Renovating The UK's Expensive Country Houses | Country House Rescue Season 2 Compilation | Abode
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- In this blockbuster episode, we explore some of the best episodes from County House Rescue Series 2. Ruth Watson is one a mission to save the manor homes of Britain from collapse and dealing with some very particular owners in the process. Will she be able to save Kelly House, Heath House and Riverhill House? Or will these relics of British history be lost forever?
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Poor building...all due to the Kelley laziness throughout the generations...what a shame...astounding that they think a coat of paint will make any difference!
If it had been painted on the regular, and had general upkeep, it would be in better shape
I think the death taxes also have a role in this house’s decline.
Lazy and entitled
I think in some cases paint would help, but no one reaches for the can and troller.. no one gets a power washer or learns how to do the work. Do something, it’s not rocket science. UA-cam it and DIY something. They’re not royalty, get your hands dirty. Recruit friends and let them stay there in exchange for some help. They act like they’re in a bubble. No one is limited by pain. So what’s holding them back?
Oh my gosh, I thought you were being harsh but now I've watched the first 14 minutes and learned the guy IS AN ARCHITECT and didn't even install proper windows on his home! Incredible Laziness, "But he has lots of hobbies"! No sympathy, I can't even watch any more.
I was a bit taken-aback with Chris’ attitude toward camping out at Kelly house when he said he was put out with not reaping the benefits. It’s like he has dollar signs in his eyes and perhaps an unhealthy interest in this house when he is not a part of the family. I would take care to form a contract with him in the event he demands a portion of it if he puts revenue in it, or else he could cause legal trouble later on. He is only a boyfriend,not so much in love with perhaps more than the thought of what he has to gain out of it. 👀 A hint to the wise is sufficient. Owner beware.
This program is from 2010 and you are posting in 2023. If you had bothered to do the most basic modicum of research you would know that Sophie and Chris are now married and they have really turned the house around with a successful B&B on site. I suggest in the future, you take some initiative to answer your questions instead of judging others motives and spreading doubt. No need to be a hater.
The above message and answer are very good. Living in the US in 2023 i am very sad and growing quite negative,we have crime,our current govt. is spending tons of money and pushing debt off for future generations .so i am happy the young couple is married and making progress. An upbeat tale.
Point made, although this was filmed over ten years ago.
@@alyssapotamus the successful b&b he was so hesitant to start? lol! guess he is reaping the benefits now eh..
The original comment is a cautionary tale that everyone in this situation should heed. I myself am about to find myself in this exact situation and making sure that my daughter’s boyfriend doesn’t pose a problem in the event they don’t get married. They won’t be paying rent and in return care for the home, pay utilities and contribute to the renovations. Not everyone is as invested as others to go to research on the people featured in these stories, it’s entertainment, not an investigation. Be kind.
Sofie and her boyfriend are a bit dim.
The boyfriends a winey little man-child
What a polite way to say “they stupid” lol I think I’ll adopt the way you said it instead from now on
You know most of these men are procrastinators. The wives had to push them. I can’t understand how could their marriages ever survive… I would have been so fed up
That is not true. That is a sexist mind you have. Some men are lazy .There's some women who's lazy too. Don't be so closed minded and blind.
@@williebowen1043 i am saying in this case on this show. not the general population. yes, there are lazy women for sure. i don't disagree
The aristocracy tends to be lazy. They wait, as always, for someone else to clean up their mess. Look at the Beales in Grey Gardens. It's always the upwardly moving working class, that can figure out the game and get it moving.
Don’t any of these people work? I haven’t seen any mention of this tho I just started watching.
The last family works
Heath house; the parents are failures, yet they don't even give their sons a chance....as of 2023, the brothers do own it now....only the Aunt seems to love Ben
Why doesn’t the BBC offer Ruth Watson a big amount of money and bring her back. She is outstanding. She is a beautiful, intelligent, practical and sensible. I wish I could meet her one day. If she goes on a speaking tour in America, she would sell out.
