As trophy homes go, the Grade II*-listed Glen Usk is hard to top. Set on the west bank of the River Usk in Wales, it is a white rendered neoclassical fairy-tale of a Georgian country house and its current owners have thoroughly renovated the eight-bedroom home, set in 35 acres. At the tail end of 2021 it went on the … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to Their Ancestral Homes Is a Necessary, Yet ‘Terribly Sad’ Affair
Skyrocketing energy prices and the upkeep of such a large properties is forcing some U.K. homeowners to sell estates that have been in their families for generations. Roderick Thomas has vivid childhood memories of days spent rampaging around Boulston Manor, his grandparents’ late-18th-century country home in Wales, … [Read more...]
Loft or Kitchen? Depends Where you Live
Carol Peett, the managing director of West Wales Property Finders, says: “In country areas the must-haves are big eat-in kitchens with Agas, walk-in larders, formal dining rooms with an open fireplace, and large utility rooms with butler sinks. For coastal areas, terraces with glass balustrades, hot tubs, and built-in … [Read more...]
