Inside a £10,000,000 Lighthouse home which took 12 years to build

[@aurematic]

Sorry, having an outdoor pool in England is one of the most useless things ever

[@alisavas9526]

What a monstrosity! Ugly and soulless. After 10 years still not finished. It's been derelict for years, must be riddled with issues. It probably needs millions more, to make it safer, prettier and more liveable. The tonnes of work needed inside and outside got recently covered up temporarily mostly, to hide it from the cameras. A few pieces of furniture we see in the video must be probably rented by the agent. I remember watching the episode on GD. Quite shocking really. The owner was very stubborn, wouldn't listen to anybody and to his family and he got devastated in the end. Very sad.

[@stevenlittle2184]

Lovely house however for £10 million I’d be wanting the place fully finished

[@sineadb9094]

Never mind the furniture… I’d be expecting at least lights and bathrooms

[@TW-us2pj]

I wouldn’t worry about it mate. I don’t think you’re getting this house any time soon.

[@fusionqueen79]

​@@sineadb9094 i would want it with 5 Lamborghini's

[@andymac900]

Coastal erosion is a real thing and drilling so many holes in what will be an already precarious situation will just add to the problem, it also won't help the surrounding area as Coastal erosion can still happen 20meters from the coast, this is a loverly house but I bet the insurance is a joke

[@rayoflightdelite1983]

But why would planning permission and environmental assessments allow it to be built?

[@davidwelty9763]

Soil engineers are pretty good at what they do. I’ll bet in 100 years it will still be there.

[@ast-og-losta]

@@davidwelty9763 Yeah, I know a couple soil dudes. They are pretty darn smart.

[@expressoevangelism80]

I’m glad that the guy was able to get the property to a sales able condition. I saw the programme of all of the trials of the development. It looks a bit cold to me unfortunately, and the building is north facing. That won’t ever change.

[@hansfromcongo6322]

The building isn’t actually north facing it is facing south west.

[@Ibrahim-uz6sr]

@@hansfromcongo6322 Its actually facing towards the ocean

[@hansfromcongo6322]

@@Ibrahim-uz6sr you are not wrong.

[@Ibrahim-uz6sr]

@@hansfromcongo6322 thanks

[@hpsauce1078]

The building is located on a small sub peninsula of the north devon coastline so the property is still able to be predominantly south facing.

[@MogsysAquarium]

What for £10 million pounds not even finished, he's got no chance of selling that , I'd want it to be immaculate and fully finished

[@danp3808]

The saddest thing about the house - not that it took so long to build or that it cost so much - but that after all that, it’s for sale

[@tb22k]

😮Omg ❤love it

[@rghodgkinson]

Whose the girl presenter, she is stunning 🤩

[@GeoffCook1000]

I'm very underwhelmed by this house. While watching the video, I felt no desire whatsoever to live in it .

[@porkscratchings5428]

Not for the UK, South of France, on the Med, West coast USA but to have a few months before it gets cold and depressing 😏somewhere warmer but not the UK lol. £10 mil 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@jimjam6598]

Fundamentally a bad design for the property. The whole idea of living in a place like that is to have uninterrupted views of the water, yet those balconies and pergolas get in the way, and they're totally innapropriate for the weather there. Just unnecessary and ugly frankly. Not sure what their architect was huffing.

[@jimjam6598]

Also those balconies, most chair legs will go through the holes in the grating. It's insane how badly designed this is

[@seanireland2188]

blimey for 10 mill i dont expect wires on view

[@andymccabe6712]

You know what this is, don't you, people - it's a FOLLY.....!!! Some fool, with more money than sense, will buy it......

[@slickmcCool]

Still not finished!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@satoshiblack1046]

Lol if anyone thinks this property can be saved from the ocean reclamation are lunatics, I'm guessing nobody will hold this for more than a couple of years, not if they value their money. Probably end up a derelict skateboard park for the local kids.

