Simon Cowell is handing over a [$15 million] pad to Lauren Silverman so she can bring up his baby in Los Angeles. But the deal doesn't mean he will get back with pregnant Lauren as it's the same tactic he has used when ditching previous girlfriends ... it is understood he will continue to live in another property nearby, visiting the child when he can.

A US property source, who has dealt with the music mogul, said: "Simon has amassed a lot of houses with his fortune and will want to provide for his child. But he seems to give away a house every time he splits from a girlfriend, so he is getting through them more quickly than he thought.

"He has instructed his advisers to let Lauren have the house, which means she can be nearby but crucially not too close so he can get on with his work and usual lifestyle. Simon has lots of housing in Beverly Hills all close to each other and now lots of it contain his exes."