This Manor Costs £20,000 A Year And It's Not Even Liveable! | Country House Rescue | Abode

Ellie and John Henderson purchased Chesters with the dream of escaping the rat race of London. However, they need their jobs to pay for the upkeep of the house. With the house falling apart, the couple are unable to live in it. As a last attempt, they reached out to Ruth Watson. However, Ruth feels the couple aren’t living in reality. Can they save the house? Or will they be doomed to be part of the rat race forever ?
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[@carolynreitz2714]

Well, now they have two children. The rent out 4 luxury canvas tented 'cottages' near the river during the summer (660/night with private outdoor shower). The brewery made it.

[@sararichardson737]

Yeeha!

[@lindabuck2777]

Can you tell me please what is the name on their website, I can’t seem to find it!🙏🏻❤️thank you! WOW NOBODY ANSWERED WOW OK UNSUB

[@judymccoy6688]

Wonderful!!! ❤️

[@margaretgaal937]

@@lindabuck2777 yes good question. Information on the estate seems lacking.

[@wavetranquility4243]

Cool!!

[@jewelzbtully4934]

As of 2022 it appears Chester's is doing lovely with all kinds of new additions. I wish them continued success.

[@regant.cameron8237]

WOW That's interesting They both seem so impractical. They must have learned and be learning a lot. It's such an enormous project. So much room for stupendous success. I wish them well.

[@sissyrayself7508]

Good on them

[@TheFiown]

It's little wonder that over 5000 estates have dissapeared given how so many owners are completely out of touch with reality.

[@resnonverba137]

Disappeared...

[@michaeltutty1540]

There is a lot more to it than that. The biggest factor is often Death Duties and ineffective Estate Planning. Events of the last century are still taking a massive toll. Between 1914 and 1918 some families faced several lots of Death Duties without any time to plan for the next lot and without any time or chance to refill the coffers. Then not more than a decade later, the whole process was repeated between 1939 and 1945. Between the wars you did have the Roaring 20s, but you also had the Dirty Thirties. The immediate Post War period was devastating to the Country Estates. The situation was the inspiration for Brideshead Revisited. That is what set the stage for deferred maintenance. Families simply could not afford the upkeep. It was often less expensive to remove the roof from a big house and build new than to try to maintain a very large house. Or, as in this case, close the door to one part and let it go.

[@TheFiown]

@@michaeltutty1540 Exactly ! I keep telling people that these families had to leave, crippled with debt, estates no longer making money after the two wars and sometimes two to three generations killed. Death duties under Labor was over 80%, the willingness to see these families crushed is terrible as like it or not the country was built on them. I have a large collection of books on lost houses in the UK and Ireland and the catalogue from the 'Destruction of the Country House'. That exibition by Roy Strong at the V&A really shook people up to the loss of their heritage. Near where I grew up there was a huge castle and estated employing hundreds of people ( Rosehaugh ) It was demolished and blown up and they invited the local school to witness the tower falling ! Today only fragments of what was an incredible estate survive. Another castle further north was built over a period of years and was incredibly modern for it's time. That too was demolished just 40 years after being finished, it was worth more in pieces that as a whole. In my mothers small town there was a medieval tower house demolished and then Robert Adam designed a beautiful manor house which after a few years was in turn demolished and a huge Gothic castle built which was in turn demolished and now it's a housing estate. As a kid I played in an amazing Georgian manor house in perfect condition with even some furniture in it. Today it's a burnt out roofless shell covered in ivy BUT on the buildings at risk register, too late. In the village where I initially went to school the local council forcibly bought out the local gentry who had to move to cottages and then demolished their manor house and outbuildings in order to build a housing estate. There was many areas around the village where they could have built the estate but I can suppose that it was a 'labor' driven decision once more. I now live in France in an area where there are over 1000 chateaux, they are everywhere but in France there are many hundreds falling down or in dire disrepair. It always makes me sad, as a kid I was even sad when castles in movies burnt down despite them only being models !

