manor.

Late last night the price hit £2.7 million – a jump of £2.5

million in just 24 hours.

Mr Piper hopes to get £4million by the time bidding closes

on Monday. He is selling his businesses in Plymouth after being

diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and

deciding to move to London for treatment.

He became internationally renowned five years ago when he

advertised internationally as an English lord seeking a lady

for his manor.

A catastrophic relationship with American Rosauri Capelleri,

32, lasted just days before she fled from his run-down stately

home near Plymouth.

The advert in the International Herald Tribune attracted

thousands of replies and Mr Piper says he is willing to

introduce the successful buyer to the scores of suitors who

contacted him.

He has since sold Warleigh House, at Tamerton Foliot, but

retained the Lordship of the Manor of Warleigh and a six-acre

farm from the estate which he is now hoping to sell.

Mr Piper owns a nine-bedroom hotel on the Hoe in Plymouth, a

six-bedroom arts cafe and guest house and a three-bedroom flat

nearby. His 1994 Bentley Brooklands and 2006 Bentley

Continental are also included with his collection of modern

paintings.

He believes the whole package was worth about £6 million a

year ago but fears falling property prices have knocked £2

million off his assets.

He wants to raise at least £3 million to pay off debts from

the renovation of his hotels. The twice divorced father of four

says he is moving closer to his children in London where he is

being treated at the University College Hospital.

"I am hoping to sell my entire life and lifestyle to one

buyer if they have the money. I have a lot of assets but I am

impoverished. I have no money and I owe a lot of money," he

said.

If nobody comes up with an acceptable bid the assets could

be broken up and sold more conventionally. The hotels and the

cafe are all closed because he is not well enough to run

them.