Lorna Luxe is preparing to return to the £2.5 million “Ghost House” she shared with her late husband, John Andrews, after flooding kept them out of the Warwickshire property for nearly a year.
The fashion influencer expects to move back next week with her Maltese terrier, Kev Bear. She and John had hoped to return together once the extensive repairs were completed, but he died from cancer in February while they were living in temporary accommodation.
Lorna plans to keep John’s ashes in an urn in the garden, allowing her to sit outside and have a cup of tea with him. She is also converting his office into a guest bedroom so friends can stay when the secluded house feels too large for one person.
The move follows a difficult period that included John’s worsening health, a flood that left the home’s lower level under water and a burglary while the couple were away in Italy before another round of his chemotherapy.
She Plans to Keep John’s Ashes in the Garden
Lorna acknowledged that moving home will not restore the life she and John previously had there. The couple bought Ghost House in 2023, shortly after his cancer diagnosis, and focused much of their energy on the property while he underwent treatment. “I know I’m going to feel that bit closer to him when I’m back home,” she wrote in a first-person column.
“The plan is to have John’s ashes in an urn in the garden, so I can sit and have a brew with him.” John was diagnosed with adrenal cancer in 2023 and initially went into remission before the disease returned. He died at home in February after 16 years of marriage to Lorna.
Lorna previously said his final clear response came when she asked how he was feeling. He replied that he felt “rough but in love.” John had left his banking career to help manage her social-media business and co-founded her lifestyle company, L.A-Space.
A Flood and Burglary Kept Them Away From Home
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Ghost House is partially built below ground and relies on pumps to direct water away from the structure. After heavy rain and a pump failure, approximately two inches of water spread through the property, forcing Lorna and John to move into a rental while repairs began in September 2025.
The work was initially expected to take about six months but continued as John’s health deteriorated. Several months before the planned move, Lorna returned to the property for a renovation meeting without him and reviewed rooms that still contained decisions he had made, including a bathroom he designed.
The couple also experienced a burglary in August 2025. Lorna had arranged a last-minute trip to Italy before John’s next chemotherapy treatment when two intruders entered the property, broke into a safe and stole his watches and her Hermès Birkin bags.
John later made arrangements intended to help Lorna feel secure after his death. Her diamonds and other valuables are now kept in a London safety-deposit box, while the renovated property has been fitted with security she compared to “Fort Knox.”
The Award-Winning House Is Designed to Almost Disappear
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Lorna first discovered Ghost House in a newspaper feature in 2018 and bought it five years later. The concrete-and-steel home sits within a former sunken garden in Moreton Paddox, with much of the building positioned below ground level. The house takes its nickname from the way its upper section appears to float above surrounding black reflecting pools at night. Visitors cross the water before descending toward a concealed courtyard and understated entrance.
Designed by BPN Architects, the house uses exposed concrete, black detailing, glazed courtyards and two symmetrical steel staircases leading to the principal bedroom. Its main living space extends across the width of the lower level without supporting columns and opens onto a courtyard through a wall of glass.
The Royal Institute of British Architects gave Ghost House a West Midlands Award in 2019 and included it on that year’s House of the Year longlist. Lorna has acknowledged that followers compare its severe concrete exterior to a parking garage, but she continues to describe it as her dream home.
Lorna Is Reshaping the House for Life Without John
Their belongings have remained in storage during the renovation, including the knives and cookware John used while preparing most of their meals. Lorna said chef Elliott Grover has offered to teach her three dishes as she learns to cook for herself.
She is also deciding whether to keep John’s Bentley convertible, which she began driving after he became too ill to take the wheel. John left a note on his phone instructing her to complete an advanced driving course. Lorna said the car’s license plate recently fell off, leaving her to wonder whether he was sending her a sign not to sell it.