[@davefoc]

Over the long term you're probably right. My thought is that this might be my second or third house and if it lasts for the time I own it I'll be OK with that because I've got a massive net worth and losing this won't be that big a deal. Although, I will need to become massively wealthy first to really test how I'd feel about this.

[@1faustus]

Quite apart from the safety issues for a family as the land erodes to leave just a house on stilts. Still no buyer last time I looked and a 1mil reduction in asking price.

[@EdgarAndresGarciaHernandez]

That house is cursed

[@petersampson5202]

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[@kieran8833]

10 milli how long you think that’s gunna last on that cliff side no way would I be buying that for 10 mil There’s no way I would trust that will be standing tall once that erodes no fucking way it’s gunna cost millions once that erodes trust me

[@ashley-katemccann4574]

I wish the camera man in the video would just let the woman talk. So annoying that he’s constantly interrupting her and correcting what she’s saying.

[@davidmccaughey870]

Still on sale and you get both it and the eye now for £5 milion

[@funekanohiya2756]

I'm so glad that they have managed to finish it. Saw it first on grand design and this build really pushed this family to breaking point. I pray it sells for the most that they can get out of it. They all deserve a fresh start. Preferably away from the ocean 🌊

[@Brianthecitizenjournalist]

I think the man that was building the home had to sell it to a developer to complete the home in the end. The original builder never owned OR lived in the home. Such a shame to have your dreams taken away from you, just for dreaming to live in a fantasy home.

[@stephendendy8376]

He went bankrupt think the bank owns it not worth anywhere near that price 🤣🤣🤣

[@Pete9071]

It’s like they’ve designed a house that would be perfect for somewhere like California/Florida ect, but put it in the UK, where it’s freezing cold 90% of the time. It’s amazing to look at from the outside and has stunning views, but it doesn’t seem like a very practical place to live with the lack of privacy, no garden, threat of erosion and the need for having blinds everywhere, so you can sleep in past 7am in the summer.

[@rayoflightdelite1983]

I wouldnt mind seagulls lookimg at me lol this house is stunning & id purchase it jn a heartbeat if i had 10m

[@galyahbaruch9459]

Lovely view.. the styling is terrible..it is not helping to sell the house!.

[@mulemule]

*Update 2024: still unsold and price lowered to £6, 500,000 (USD$ 8.2 million). This is less than its cost. "The Down End Disaster."* 🥺

[@patterdale4332]

September 2024 it's now £5,250,000 I went to have a look i had 2 separate surveys done because I was very interested in the property it's got quite a few issues I was quoted between £1.75 to £2.2 million for everything doing including erosion work with epoxy and metal netting I offered £4,250 million because of all the the work and I was over paying at that price but they were adiment at £5,250 they will never get it the owner thinks it's worth more remember it started at £10 million it's nearly half the price now they should have snatched my hand off at my offer as I was a cash buyer and no chain

[@patterdale4332]

@mulemule it's September 2024 it's now £5.250 million it needs £2million spending on it I offered £4.250 read my comment

[@mulemule]

@@patterdale4332 After it sits unsold for yet another year (or more), I hope they reconsider your offer. Best of luck.

[@Blackwater_House]

Did she say “lift access, yet to be fitted”? 12 years and “yet to be fitted”.

[@funn104]

Where's your 10 million pounds to build something like this chief?

[@davefoc]

This was the second saddest of all the Grand Design episodes for us. We were used to the formula of the show where the owners of the featured property go through all manner of travails and then in the reveal at the end all is great. And we expected the same for the reveal of the revisit but the reveal was like a kick in the gut. The building wasn't finished, and looked like it might never be, he was on his way to a divorce, he was financially devastated and he couldn't do anything with the smaller house he had build next to this property until he completed the main property and that looked like it probably wasn't going to happen. Very happy for him that he has managed to complete it. I hope it will go well for him.

[@shauleen]

Which episode was the saddest?