[@regant.cameron8237]

@@TheFiown Thank you for providing your fantastic and very maudlin insights. As a Canadian I have never heard these stories before so I appreciate you sharing your experiences. I'm slightly dumbfounded. I had no idea that there were so many families and castles in this position. Again, thank-you.

[@merryfergie]

@@regant.cameron8237 england did conquer the world & collected great wealth.

[@chechantal]

Ruth’s assessment that the brewery would take 3-4 years was exactly right. Show aired in 2008 and they launched in 2011. Thankfully, after one rebranding, the brewery seems to be successful.

[@sonaterese799]

Thank goodness that Ruth came up with such an easy solution for these two because they weren't up to scratch in any shape or form

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Joke's on you. They ignored her and now have a profitable brewery.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

@@nineteenfortyeight6762 it could have easily gone the other way too.

[@deb7518]

I wonder if Ruth didn't really appreciate the appeal these microbreweries have with the younger set. Having many in a given area is often an appeal rather than a negative.

[@newgabe09]

@@deb7518 she wasn't against it, just knew how much investment and time it needed. Needed to have income in the meantime and for capital.

[@user-lr7nz9hx7k]

The owner of the manor lookes so much like his grandfather!...

[@thezmanchar]

He does, but I doubt his grandfather was this dumb.

[@resnonverba137]

The mix of corporate team building and 'arty' people would drive one to despair.

[@MTknitter22]

In communities round Yorkshire, the ancestral home owners that seem to do best are those with the attitude that sharing these places generates love and appreciation for the structures. Then when tough times come, these home owners find they reap help, support and cooperation from those they have been hospitable to!

[@ceceliapassarella8485]

Uncanny how much the grandson is a doppelgänger for the ascot wearing dandy grandpa Love that Ruth is helping preserve history

[@fourroadsnorth2723]

Thought that right away also. Time to pull out the old pics and have a more studied look!

[@regant.cameron8237]

A hundred or so photos and all the reviews were glowing 5/5. It appears that they have made their dreams come true. And many families are praising Elle's excellent hosting skills. Woohoo 🙌

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

It's so sad that these country houses are wasting away as the times have changed. The fact that the husband works in advertising gives them a great legs-up. He will know how to advertise and promote whatever they end up doing.

[@2Sugarbears]

I enjoyed that. They were serious in their desire and Ruth showed them how. Loved the house.

[@Caterina...3]

Once again, I don't understand something... 1,000 acres and 14 cottages....WHY WOULD THEY NEED TO HAVE STRANGERS PROWLING ABOUT THEIR HOME...there are so many options! Why aren't they fixing up a cottage or two and renting out patches of land to tenant farmers? These old estates all over England have been doing that since surf times! With all that land, building a covered stage and using her connections in the artistic industry, they could do Shakespeare in the Park every weekend during the Spring, Summer and Fall and never even have it affect them, except by the cash in their pockets! Having an ever changing "ART GARDEN, again using her connections, would be spectacular and a money bringer with the play guests. The brew house would be a huge hit with the guests as well! With the money brought in they could finish the rest of the cottages and rent them all out or keep one or two for her acting groups as a proper setup, with a lovely stage both indoors and outdoors! They could then sit home like proper ladies and gentlemen land owners of the past did.

[@annapurna2389]

I had to laugh 😊 when I saw "surf times"! As a 73 yr old American even I know it's spelled serf..but who knows? Maybe there was an ocean 🌊🏖️ and beach in olden times...and surf boards buried under all the grassy meadows. Hang ten! 🙏

[@MTknitter22]

Because @Katha, it’s easy money with less work than many better money making schemes. Ruth really marvelous helping some of these owners awake to reality.

[@mujkocka]

Carpet in the communal bathroom…. Gross

[@mjinba07]

I've seen a number of these episodes now and it seems to me as an American that the purpose of these homes originally included contributing to the community through employing some labor and filling a niche in the local identity, at the very least. So it makes sense to repurpose them now for the communal need(s) of modern times. The revenue stream has to work in our economy, that's all.

