"We bought a €300k abandoned château to escape the housing crisis"
Jen Grimble
13 November 2024
This couple now live mortgage free in a 300-year-old manor house
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A chance encounter
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A 10-year plan
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Château De Lalacelle
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Bang for their buck
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Broken but beautiful
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Fascinating history
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In its heyday
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Getting started
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Exterior efforts
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Before: a bare attic
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After: a sumptious bedroom
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Before: an empty roof space
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After: a bespoke country kitchen
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Before: bathing in potential
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After: a luxurious bathroom
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Before: the first guest suite
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During: restoring the walls and windows
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During: bespoke mouldings
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After: ocean liner-inspired 400 Suite salon
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After: elegant 400 Suite bedroom
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After: 400 Suite bathroom
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Fixing furniture
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Before: second guest apartment
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During: 401 Suite panelling
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After: authentic restoration
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Helping hands
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Before: the dilapidated outbuilding
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During: potential family cottage
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After: cosy farmhouse feel
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The Versailles-inspired grounds
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More to be done
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Local support
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Words of wisdom
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