[@oltedders]

@@shauleen Man with a hyperbolic parabola roof with a complex custom fitted birch ceiling underneath that was ruined by rain as the windows hadn't been put in yet. There was a strong possibility of having to replace the entire ceiling. He never was able to finish the house.

[@davefoc]

@@shauleen Hi, thanks for asking. There are a few contenders for sad episodes that were sad in similar ways to this one. But for me the episode that I thought of as the second saddest was different in its path to sadness than the Devon episode. That was the ECO Boat episode. The subject of this episode seemed completely unaware of his his lack of skill and knowledge for the project he had in mind. Everybody that he interfaced with told him that what he had in mind was a bad idea and it certainly looked to me like it was a bad idea. As the episode progressed it looked even more like it was going to end in disaster and then it did end in disaster. We like Grand Designs quite a bit and we have watched the episodes we have DVDs for three times or so. However we haven't watched this episode again. It is just too sad for us. As an aside I notice that in 2021 somebody was going to take a shot at restoring the ECO boat. Although I question the use of the word restore for something that never got beyond being a pile of junk I hope it turns out well for them.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

This seasons grand designs seems to be intentionally going back to homes before they are finished, not one has been finished.

[@michelfortier9563]

Vinyl baseboards on a home this expensive...you've got to be kidding!

[@su4b_336]

I have never seen a house with no kitchen lol

[@MrGlenspace]

How long can you swim when it is warm enough, three or four weeks?

[@tracer1127]

I remember seeing it on grand designs at the time it started. It pushed the family to the limits and the guy was on his own towards the end of the show. Hope it was worth all of the Argo, 8 years is a long time.

[@zoejones2664]

Why is the camera operator constantly jumping into her sentences, so jarring

[@MrPhantom1961]

Great views of the seascape. The property could perfectly be described as minimalist and a little cold and bleak, particularly so I would imagine during those cold and dark Winter evenings with the wind battering the property in its exposed location. Weigh this property up against what £10m will buy you elsewhere and I'm afraid my money would go elsewhere.

[@christianoliver3572]

It's way too modern for me. For that much money I'd buy a place in London but I guess if you have this kind of money you could have both.

[@jimjam6598]

The pillars and balconies absolutely ruin the view, they get in the way and distract the eye. Badly designed I think🤷‍♂️ especially for the pricetag

[@jaredwoodward919]

There was already a house on the land with vehicle access. The guy who built it was so greedy it cost him not only his family but its a house that will be difficult to sell.

[@MOSSFEEN]

Such a Sad story for this house So "When COASTAL EROSION DOES HAPPEN this building will stand tall" What DRUGS is she on !!!!! No one in there right mind is going to spend £10 Million on this place. FFS the land is already eroding as seen in the video

[@adsk2626]

If I remember correctly, didn’t this house cost him his wife and children?

[@queerutopia]

Yes

[@andywilliams7323]

Good view, and though fancy it could be pretty bleak and miserable in winter cold, windy and rainy weather. However, the house is awful. A really bad design, with really poor use of the space and very poorly equipped, i.e. no ensuites or walk-in wardrobes. All of the rooms are tiny and poorly shaped. The outdoor space is also poor, with absolutely pathetic balconies, which are again an example of the very poor and complete lack of effective usage of the space. Simply wouldn't buy it. You can get much bigger, better designed and better equipped for so much cheaper.

[@sketchy1792]

How could it take 8 years to finish when it isn't finished - I mean for £10MIL wouldn't you want light fittings, screw holes filled and proper skirting boards

[@neli5p]

Its nice ... but no way £10 million nice (not even half imo). Lots of wasted and pointless space (what is that 'cinema room' ffs), pillars not in line with doors (poor aesthetic design), low finish quality ... the list goes on!