A 4 or 5 star accommodation He said hahah.. I laughed out loud.
Agreed! Kelly laziness is going to be their own fault when the estate is sold.
Heath house....the pride and unwillingness to lift a finger, yet not a penny in their pockets....stunning pomposity..."may I just finish?"
I was hoping the best for Ben, brother, and Heath House. What's going on with the house now?
@@cmcull987 I think it was up for sale on 2021 for a bit over 6million. Previously the brothers have established a (successful?) bandB or a wedding venue or something of that sorts.
The biggest problem these houses have are the older generations who live looking to the past and not to the future.
i dont think these house are practical . i truely dont get it. yay so you live in a castle but MAAAn unless you can make money off it, just dot do it
Lazy family. He can build a car but he let his wife lay cement
These people don’t deserve this home. They have t even pulled the weeds.
Lordie….with parents like that…poor Ben had more moral support from his aunt than his mother. Bizarre. Also why call Ruth if the property is on the market??? Good God.
I had a similar situation, in that I was trying to save a large and expensive property that needed a total renovation. I was going thru a divorce. My husband made a lot of money and we could afford our large property for 30 years. With him gone and no support money, I was on my own. The Kelly’s: The kelly girl shoulda made some of her chocolates to buy on the way out the door @ the house opening party. I would also set up a store there when they start having the tours. Get a loan, they have jobs and get the flats finished and rented. Let the mom bake some things and serve the vacationers that they rent to.
I saved my large property and am making almost as much money as my husband allowed me monthly to pay bills and keep the property up. The property looks gorgeous and I no longer must sell or leave the property, unless I want to.
Congratulations with a noble achievement. May you continue from strength to strength.
@@HermanLabuschagne Thanks so much! One of the largest challenges in my life, besides putting myself thru college. God Bless You.
Ahh The classic British story
Current Brokies basking in former Glory Currently a gory. Royals to ruins.
Please turn the music down you can't hear properly on your next videos
As an American, I’m so, so confused as to how the Kelly family was surviving without income even without the cost of the house?
I was watching this today and recognising it was filmed in 2009 mostly, making me google all the houses. How interesting that Riverhill and Kelly house seem to be very successfull, while the Heath house seems to be up for sale again....
Happy to read this. Riverhill was never in any serious trouble since Edward had done well for himself in finance. I was very impressed by that family. Kelly house was in a lot more danger, managing to turn that house around is more than impressive. Heath house, was that the one show where the parents weren't convinced that fair haired son was practical enough to take on the responsibility? Two brothers in their 40's?
@@wisdomseekertv yes exactly, it was also interesting that Riverhill and Kelly house seem to really run succesfull till today with the exact same business plan as in the show. And yes it was the parents with the two brothers at Heath house. Sadly, the mother has passed away recently. And how ironic also, as she never wanted the house and now that she died, it is on the market again.
@@jenniferfischer3666 Sad to hear it. Well, they gave it a go.
Those Kelly’s brought it all to themselves. They are just lazy and have no heart for the house. They are really overwhelmed by the sheer volume of problem but they don’t posses one once of get go to do something about it! I wonder who is the owner these days and what became of the daughter and her boy friend!
Why has Grandma never seen the need to work to help pay the bills. And she raised her daughter with the same mindset. This is unbelievable. Is it lazines or are they just above the working class?
Basically they're spent all the money on everything apart from the House...
The great thing about England is that so much of their imperialist wealth was put into incredibly beautiful architecture. The bad thing about England is that the descendants of many of the hardworking imperialists have no idea that houses require constant care, or they fall down. The denial of this man is absolutely incredible. On the surface, it looks like laziness, but I think it really borders on a serious mental issue.
I think they all been overwhelmed with such a mighty task. Farmers Markets is another way to raise some extra income. I know it's 2010. Looking forward to seeing the end result...
The neglect of not fixing the roof caused so much major problems to the home.. Sad to see this once beautiful place in bad shape and hope for better outcome for the Kelly house.. I know you can do this !!
