Glad to hear they made through Covid!

So happy for them!

That’s fantastic news! I’m so happy to hear that. I’ve been following the American Viscountess and Mapperton The finest Manor House in Britain. She is Julie and he is Luke. The family is the Montagu family. They are the heirs to Earl of Sandwich. The house they are in now is 500 years old. V original family home was called hitching gate which Luke’s grandfather sold in 1952. They simply couldn’t make it anymore. Luke’s dad who is the Earl (Luke is the Viscount grew up at Hitchingbrooke and was in residence as the house was being sold. They have done so many great things trying to save Mapperton by opening it to the public. This is now their existing family home it also has ties to the Montagu’s even though it’s not the original family seat. Luke and Julie have opened it to tourists. They started a cafe, she does Yoga retreats. They have Glamping as well as luxury experiences. They let out some cottages on the estate as well. They don’t have any pretense. I think people like me and maybe you think these people are snobs or think they’re better than us. But like Aditi said here, they actually withdraw because they don’t want people to think that about them… Unfortunately that does give the impression that they are snobs lol. I live in Canada and I find this history so fascinating❤

I think the venue made it, but even though it shows him and his daughters (no wife in the picture) - it states his influence to 2017 on their website under 'history'. Either way, I hope it stayed in the family, but it doesn't sound like it, which would be a shame.

@@Luna.3.3.3 On Trip Advisor, Adity is listed as the property manager for the rental unit. The most recent review was in October of 2021. The reviews mention both Adity and Simon and all the different activities that can be done there.

Couldn’t agree more

They have corporate events. Look at their website

They're now very successful with their fingers in quite a few pie's including Doggy Daycare which I think is lovely.

This was around 2010

You also want to keep price within a range so it can have continuous income to sustain it so these days, that would likely price a lot of folks out of staying if it were significantly more.

Good advise thank you.

You realise that HERITAGE LISTING means they HAVE TO stick with slate right? This is even the case in Australia where some of the oldest buildings are early 1800s. I'm damn lucky what I live in isn't heritage listed. But there's plenty identical to mine so it wasn't. One of my uncles houses was heritage listed.

​@@OffGridInvestorUnfortunately we Americans don't have any experience with heritage sites or government oversight on what we can put on our homes for historical reasons. So it's easy for this architect to miss that fact

​@@JenniferKokoski Actually, in America we do, they're houses and buildings on the Historic Register, whether national or local. One is completely restricted by the guidelines, even sometimes down to the color of the paint on the walls. I used to live in an historic home with such strictures.

The fulfords and the "us versus them" types. The funniest one was old man fulford saying "we're singing from the same hymn sheet" at the perfect renovated place being $190 a night versus his ram shackle version being $275 a night. Fulford has been renovated a bit now and is available for weekly only, but has no bookings. I found it on a website

He INHERITED it with debt. Same thing happened with the farm I've got that the family bought in 1863. My uncle was hopeless with money and motivation but I paid it off and significantly improved things.

Yes - and more. These grand estates need to constantly come up with new ideas to generate income to keep them in good order. I've watched all of this series (including the ones with Ruth Watson 2009-11) . This series 4 with Simon is from 2012. ~ ~ I'd LOVE an up to date series: *_Country House Rescue: Where Are They Now?_* After each episode I've watched, I always google them. Sometimes I don't see much information, others have done very well, some, I think didn't make it and sold up. A few of Ruth's older owners have passed away.

@@Luna.3.3.3 I wish they continued these shows. It's so cool to see what kind of business plans they come up with for each house. It's always unique

I'd pay it in a bloody heartbeat as the experience would be priceless.

You have to consider that it's renting a place with accommodation for up to 16 people when you evaluate the cost. Short stays (2 nights being the minimum) are also going to be more per night. I picked a random date and it showed me $3,500 for 7 nights.

😲😲 critters?? Please!

The water does run so it clears very quickly. Hope that makes youfeel better

So, if it burned, who should pay for the damages if you don't have any insurance, Einstein?

@sandra or in, so you missed the part in the video where they said they had tripled their mortgage moving into this castle from their prior cottage residence? If you’re inviting the public in, you definite need liability insurance. No one gives a mortgage without standard house insurance. People take mortgages or remortgage for all kids do if reasons, improvements, buying out other heirs, estate taxes, et centers. You seem to know nothing about this. Are you twelve?

A house is a living being. It needs constant maintenance

@@mujkocka Agreed - and most importantly, that maintenance costs money. Even regular houses for mere mortals 😁 need maintenance - one little example is roofing. If it's not kept up, water damage will eventually happen. Imagine the cost to upkeep roofing for a castle! Windows, exterior doors are other examples. ... I know all too well. 🙄 My home is overdue for windows. I just have a 'regular' home and it's quite costly.

Past generations didn't think that far ahead usually. Current generations can, though. Income used to be seen as something to acquire and spend with most emphasis on spending. They also likely assumed their families would always be wealthy somehow.

For historical estates like these, the money was acquired many generations back, and the real business that sustained the estate and the family was being a landlord (see the connection between the word landlord and the word lord...). They had tenant farmers who worked the land and paid them rent. Aristocratic families were generally highly educated, but not working or business people. Historically, working was not considered class-appropriate until recent generations. They would have made investments, but if they lost money, they were in a bind. Most of the people who live in these places today don't live there because they are rich from business or high paying jobs. They live there because their ancestors were rich, and those fortunes can only sustain so many generations of gentlemen of leisure.

He knows where the money is, and he won't put up with any pie-in-the-sky ideas :)

I thought he came first, then Ruth?? Am I wrong? It said 2011 on this one. But I watched a one with Ruth yesterday that was 2012. Or have the shows changed a bit as well?

Where is Ruth now? Loved her videos, she was brilliant, top notch business acumen (acu-woman!) lol

I actually prefer him