[@TheLuxuryHomeShow]

Inside the famous £10,000,000 North Devon home that took over 8 years to finish! It was featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs - so if you'd like to watch the story behind the home check it out here - www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/62456-002. We hope you enjoyed our tour and having a look around with Tom & Jas. Watch part 2 here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4CrqmCJoLB2Y8k

[@matchproperty2024]

To answer the main question from the comments - the main house is primed ready for the new owners to fit out to their own specification. There is a full fit out package available but it's felt at this level most buyers would bring in their own interiors team. So everything from the flooring, lighting, kitchens and bathrooms to the in house technology bundle is yet to be installed. Further details available on request. 😁

[@marcl3763]

WOW, NICE PROPERTY BUT ALITLE BIT TOO CLOSE TO THE CLIFF EROSION FOR MY COMFORT/

[@tommy-jw2lg]

​@@matchproperty2024 I smell bullshit

[@matchproperty2024]

@@tommy-jw2lg lol! Better check your shoes then!

[@JamesJohnAgar]

Very worrying at how close that property is to the cliff, so abnormal weather and they cliff face could easily fall into the sea making the building unsafe. I also fear more coastal erosion over the years so not sure if it's worth the £10m price tag not to mention insurance required!

[@philipelliott5821]

Watch the grand design build. It won’t fall into the sea.

[@JamesJohnAgar]

@@philipelliott5821 over time it will do no matter how many posts you put into the cliff edge!

[@JustBen81]

@@JamesJohnAgar the bedrock it is anchored into will erode much slower than the sandstone on the surface - I suspect the bedrock will outlive the house.

[@dellarrrrrdoesgolf3]

Wouldn’t want to be the window cleaner on that house

[@claire1605]

Perfect house for an art collector.

[@prakashdayanandan3176]

£10m and you get a 2 car garage? Good luck

[@polarlight1369]

The design totally sucks, the main entrance to the home is totally UN-inviting, there are apparently no completed bathrooms (just spaces where legitimate bathrooms can be created at some ridiculous extra cost, I presume), they didn't show anything that resembles a kitchen, the "cinema room" shows one of the smallest TV screens I've ever seen in a so-called "high-end" home, as well as no luxurious seating for you and your guests - huh? Plus they made all kinds of references to "things the new owner can do to customize the home", which means the home is currently UNfinished ... and for THAT kind of price? And it's just off the main road, so there's no real privacy ... and it took them 12 years to get this disaster of a home that isn't even really done yet? I wouldn't pay 1/10th the price for that home ... the day you bought it at its current price, you'd lose 90% of your "investment" ... a total and complete joke!!!!

[@paulmcmc4005]

Great property guys! I thiink that the peeps who buy this should consider having the eroding cliff-face chemically sealed with an epoxy-type chemical, steel netted and then faced with a durable, rebarred conrete face (sprayed-on or wooden-formed) that's pinned-in with 6 metre metal rods. Will add years to the structural face and probably reduce insurance. That's what i'd do anyways. Both of you are doing great work on this channnel and very natural and welcoming! You are consumate professionals who'll go a very long (and most deserved) way with a bright furure ahead of you! Well done!!

[@adrianpcarter]

I wonder how long the white render will remain white or will it be covered in green algae in a couple of years - interesting one to watch

[@gloucestergarden3441]

Erosion will win eventually.

[@barrysmith4999]

It's been on the market for over 2 years! Started off at £10 million has since been reduced several times. It's under £5 million now ..still no takers The term 'White Elephant' comes to mind!

[@mrstheunknown1988]

Nice house but I would be worried about my children jumping/falling off the cliff

[@timmo3351]

Not a particularly useful garden space either, just lots of terraces.

[@PelaschiCars]

Rooms feel very small for the price. Outside you’d think there would be more space but inside is very boxy. If I’m spending £10 million I’d want huge amounts of space not plenty of small rooms

[@lcvillafan]

Wouldnt pay 10 million for that, it could be in the sea in few years lol

[@adrianpcarter]

I am a full time developer - I would not give 100K for this house ! it the base of the cliff erodes then the house will go and it will be a very heavy weight - no light fittings, no kitchen etc -well what do you expect for £10m ! If this chap has borrowed £5m at 10% that is £0.5m per year...

