Revealed: Property tycoon Nick Candy who is married to singer Holly Valance faces a £1.5BILLION High Court battle over sale of his Hyde Park penthouse Recently fought off £132m legal battle against his former friend Mark Holyoake Now Candy is facing an even larger claim by company director Michael Brown Allegations surround Candy's One Hyde Park flat - the most expensive in BritainBy Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 11 April 2019 1 Viewcomments Couple goals: Nick Candy and wife Holly Valance Life is an unending roller coaster for the billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy. Within the space of a year, he successfully fought a £132 million legal battle against former friend Mark Holyoake and enjoyed the infinitely more agreeable experience of being a guest at Princess Eugenie’s wedding. Now, I can disclose that Candy, who is married to former pop star and Neighbours actress Holly Valance, has become the subject of an even more extraordinary High Court action. And this time, he faces a demand for a stupefying £1.5 billion, even though the argument is over a building costing less than 10 per cent of that! One of the more outlandish claims is for ‘malicious sabotage’ even though this is not a term recognised in English law. The claim, brought by company director Michael Brown, concerns Candy’s £160 million penthouse — the most expensive flat in Britain — at One Hyde Park. The claim also vents at the ‘wanton and indecorous and imbecilic behaviours’ by a member of the Qatari royal family. What a hornets’ nest! ‘The deal was for me to arrange the sale of Mr Candy’s penthouse at One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, London, for the sum of £175 million,’ alleges Brown in his claim, who names Nick Candy as the first among a number of defendants. ‘Mr Candy was very concerned with getting this affair sorted after calling me for weeks on end, pleading for help to put arrangements in place which would result in the sale to my clients from the Saudi royal family and the House of Saud.’ Scroll down for video. Candy (middle) in an undated photo with David Walliams, Jimmy Carr and Vernon Kay Candy took out an £80 million mortgage on the pad last October. It was one of the largest loans ever advanced on a British property. Nick Candy issues a derisive response to Brown’s action. ‘This claim is pure fiction,’ his spokeswoman tells me. ‘The alleged potential purchaser never visited One Hyde Park or the penthouse. ‘In fact, Mr Brown wrote to Nick Candy in July 2016 to advise that he no longer wished to pursue any potential sale. ‘The property was never sold and Mr Candy maintains that there was no financial loss to the claimant.’ She adds that Candy and his legal team are certain the claim will be thrown out when a ‘strike-out hearing’ is held at the High Court next month. Watch this space. High stakes: Candy’s £160 million penthouse — the most expensive flat in Britain — at One Hyde Park Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility