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[RichB]

Harry Flashman said:

z4chris99 said:

RichB said:

Streetrod said:

That's OK but this is nicer if a little steep at £13.5 million. Its is decorated just as I would do it http://search.knightfrank.com/CHO070628

Check out the brochure

That still on the market?!? It was on here around a year ago. It used to be offices about 20 years ago. I worked there, my office was up those stairs in the grand hall. Lovely place.

That is the one for me, really really lovely. I would buy that tomorrow if my euro millions came in.

That, I like.

Just to add, if you're interested in buying it, it's far enough away from Slough for that not to be a consideration. The brochure apparently mentions Beaconsfield, I don't know why, I'd have thought as the location for the famous golf match scene in Goldfinger Stoke Poges is sufficiently well known in its own right.

[Rosscow]

Yes please!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

188 acres should be enough I suppose....

Although the frescoes on the pool room walls would have to go!

[Hammerhead]

Rosscow said:

Yes please!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

188 acres should be enough I suppose....

Although the frescoes on the pool room walls would have to go!

Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking

[Streetrod]

Rosscow said:

Yes please!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

188 acres should be enough I suppose....

Although the frescoes on the pool room walls would have to go!

I know that house and yes it is very nice, but like you said the frescoes would have to go. My only concern would be having to look after the 188 acres, one would need staff

[onedsla]

Hammerhead said:

Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking

Maybe, but to the (semi) trained eye, the efflorescence gives it away very quickly.

[Trommel]

Streetrod said:

My only concern would be having to look after the 188 acres, one would need staff

Gardener for the garden, let the parkland for grazing so you have some cattle to look at, contract-farm or let the remainder. More land the better.

[Streetrod]

onedsla said:

Hammerhead said:

Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking

Maybe, but to the (semi) trained eye, the efflorescence gives it away very quickly.

Ok what the hell is efflorescence, and why if that place was rebuilt in 2000 did they not add double glazing. You can get some very well made double glazed wooden sash windows now a days?

[Trommel]

Salt bloom on the bricks.

[Pesty]

Very nice.

Love the style of it garages?

[Pesty]

Went to Brugge earlier this year. I did notice there were a lot of nice houses around.

[treehack]

About 1/2 a mile from me


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Shame I'm the whole lot short

[Blown2CV]

treehack said:

About 1/2 a mile from me


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Shame I'm the whole lot short

that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M?

[FourWheelDrift]

Blown2CV said:

that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M?

Although POA it's listed on Strutt & Parkers website between houses of £1.95m and £1.85m. Sorted by price even if not stated it's usually in the right place.

[Cheib]

FourWheelDrift said:

Blown2CV said:

that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M?

Although POA it's listed on Strutt & Parkers website between houses of £1.95m and £1.85m. Sorted by price even if not stated it's usually in the right place.

Hard to tell as it's quite a way out....certainly beyond normal commuter belt though it is near a good train line. They're marketing it through a Harpenden estate agent which is quite smart though....even if it's 20 miles closer to London!

[FourWheelDrift]

Strutt & Parker aren't a Harpenden agent only, they are UK wide high end agent like Knight Frank and Savills, that's just the local office that deals with the area.

[Rosscow]

Streetrod said:

Ok what the hell is efflorescence, and why if that place was rebuilt in 2000 did they not add double glazing. You can get some very well made double glazed wooden sash windows now a days?

They are double glazed!

[anonymous-user]

A lex said:

As a realistic prospect and next 'up the ladder' for us I really like this - a few miles down the road and it has some fantastic views over a river.

Interior probably needs a bit of work, and if I were in a position to buy I reckon 700-720k would take it.

http://www.funda.nl/koop/buggenum/huis-48405433-do...

the style is amazing old integrated with new, but making a proper living home. Something I think I haven't seen in the UK as the Dutch do have an understated design look.

[mcavoy]

A certain scottish dragons house is on the market - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[littleandy0410]

mcavoy said:

A certain scottish dragons house is on the market - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

The flooring in the kitchen and lounge looks (in the photos, at least) like really cheap laminate.It says it's solid maple, but looks awful, IMO. And what's with the random red roof tiles on the bits jutting out. Looks like a dodgy repair job, or like they were and afterthought extension!

other than that, I quite like it.

[Manks]

mcavoy said:

A certain scottish dragons house is on the market - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

He has recently divorced Mrs Scottish Dragon, has he not?

Surprised that someone with an alleged net worth of £300m (from memory) didn't spend a bit more on a house and contents.