Heine has been looking for a new tenant since before Christmas, but has yet to find the right person. “I’ve had a lot of inquiries but found no one right.

“I’m looking for somebody who will be willing to be part of the community, be able to take care of something that has a status well beyond the street,” he says. The Headington Shark is on Oxford’s tourist trail, despite being far from the city centre’s ancient colleges and cobbled streets, and visitors come from as far afield as South America and Japan.

If you’re up to the challenge, the “Tardis-like” house has three en-suite bedrooms, and is available for £2,300 per month with Chancellors (01865 763464; chancellors.co.uk).

Wonder if has a back garden or yahd? Rumours of a $10,000 deposit upfront are said to be untrue.

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