Historic country houses surrounded by moats do have a certain fairytale charm, don’t they? It’s as if they’ve jumped straight out of the pages of a children’s story book. The sort that might involve damsels in distress, knights in shining armour, and the odd beast perhaps. But Holford Hall is no work of fiction. It … Read more
Cheshire has long been one of the wealthiest counties in England, and there are no signs of an exodus of money. Thus, encourage by a recent flurry of sales at the upper end of the Cheshire country-house market, Charlie Kannreuther of Savills in Chester seeks ‘offers over £8 million’ for Georgian, Grade II*-listed Stretton Hall. … Read more
In north Cheshire, there are more millionaires to the acre than anywhere else in the UK, bar London, with no sign of a major exodus. On the contrary, reveals Crispin Harris of Jackson-Stops in fashionable Alderley Edge, near Wilmslow, who has seen a recent surge in demand for houses valued at £5m-plus. Jackson-Stops are joint … Read more