[@helgeron4655]

All very nice, for a millionaire not for the average KZbin viewer. For this kind of price tag I would have expected the bathrooms and the kitchen to have been furnished. Maintenance and heating alone could reach thousands a year. I can think of much nicer places for a cheaper price tag.

[@sladepauling6076]

All I can see are the wires hanging out of the walls everywhere. Now the driveway needs extensive costly repairs. Shocking and still not finished.

[@pedrolopes3542]

The architecture is really ugly, those windows in different sizes make it ugly.

[@taffytop]

You'd need a permanent team of painters and window cleaners to keep on top of things

[@andrewbennett9402]

Looks like a city office block bland inside and out and has no character. I have seen many beautiful modern minimalist homes, but this is not one. Probably why they can't sell it.

[@isassetuba]

Interior is basic 🤔 sorry

[@mysteriousgirl4]

No kitchen, lift still to be added, no wardrobes or storage built in. Feel bad for the guy, it's gonna be a hard sell

[@dfg297lpopdirk]

how would someone clean all that awkward glass

[@marinapollock]

Is the owner preparing meals on a camping stove / storing perishables in a cool box outside? (No kitchen?). What of bathroom facilities? Presumably the owner needs to bathe and answer calls of nature. Are they sloping out in a bucket and washing in the pool or the sea? (No bathrooms shown in the tour). The general floor space and living areas have been staged interestingly . Seems the omissions suggest unfinished work..

[@1faustus]

It's empty. The owner racked up 7mil in debt to get it to a state of hopefully selling it. He can't afford to live there. No buyers. Last time I saw it , the ,main house was down to an asking price of 6.5 mil with 2.5mil on the annexe.

[@gwendolyn7462]

Damn Dawg! I wont say it; but I will say I am from Malibu, California 00:25

[@scarletmontana7]

Imagine trying to clean all those windows no thanks

[@pete9397]

Over priced and under finished, too disjointed and rambling but the views are fantastic.

[@mandykilpatrick1635]

can't believe how much work been done on house since June, when I stood at top of drive looking at a shell of a house

[@hellypoppy5739]

I remember this…. The guys whole life fell apart getting it built

[@xdaeq2]

Nice house but that's the worst cinema room I've ever seen 11:56

[@RG-ls2db]

What a mess. Terrible design.

[@timmo3351]

£10m? Sounds the owner is still delusional after all these years!

[@jonathan-dough]

If I was wanting to sell a £10M property, I would want better than those 2 air heads marketing it for me, total drivel from the pair of them.

[@realfacthunt]

Took so long to finish it looks 20 years out of date. Dreadful design and poorly executed. If they get 4 million for it they've had a result.

[@conradcullen8029]

Yeah... You have to pay nice £ 10M and spend another ££ extra for install a kitchen and bathrooms 🤭😂😂😂

[@faywickens2036]

Wow, the spectacular view is the obvious draw here and it looks amazing from the outside but inside lacks warmth and any function. it’s not a hotel so why have all those odd little spaces. It’s a status symbol to show how much someone had to spend on a project like that. A great base for a group of friends to holiday.

[@moonwalk6404]

You two are lovely, what happened to Mat and Summer

[@TheLuxuryHomeShow]

Thank you! Tom and Jas will appreciate that a lot :) As for us, we're still here, this is still Matt & Summer's channel, we just rebranded to The Luxury Home show now that we have more presenters on the channel - Matt & Summer

[@moonwalk6404]

@@TheLuxuryHomeShow Oh, great stuff!

[@louisasutcliffe7778]

It’s only done to first fix! Temp flooring and pvc skirting is only for dressing. With no heating I doubt if it can stand many winters.

[@PeoplesChoiceofficial]

But there is cold - how you can enjoy this California design ß Its nice but doesnt match this area .

