Sarah Beeny Restoration Nightmare

I started to watch it last night and found myself reaching for the channel changer as it was garbage.

The program is using a huge vat of emotional tricks to make the viewers feel sorry for Ms Beeny and her family who might, we are told repeatedly, lose Rise Hall. We are shown clips of them ripping tiles off walls which are green with moss to a comical “I think it’s got damp” from Ms Beeny.

We are then treated to an explanation of why they need this huge house and the acres of land. Apparently they have four boys and boys need to run and they need this space!

If she really believes boys need so much space to run around in why isn’t she starting a charity for underprivaledged children who only have half an acre to much about in.

For someone so involved in property development I am shocked to see a program where she might possibly claim that she wasn’t aware of what the rules where, and has no supporting paperwork to back up her discussions with previous conservation officers. I’ve looked through enough plans online to see that notes from conversation officers litter the applications relating to listed buildings. If she has none of this to back up her meetings and none is recorded at the council then there is only one assumption to make.

I don’t care if Sarah Beeny loses Rise Hall. I think the whole program has been engineered for her to create plenty of publicity for the TV series, and presumably tie in book that will accompany it.
I think the use of her children in the program is unneccessary and aims to draw in sympathy from the veiwer. Perhaps this is another aspect of the program mistimed. In a period of not huge ecomomic growth, credit crunching times and generally the population feeling the squeeze, is a program about a rich TV presenter doing up her enormous house really good viewing?

Other Sarah Beeny related articles on this site include one about the planning permission. There are others too though!

If you think you have the stomach for it, then watch Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare at 4onD now.

Rosewood Manor

Rosewood ManorRosewood Manor is a stunning looking house set in a beautiful part of the world. It’s a stunning house with a swimming pool. The staircase is lovely, and the rooms are spacious and beautiful. It’s such a nice house.

11 – 12 bedrooms
3 reception rooms
5 bathrooms
Leisure Facilities
Outbuildings
Detached
Garden
Listed
Secondary accommodation
Swimming Pool

Sand house at Wedmore

Sand HouseBeautiful house – Sand House at Wedmore is an outstanding grade II Listed Georgian house in a private woodland setting affording stunning country views.

This is a lovely house, it has a swimming pool too and some beautiful rooms. 9 bedrooms make it more than big enough for me!
Charming Grade 11 Georgian house with extensive accommodation, mature grounds and really beautiful views of the Somerset Countryside
Large Coach House with scope to provide 2 houses
Barn, other outbuildings and about 30 acres.

Beautiful celing!

Beautiful ceilingThis amazing 5 bedroom house is for sale at a guide Price of £4,500,000
It’s in Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6ST and is a former rectory.
The property is Grade II listed and dates back to the 17th century however it is understood that the trout lake was fished by monks from as early as the 14th century.

It ticks SO many boxes for me – being a really pretty house with lovely gardens.
There is a kitchen garden,rose walk and orchard. The canal is a superb feature and currently has a boat mooring at the bottom of the garden. The heated swimming pool is serviced by two changing rooms, a shower room, kitchen and barbeque area. In addition is an all weather tennis court.
Stunning. Love the lawn pattern too!

Ivy leaf house

ivy leafl houseIvy leaf house has a rain water system in place. It’s a 4 bedroom detached house for sale at Offers in Excess of £450,000
It’s on Ivyleaf Hill, Bude
Whilst this isn’t the massive luxury home I normally show I thought this one has so much potential. It’s not far from the coast at Bude and has big gardens and plenty of stuff to keep you busy! Plenty of outdoor space and workshops too.

It’s a detached semi-rural cottage
Open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge with open fireplace
Some slate floors
Oil fired heating
Attached annexe with own entrance
Large detached workshop and office benefiting from industrial planning consent
Additional garage/workshop
Static caravan
Rainwater system in place helping to reduce water costs

Secret Agent episode 5

TimperleySecret Agent with Phil Spencer – house in timperley has been on the market for 4 years.
Here is it on Rightmove

Watch it on 4onD
Whilst it has a strange layout, it’s a nice roomy place, although in need of some decoration and the crack in the wall needs looking at.

Phil says “it’s only worth what someone will pay for it… ” which is why it’s still on the market a couple of weeks after being on tv.

A tale of two castles

Both of these castles are in Ayrshire. They’re both pretty but I prefer the second one (Not that I’d reject either if I was offered them free!)

Blairquhan Estate, 16 bedroom detached house for sale
Offers in Excess of £4,850,000
Blairquhan Estate, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA19 7LY
This has a huge history but only four familys have lived there – Historic records show Blairquhan as having been in the ownership of only four families since the
14th century – the McWhirters (or McWhurters), the Kennedys, the Whitefoords and the Hunter Blairs.

Killochan CastleKillochan Castle is an 8 bedroom house for sale
for £2,250,000
It’s in Girvan, South Ayrshire
It’s described as a delightful 16th century, A listed castle for sale by the Girvan Water. it’s incredibly pretty and what is probably best described as a bit Harry Potter!