‘Chateau’ must go

A BRITISH couple has told of their delight after their French neighbour was ordered to demolish his $89 million fake chateau.

Stephen Butt, 68, and his wife, Caroline, have fought for 14 years after parties at the huge and illegally constructed building shattered the peace of their home on the French Riviera.

A court has now ordered its owner, French tycoon Patrick Diter, to demolish the lavish mansion. Because it was built without planning permission, everything added to the site since 2005 must go.