[@Valerie-bb5hi]

Believe it or not this is actually the same mentality in the south in the United States there were wonderful social steps that were taken toward the community when one was taken ill the person that cared for the incapacitated person would always inherit extra twice as much as the regular servants there's all kinds of lovely thoughtful things toward the little man so to speak it's not all the way the media portrays it take advantage use get slaves it wasn't all like that

[@buildingwithtrees2258]

As an American, I've watched dozens of these shows and am amazed by the ideas brought forth for the use of old mansions. There was a mansion in my old hometown that recently sold for $300,000. As a child I was always in awe of it. But now watching these shows, I should have purchased it. It sits next to a church. Any guess as to how I could've generated revenue?

[@mjinba07]

@bina nocht Yes to a lot of your opinions here but, honestly, I can't imagine where you're getting your info about "America." "...wealthy people are handed 300 million quid by the government in America..." What? No, the American government does not just give money to wealthy people. And of course, we don't use quid. Rich folks here acquire wealth through plenty of predatory business practices, they do benefit from advantages like being able to acquire (and live off) lucrative bank loans rather than their own holdings (banks in the U.S. are not government entities), they do pass their assets and other forms of wealth to subsequent generations, and they do use generous tax loopholes and strategies for hiding their wealth. As do those in the U.K. and other countries. The American government does not just give land to wealthy folks. It has provided land grants to Universities, right of way property for rail and highway transportation, and land for homesteading, which is pretty rare these days since there's no longer much effort to settle great tracts of land that Native Americans were evicted from. Homesteading can still be done but it requires proof of financial need and occupation as primary residence.

[@buildingwithtrees2258]

@bina nocht The home was in good repair. All limestone construction, tiled porches and balconies, tile roof. Mahogany interior all handcrafted and carved. It just needed some updates and love. Wedding venue, spooky mansion, Christmas themed in the winter, escape rooms, corporate getaway. Many possibilities. I understand your sentiment, life isn't equally fair, but never will be and that's OK. It's not fair that white African business owners were stripped of all their possessions because they were white. Or that politicians who had nothing before being elected and are worth millions after is not fair. We do the best we can with what we have, and I'm happy. I don't play the victim nor do I sympathize with them.

[@merryfergie]

@bina nocht A true story, All over the world

[@kimviolence]

The rouge ancestor looks like the straight laced vicar in a room with a view 🤣

[@rosemariecomtois2839]

THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA. THEY BOTH HAVE LOVELY PERSONALITIES. I THINK THEY WILL DO VERY WELL . GOD BLESS THEM.

[@skontheroad]

So interesting the way you described them! "They both have lovely personalities"! So much more honest and straightforward than the "they are wonderful people" or "they are so nice and so kind" etc. Whereas we can't really ever know how "good" of a person truly is, we can see how lovely of a personality one might have. So few see the difference. Interesting perspective! 🤔

[@loriminnesota1870]

The grandson certainly looks like his grandfather! Want to point something out though...the description for this video says John and Ellie PURCHASED Chester's. They did not! They John INHERITED Chester's!

[@RadCenter]

How did Ruth come up with a figure of "a few hundred pounds a year" to rent out 14 cottages? Even at a bargain-basement rate of £200 per cottage per month, that's £33,600 per year. The rental cottages would be the first thing I'd get sorted out.

[@yolandagarza7897]

I love this series ❤, Ruth is awesome 👌

[@RK-bj2fo]

Background music should be in the background instead of terrorizing the viewer and overpowering the narrator.

[@tigermoon44]

Terrorizing the viewer? Weird statement to make plus it wasn't overpowering the narrator at least from my computer. Maybe it's your computer. Ever think of that?

[@RK-bj2fo]

@@tigermoon44 you must be the editor.

