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Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Times
The £58m estate made from paper, now home to a Formula 1 winner
Laverstoke Park is one of England's finest country estates, but there's a good chance you've never heard of it. That's in large part because none of it is open to the public and it has been a private home for its entire existence, mainly for the family who built it nearly 300 years ago. The sprawling 1,800-acre estate is on the market for only the second time, in its entirety for £58 million, or as three separate lots with the estate agencies Savills and Knight Frank. The grade II* listed manor house is on sale for £32 million, with 279 acres of parkland and six estate houses and cottages thrown in. All this is tucked away discreetly between two bucolic villages, Overton and Whitchurch, in
Times
08-05-2025
- Times
Jeremy Vine: Can an AI Agatha Christie help me to write a crime bestseller?
Simeon Lee was my first murder victim. He died brutally. He had — foolishly, in my view — invited members of his family to his country estate. A controlling and domineering man, he told his relatives he was rewriting his will. They seethed with resentment. He went to his study and locked the door. Then there was a loud racket, the sound of struggle in the room. When the door was forced open, Lee lay dead in a huge pool of blood. The only clue was a small piece of rubber on the floor. I didn't kill him. He died in Agatha Christie's novel Hercule Poirot's Christmas. If you were hooked by the first two paragraphs of this article, you have the makings of an
Times
07-05-2025
- General
- Times
What you get for £3 million in Northumberland, Powys and France
Lipwood Hall is a grade II listed country estate near the village of Haydon Bridge, about six miles west of Hexham. Dating back to 1820 and attributed to the architect John Dobson, this near-9,000 sq ft house has seven bedrooms, five bathrooms and four reception rooms, plus an orangery. Set within about 12 acres, the property includes three cottages, a garaging block, a smokehouse and original Victorian stables, all surrounded by landscaped gardens and meadows. EPC F (potential E) — on a scale of A (best) to G (worst) Upside Opportunities for guest accommodation or rental income. Downside Massively pricey to heat. Price £3 million Contact A four-bedroom super-modern detached house on the border with Bedfordshire, near Leighton Buzzard. This custom-designed home features