[@BhaaskarDesai]

Good location. Although I am not so sure about climatic changes and its effects on the house, it seems ok. The house itself looks nice from the outside, but not so much from the inside. Feels as if the designers got too excited, then got lost and thought too much and then ended up designing something that's impractical and not so great. Full marks to Tom & Jas~! :)

[@JohnMartin22222]

Unless that pool is heated….. it’s the Coldest pool on earth

[@dinalathia5059]

I saw it on rightmove but hasn’t been sold in a long time 😂

[@leemanorestate7422]

It's only been on right move with Knight Frank since 16th of July 2022 & you have to pass an affordable test to view it [No Time wasters] .

[@dinalathia5059]

@@leemanorestate7422 it was with another eastate agent aswell before that apparently

[@leemanorestate7422]

@@dinalathia5059 Which one & was it at the same price?

[@dinalathia5059]

@@leemanorestate7422 maybe it was a rumour but then I say it, it was on for £15 mill but still no one wants to buy for 10k

[@stephenlane9168]

Fantastic house. I remember it being designed and built it was £3m then.

[@James-BB70]

Stunning location but not homely at all inside or out, nice hotel maybe? First off in the video, I like long sweeping driveways but this one was poorly designed, not alligned properly to the garage and where's the turning space? Seen more attractive properties for half the price. Watching on Rightmove to see when this sells, might be a while....

[@Penny5357]

If you want a view just as beautiful, for a fraction of the price, come to Yanchep in Western Australia. Better weather too!

[@kernowvideosolutions]

I live near there, that is going to be covered in seagull shit all year round!

[@LeahBandB]

It's completely soulless and generic.

[@hoodstar949]

What an amazing house, pity it was the cause of the family splitting up

[@Castle743]

The owner is in a lot of bebt He is praying for a miracle. I would not buy

[@annac11311]

What is bebt 😂

[@marcuscarana9240]

It looks more like a facility rather than a house.

[@hassanalielkilany]

all well and good but what happen to the kitchen then you didn't show it .

[@janeorson5452]

I think it's clear from previous comments that this doesn't seem a wise investment. Are you paying 10 mil and then paying for a kitchen, lift etc as well? Also, no garden to speak of, which I would say is vital for a family home. I would like to stand there watching a storm, with a cup of hot chocolate in my hand, though!

[@McCafe000]

Isn’t this the matt and summer’s channel? What happened?

[@TheLuxuryHomeShow]

Yes we have re branded the channel to The Luxury Home Show now that we have more presenters featuring on the channel :) - Matt & Summer

[@ScoobieDee]

“When the land does eventually corrode” you can kiss your 10 mil goodbye …. I wonder what the insurance is on this place ?

[@nnaheim.]

A home of heartbreak.

[@jivebunny3765]

Cold and clinical. I'd almost call it ugly. It's like a city office block designed by an architect who was high on meth. Awfully exposed and cold location, and that cliff face. . Christ. Jas is pretty though.

[@brianclear363]

ha! cant wait for the survey.. one word...CLIFF!! :)

[@lukejenkins9341]

Çrazy thing is I've been looking at this for the last couple of days on right move lol

[@JustMeB729]

Why did they build this close, on erosion land. Different countries have moved their light houses back from the ocean. California having the same problems.

[@estatecentralyt]

Wooow... *I have to catch a bus to get from one side of this house to another...*

[@thecovertnarcissist9437]

And if I have luxury cars that I'd like to hide overnight for obvious reasons? Did I miss the large garage?

[@garymountcastle6657]

That’s a lot of glass to clean the salt spray off.

[@SuperCatbert]

glad its finished. but i would say 6M at an absolute max, especially given current environment

[@davedyson4730]

So still not finished. It looks shabby with that LVT planked floor. Would have been a spectacular home had the money been available. I take my hat off to the original owners of this property.

[@anthonyscully2998]

it ruined the life of the man responsible for the project