[@DebbieGreenSnider]

Does anyone else think the music on these shows sounds an awful lot like the Harry Potter music?

[@gabrielepage8598]

Yes, I thougt so too.

[@sandraford4235]

It’s Very annoying

[@julieduchek2969]

Yes. I agree with you. I just know why they do that on these shows.

[@eleanoreagly4844]

The music is an awful lot for certain and entirely not necessary.

[@maemarcil149]

The music often makes me stop watching. Its terrible and ,altho partially deaf, much to loud.

[@glgardener4972]

Fabulous house and location.

[@lovelyskull3483]

Such a fantastic couple. I wish them the best.

[@btlmania64]

Such a beautiful location and house. Nice couple and wish them well .

[@54woodsgirl]

I love this show. Love the house. Ghastly colors, though

[@sissyrayself7508]

The house is just Mehhhh.. The dining room green color was divinely beautiful though.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

Love the shade of green. What a lovely house.🇨🇦

[@cleot151]

Beautiful house.

[@nata3467]

She came out swinging about the green. Like that she is so honest though because they seem to be living in lala land. Renovation on the 14 houses then rental is way to go.

[@Pleiades888]

I like the green in dining room, but I prefer a more warm and cozy sage green, not bright green. Elegance is subdued!

[@joannapebbleworthy9343]

@Joyce B On the other hand, people don't like to be told what to do, even by those they have called for help, so maybe at least most of the conflicts might be genuine.

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Why do do many people hate others who have dreams? Did you kill your own? They now have a profitable brewery.

[@sissyrayself7508]

And.... She was a right snob..AND she was a WRONG snob about the green color. I love green dining rooms.

[@dvsteady]

Normally I think Ruth is exactly on point but in this episode, she was negative, cynical, and grating. (“I don’t give a s*** about your spiritual quest!”) WOW. The owner responded with such class.

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

That's probably why she got fired and they replaced her with that guy.

[@banshee1133]

@@Schlumbucketreturns she always had a rude side. People just fail to notice it.

[@larrykaufman8100]

Prayers for your success!

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Maybe they can use their connections to promote the place as a movie location

[@frenchartantiquesparis424]

Rent out the 14 cottages....!

[@mdmayhem]

Those houses are MEANT to be filled with people! The clue should be the bedrooms, servants quarters and cottages that would have formed an entire community within and of itself. It would have provided employment, accommodation, maintenance, stables, grooms, mechanics, a kitchen garden and the farm cottages would have reared meat & poultry for the table. The village would have benifited from Chesters too.. All these houses around the world should be saved from vulture capitalism and maintained as the historic beautiful buildings they are.

[@lindabuck2777]

I had to stop and ask-four cottages rental income, they’re NOT underfoot in their home-WHY NOT A PRIORITY? The derelict part can become another rental venue, or farmer tenant relationship. Back to watch. Wait-FOURTEEN COTTAGES😳 major income.

[@yaraabb8146]

The music is too too high

[@mmemphisevonygameaccount7871]

Brilliant. ❤😊 I'm thrilled this home will be working out. I hope they get themselves an experienced estate maintenance professional who is familiar with estate maintenance. "Hippie repairs" might be detrimental to the future of home. After seeing the comments, it seems they are successful

[@judymccoy6688]

Music is MUCH too loud!

[@adventurebabyboomer7318]

THEY MUST PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN! FIRST AND FOREMOST....!

[@mujkocka]

Crumbling means mice….

[@HannaARTzink]

In France the estate does need to break apart, but inheritors pay off those who do not take over the property.

[@sissyrayself7508]

I love the green dining room color. It whets my appetite.

[@pillansc1]

Pity not to reinstate the Georgian glazing-bars in the façade

[@alanblissett9834]

Looks like the vicar got in first

[@keanumoore]

The husband looks like David Cameron

[@ceceliapassarella8485]

Amazing series love it 😍

[@bobolpatrick3789]

j'adore cette série

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

"The problem is that they've got this dream and vision." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@cancandoit]

I really like this couple!!!