Heath House, the Father wasn't one bit grateful that his Son Benjamin wanted to take on such an enormous challenge that could affect his whole future. The Father obviously didn't give a damn about his Son feelings cruel is the word that's comes to mind.. Instead of helping his Son he was taring him down. I see its up for sale now.. My my my..
The family may have ADHD. After seeing the way they act, starting a lot of projects and not finishing, procrastinating constantly.
I think they should look into it.
ADHD can look like laziness.
yeah that was my impression, especially with the father.
It is a bit troubling that 900 years of generations that didn't have a mortgage nor rents didn't do basic maintenance of the roof over their heads.
Inheritance taxes need an offset for cost of bringing a property up to standards, much less modern building codes.
As per Kelley.
What on earth has poor Ben done to deserve the treatment his father and mother give him? I would have been out of there a long time ago.
His Mother is viciously cruel to him and about him...at dinner, she kept trying to insult him, but the guests put a positive spin.....in 2023, the two brothers own it.....
I never heard the word Mother, maybe she's a stepmother looking to cashout.
Watching these entitled aristocrats who no longer have servants doing all their work for them is sad. Shows how un ambitious they truly are.
What(?): "Seems like somebody else is going to be reaping the benefits. And I'm not particularly happy about that". Dude, it's your girlfriends parents house. You help them and shut up.
Interesting to see the outcome of horrid death tax policies. Tragic.
I feel sorry for Ed at age 21 losing his father and having a big estate to be responsible for.
I having been loving these series! Very very interesting. Also, on a side note, Benjamin with Heath House is very handsome! The Mom is very condescending to both sons… It’s no wonder Ben has gravitated toward his Aunt ,she seems more motherly and supportive of him.
The yeti at riverhill is so fun! It seems the Rogers really took the advice and help to heart and have a wonderful home for their family and a place for visitors to enjoy.
Re: The Kelly house. Why does the family not, at the least, remove and store all relics (I saw paintings on the floor, etc.) for preservation until the home is restored OR sell items they don't deem worthy of the home? I hope volunteer community members were at least commandeered to sweep, remove cobwebs, dust, remove large chunks of falling debris, etc.
Seems like they could host a good yard sale.
Oh yes, that's what I thought as well
Putting Band Aids on rot. The place is already half-dead from the inside out. Dry rot, woodworm and weather have taken their toll. Painting it is a joke. Remove anything of value and set fire to it!
It's obvious to me as someone with adhd... That the Kelly's father is displaying symptoms of adhd which are preventing him from getting things done, let's hope he is diagnosed by now and is achieving more.
It’s funny how they just sit around and let these mansions crumble around them. Ceiling falls down and they just leave it there and step over it 🤷♀️ I would be tackling one room at a time clearing debris and items that are not salvageable. I’m shocked that I live better than these families.
There is nothing stopping them from taking on lodgers willing to work for their keep. And local schools willing to use Kelly house as a tradespersons training ground. They could also grant a small percentage of the title to the town in exchange for help. And although run down, it is still beautiful. The county might grant temporary permission for 20 airnbn tiny houses along the outskirts of the great lawn, on the promise that 100 percent of the proceeds go to the restoration, with a portion of proceeds to the town, and a portion of the ownership to the Town. There are so many creative solutions rather than just let a, property decay. My father and my uncle did this, and we lost everything in the end. My grandparents would have been devastated
This is fantastic! Incredible budget! Wtf? I could so stay there 😅
I enjoyed all three stories but I absolutely loved the last one! I was laughing and cheering on the yeti and felt the joy of the children chasing him! Bravo Rogers family!
Roger’s gardens. I’m in Canada and if I was able to visit their gardens. I would be there in a heartbeat 💓 Treasure so beautiful and lovely
Yeah all come fix my house. GMAFB I was building a car.
Penny less architect. Worried about wallpaper as the roof is near collapse. They live like ANIMALS.
