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Pain in Spain? Not in the Marbella property market at any rate. Maurice Boland and his wife Wendy are selling their palace in the hills overlooking Marbella for e1m. And, pardon my Spanish, but it is absolutely nothing to do with his relationship with a 16-year-old teenager in Marbella in the not-too-distant past, which the top Irish DJ described as "a massive error in judgment". "That was two years ago," he told me. "You learn from your mistakes. Wendy and I have just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We're stronger than ever," he said, adding that they have five lovely grandchildren. Maurice, who last year launched his new radio station iTalk FM in Marbella, told your diarist that the House Casa Eden (with three living rooms, two dining rooms and its own cinema set in more than an acre of land with incredible views) is just too big now for himself and Wendy. "Our sons are all married and have their own homes so Wendy and myself just don't need something as large as this," he said. "It's a magnificent home with amazing sea and mountain views. We are looking at a smaller place closer to Marbella with a view of the sea." Love triumphant, I call that.