[@dorothygale1104]

Yeah, primogeniture is of course a great idea especially if one is first in line of inheritance. All siblings inheriting equally forces heirs to work together…..you know, like a family.

[@resnonverba137]

What it causes are no end of problems.

[@patricial.6758]

Yeah, like a family that argues, pulls in opposite directions, and all around fails at working together.

[@dorothygale1104]

@@patricial.6758 In the example you cite, then those family members who act according to your example deserve that which is begotten from their inability to act as decent human beings. Your implication is that granting favor to one because of accident of birth is necessary to curb the human condition, which is the thinking of someone who has not learned proper socialization among those who are supposed to be closest to them. It is quite easy to like and get along with those who like one back and get along accordingly. It takes higher level human skills and intelligence to like and get along with those to whom one is bound to but are not as agreeable. If the parties can’t work it out, then they don’t deserve to inherit. My grandmother left 1,200 apartment units to her 5 grandchildren of whom I was one and told us before she died that this would be our inheritance. She told us that we were entitled to the income from those apartment units as long as her 5 grandchildren remained joint owners of those properties, but that deed restrictions had been placed on title of the properties mandating that all proceeds from the sale of any of the properties would go to a specified charity. She told all of her grandchildren that her intent was that all 5 of her grandvhildten would benefit from the income of the inheritance she left us, but if we couldn’t work out that partnership and accordingly felt compelled to sell, then we would lose it all. She told us if, as siblings and cousins, we couldn’t make such a partnership work out so that we could collectively benefit from her gift to us, then we didn’t deserve the gift. For sure there have been difficulties along the way, as there will be among any set of 5 human beings, but the manner of my grandmother’s gift to us requires us to wotk things out or risk losing her gift. Had my grandmother given her property to the oldest of her grandchildren (me), that would have bern a far less intelligent thing to do, as none of her grandchildren would have learned the value of the wisdom she was imparting. The value of her wisdom she was imparting was far more valuable that the value of her property.

[@kellyconnell8003]

What I don't understand about the owners of these heritage/historic homes is why they are so resistant to a sensible business plan? It seems they would rather leave the home in ruins with holes in the ceilings than to listen to someone with a successful business who knows how to create capital. Is this an "english" kind of thing? If someone left me such a magnificent home I would certainly listen, learn and use all resources available to me.

[@sissyrayself7508]

Drama = ratings... duhhhhhh.

[@banshee1133]

Well the brewery was successful. Businesses also have to be the owner's passion.

[@califdad4]

Those attached cottages could be a money maker if all were redone and rented out,

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

i wonder if some of the upkeep has to do with roof or moisture concerns, that changing to metal or tile, or putting in more skylights would help to keep the bones of the home warm.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Redoing a roof on a home that size is EXPENSIVE!! To redo the slate is quite likely in the region of half a million pounds. On the low side. Then you absolutely must remember the Grade 1 Listing on the property. Anything, and I mean any single thing, must be approved. Adding skylights or anything like that is an absolute no go. It would not be allowed. Replacing rotting window sashes must be approved and the new must match the old. Grade 2 is tricky. Grade 2* is difficult. Grade 1 is basically keep it original, PERIOD. Even the kind of wood used to replace rotten wood in the hidden structure is governed by the rules.

[@lindabuck2777]

