Susan Boyle to buy £300k house

Mar 26, 2010, 17:31 GMT

Susan Boyle is set to splash out £300,000 on a new house.

The 'Wild Horses' singer is said to be about to pay the huge sum for the property in her hometown of Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and the 1,700 sq ft home boasts five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a double garage.

The house is also eco-friendly as it comes complete with solar panels to part-generate its electricity supply.

Susan - who has achieved worldwide success since appearing as a contestant on Simon Cowell's UK TV talent show 'Britain's Got Talent' - is apparently getting ready to move in.

It had been reported the 48-year-old singer was looking for an apartment in London after being advised to move to the UK capital by executives at her record label, Simon's SyCo.

Susan was recommended to leave her current one-bedroom council house in Blackburn after it was broken into in January.

Susan's family recently spoke out about how they thought she needed round the clock care after a series of security alerts.

Her brother John said: "She needs 24-hour care. She needs to be looked after".

Her other sibling Gerry confirmed she was having difficulties adjusting to her new found fame.

He added: "The travelling and the whole fame thing is exhausting. She still has her anxieties and her loneliness."