could cost less than a studio apartment in london. cameron s been in the business of selling grand country homes for the past 15 years. well, if you take the example of the one behind me here, there s obviously a lot of work to do. this is a property on the buildings at risk register. it s category a listed, so there will be restrictions in what you can and can t do. materials that you ve got to use. so there are limitations and considerations that also have significant cost implications. do people have any misconceptions when they start their search for a castle? yes, yeah. the first thing to highlight is they don t all come with a title. many people assume that you become lord of the manor, but it s sometimes not the case. but what happens if your family already has the castle? how do you keep it from becoming a financial drain? nice to meet you. so lovely to meet you. welcome! nice to meet you. this is quite the welcome! hello! all: hello! ali s family has lived on these
a lot of work to do. this is a property on the buildings at risk register. it s category a listed, so there will be restrictions in what you can and can t do. materials that you ve got to use. so there are limitations and considerations that also have significant cost implications. do people have any misconceptions when they start their search for a castle? yes, yeah. the first thing to highlight is they don t all come with a title. many people assume that you become lord of the manor, but it s sometimes not the case. but what happens if your family already has the castle? how do you keep it from becoming a financial drain? nice to meet you. so lovely to meet you. welcome! nice to meet you. this is quite the welcome! hello! all: hello! ali s family has lived on these grounds since the 1500s. ..though his great grandfather built this place at the turn of the 20th century, moving the family out
there s a i6th century mill. there s an 18th century croft house down here. there s the i6th century tower and a isth century abbey. they should be linked as a linear tourist destination. i can tell this place brings you a lot ofjoy. you light up when you talk about it. but on some level, do you ever regret having purchased it? never. no, absolutely never. it s magic. it s the sense of place thatjust an ordinary ruined building doesn t have. there s a spirit in this place. i don t care if i don t restore it, but it should be restored by somebody the next custodian, not owner. on face value, owning a castle could cost less than a studio apartment in london. cameron s been in the business of selling grand country homes for the past 15 years. well, if you take the example of the one behind me here, there s obviously a lot of work to do. this is a property on the buildings at risk register. it s category a listed,