@@michaeltutty1540 Oh the tragedy/travesty of it all! I love watching all these shows, escape to the country, restorations both on PBS, now streaming all over. At 67, American, lover of heritages, ‘we got nuthin over heah’ yes a few, unlike Englands estates, similar some more some less ostentatious. Most are torn down here-raized to the ground! One thing that SEEMS to be coming clear; powers that be want THEIR history destroyed. Otherwise, adherence to beyond ridiculous and expensive materials, beyond strict not modernized in technical terms, and mostly ‘custom made’ wouldn’t exist. Egos, and heritage aside, it seemingly is a racket that lines the pockets of these boards and others. No flexibility to move in current times is reall certain death of the old and treasured-a TRAVESTY! After watching productions and all varieties of homes and estates, I so appreciate tradition and heritage, with the salvaging of these magnificent manors, as the WOOD LOVER I am, I would love the tours or a stay overnight just to see firsthand any and all wood, furniture is fine, yet the wood panelings all the CARVED items is wondrous and astonishing to me! Thank you for all who appreciate as well🙏🏻❤️ps. Wedding venues, cafe’s, gift shop, garden tours, events, let’s, or renting buildings/homes on property; seem to be the way to continue these estates,being a traveler, I would come stay 3 months minimum and see them all❤️🤨❤️

[@annettevillain4352]

Episode 3 and I am absolutely fed up with the annoying Harry Potter music. Great show but the xylophone is terrible

[@blue_jay31]

There so much you could do !

[@skontheroad]

£100,000 to renovate? It would cost easily 10X that! Even if this is from 10-20 years ago! Chester's has been part of an episode 2x. 2008 and 2011. I wonder which this is? Presumably 2008??

[@mariucahristea8816]

The fact that they want to keep actors in the attick is very interesting to me…

[@lilylittlemonster5]

That's funny...but considering what we now know about Hollywood...

[@mellow5123]

"Green and cute". She can't help but be snarky about people wanting to help nature - the old hippie complex. It's those attitudes that have our biosphere in deep peril. Sad.

[@reasonablyserious]

Ruth is a real pain in this one

[@sissyrayself7508]

She is utterly annoying.

[@banshee1133]

Always has been.

[@sharonmchugh7730]

Are there any updates to these?

[@njcanuck]

I wonder how many of these survived Covid. Hope they had money saved. Do most actors have money to spend on this?

[@fashionistalagerfeld1954]

Does Ruth have any other necklace’s to wear.?

[@itsmyparty4637]

your parcel got lost..............

[@blbrightlights564]

What about hire out for tv or film. Painting holidays could be similar to the acting studio.

[@CaraLiebe]

Yes, I was thinking about this too! This place or any others in the series could be perfect for painting holidays and artists' retreats. I would love to stay in an ancient castle or manor house for a couple of weeks and do creative work inspired by the buildings and grounds. I would also love to stay in one of these places as part of a film project.

[@purpurina5663]

He has Hugh Grant's old mouth :p Hope they're doing well. I rather liked them and I thought the house had realistic potential and that it didn't need to be a guest house.

[@godsbuckets]

He reminds me of Hugh Grant as well!

[@MichaelGrylsk-sd5ow]

What is the name of brewery do they have a website.

[@blue_jay31]

Up class! Just stip down a little bit !

[@Ida-fz3ir]

they have land...forest....they can cut some wood...

[@akashmukhopadhyay9335]

💖

[@carlasofiagarcia5733]

Bem o youtube poderia colocar traducao

[@leny981]

I'm not from Britain and saw the show first time today. But is the bussines woman not too concerned? So 12 cottages like 500 a month is around 50 000 a year, 20 000 from teatre stuff, and what 50 000 from agriculture (they have 100 acres of arable land!!). If the plans don't go well they can sell a acre or two or cottages!? Maybe rent some of buildings to some shop or artist?

[@mellow5123]

Are there no annual estate taxes?

[@mujkocka]

No. We call it council tax. But it’s a lot less than the US like property tax

[@mellow5123]

@@mujkocka Thanks!

[@archiebald4717]

Rent out the cottages.

[@canisdeumnox4925]

Its Lord and Lady Snobby - completely clueless with wide eyes.

[@tommywolfe2706]

8:47 the guy says that the house as done "very well for them". Well, I guess that explains why they had to get the help of Ruth. Makes sense. And they did their idea of turning it into a country retreat as well, and I gotta say, looks pretty nice. They call it "Feather Down Chesters".

[@Dinahflo1]

I enjoyed the first episode of this series, but the increasing use of the “f” word is disgusting and unpleasant…not part of my vocabulary and don’t want to hear it.

[@newgabe09]

Clickbait title. House is liveable they just need to find a way to earn their living there..

[@Whoiskevinjones]

I don't think I'd be keen to visit; his hospitableness is questionable.

[@marthaj67]

Only _sort of_ questionable 😂😂

[@gwendolyn7462]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh such a beautiful story I can totally NOT relate to. I think you should start having kids right away; maybe they can help fix the house

[@colinstreeter426]

Tentative amateurs with no country experience. The estate is 1000 acres. Who’s farming it? Get some guidance from the Trust.

[@michaeltutty1540]

What Trust? This estate is in private hands, not the National Trust.

[@mattneillninasmom]

Realty trumps pie-in-the-sky fantasy! Get real, people - a 1 b/r rental flat in London would cost $20,000 a year. Where else, could you live like this for that amount!?

[@dittohead7044]

There’s always one bitter woman who has to comment about Trump

[@inesolujic2534]

​@@dittohead7044I think you need to check your reading comprehension. She used the verb "trumps" and didn't say a thing about Donald Trump.

[@mujkocka]

Actors are poor

[@lizcaporicci8483]

I like these episodes but find the music awful and distracting.

[@sharlenesizer9906]

This man says “sort of” every 10 words…..it’s distracting

[@sissyrayself7508]

I sort of don't like John. Because he is sort of ..sort of.. Sort of.. You know.. Sorta. sortta, sortta.. Sort of

[@marthaj67]

😂That's called a "verbal tic". They serve as conversational "filler" and can get worse when people are nervous. Imho, the very worst and most overused verbal tic at the moment is the word "like". _Like, you know?_ 🙄

[@melodygreen5029]

Is the wife an heir??? If not, she has zero say! Equality

[@sissyrayself7508]

Then she should do zero work to help run the business.

[@Pleiades888]

Why don't these Country House owners sell some land to developers to build houses??? Who needs 100 acres??? Sell 80 acres (house on 1/2 acre= 160 houses, 1/4 acre=320 houses). England needs to change zoning restrictions so that there are more single-family homes. It's so stupid to expect people to live in row housing and apartments for 200 years. The countryside needs to be for the people, not wealthy landowners. The Queen is the biggest landowner on the planet, yet is such a greedy INHUMANE Reptilian not to share it with humans. All her wealth (BILLIONAIRE), mansions, paintings, furnishings, gold, jewels, clothes, pomp, posh. NOTHING for the people. Abolish ALL Monarchies in Europe who HOARD all the country's natural resources and starve the humans.

[@amandamiller304]

laura because its miles from any where the countryside needs leaving alone because not only landowners live there leave the queen out of it oh my god how many are on the streets in the us blol

[@brandyb2931]

I think developing more and more country land is a crime against nature. I'm watching them do it where I live and its awful to see the beautiful wide open countryside be developed into strip mall shopping, apwrtment buildings, villas and single family homes. People are distressed to see coyotes, bears etc in their yards, but they are the ones being pushed out of their home. Global warming isn't helped by development. If England keeps their countryside protected, good on them.

[@sonaterese799]

A lot of land in the UK is for agricultural use only not for construction use - thats why the countryside is so beautiful..............by the way, our Royals serve a purposeand their lands etc. do not personally belong to them in that they cannot sell any of it - it is merely on loan to them throughout their life!

[@sonaterese799]

@@amandamiller304 Strange how people who are not British think they can attack our Royals and the way we choose to live😁

[@milas2000]

You clearly know very little about royal properties. Most of them belong to the CROWN thus the country. The Queen does not own thes properties personally. She cannot sell them. The British monarchy generates Billions of pounds per year for Britain & do many good works. The Queen costs Britain 1pound per year. If u don't believe me google & check this out. People like you that make nasty assumptions based on ignorance & envy are what is wrong with western society today.