Bahahaha. Crazy isn’t it! Just no common sense!
Speaking of the outside: As a mother and order teacher I love it, it’s great and wish to visit one day. I hope the op the house for tours as well, I LOVE history and beauty!
Think of the future generations grandma. Hopefully the house is still in the family.
Why does Chris have soo much to say?!!!..geez, let the family speak🙄🤔
I've seen enough abandoned castles, mansions etc.on UA-cam, no money for upkeep after the money went thru generations of takers and not out earning. Eventually it gets to where they can't afford the taxes, much less the work on the grounds. Nature starts to take it all really quick. Some of these places still all the furniture. Would hate to see that happen to these mansions.
Spoiler alert:
The house was sold in 2021.
which one? heath house?
I’m impressed by the last estate, and how willing the family was in allowing Ed and Sarah to take over and all the fun things they have in mind for the property.
The only reason most of the people are on this series is to publicize their homes with the intent to sell them. They live in these houses while they crumble down around them. When the last wall all is about to go down they sell because their children can’t afford the inheritance tax anyway.
Sad to see generations of history deteriorating away. Hopefully they can save it for many generations to come.
Riverhill has a very important, historic garden
2023 shows the house beautifully maintained, great bedrooms to.let....with lots of **** reviews, mentioning Sophie as being wonderful
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Tiny house living is very appealing if you don't have to spend all your time in them and have the ability to add spaces seasonally as required. Many tiny house owners do that with temporary structures that don't cost much.
These great houses always required tenant farmer rents to exist at all. Most don't seem to have their estates so tenant farming is out of the question. They were usually sold off decades ago for them to last as long as they have. But tiny houses that can be moved easier than the so called mobile home might be a good match for these great houses. Mobile homes aren't very mobile actually. A TH 'really doesn't need the infrastructure required for a subdivision in as much as they don't require full size lots. Their small volume makes them energy efficient. They require small amounts of electrical power and water and have their own waste water holding tanks. A large ganged holding tank might do for a cluster.
The family could make the big house a kind of village center and dedicate the grand rooms to more public use like a private club. The owners could live in an apartment on an upper floor or wing. If they had renters who appreciated the setting it could be very satisfying for all involved.
Otherwise how many wedding venues, holiday homes etc can the town, county or country support? There would be an endless appetite for small, low cost, energy efficient housing. And they are not permanent structures and could actually shop around for the best rents if there were enough options available to them or they moved them where employment was available. They could be clustered to create a village or villages within the estate within the larger village or town. The idea that people volunteer to keep the old place alive is a stretch, even an abuse of generosity (and very British I guess) but having "volunteers" in exchange for a rental site discount isn't so unreasonable. And it would work better than selling the estate to some developer who will want to amortize his debt quickly and require large lot rents to do so.
Existing owners only have to recoup operating expenses.
It might be the death of the private domain dear to these owners but it would be a better use than trying to preserve the life styles of yesterday. These great houses are all guaranteed money pits and always live on borrowed time.
I am 71 years old , never lived in one place expect for the past 35 years in one house, and can't understand people who must have a home town, let alone a home estate. I would probably move again if it wasn't such a chore to sell out, cash out and find someplace I could afford. In as much as my next home will be a grave of unspecified size, dying on a private estate with a place to put my bones (if only in an urn) would be a nice amenity they could also provide as well. That goes so well with the idea these old house were supposed to last forever.
Imagine if there were no punitive property taxes. The owners could keep up all the treasure houses of England and pass down a heritage for generations to come. However, national envy approves of theft by taxes and would rather see all the great houses fall into disrepair.
Had anyone checked for lead and mercury water pipes?
I'm *so Proud of this woman* for getting these fabulous heritage properties shored up!!
*Great Work, RUTH!!*
**Ruth Watson* Superb.
These places are relics... a small family shouldn't be living in these money pits. How many more generations are going to put up with up-keeping a dilapidating house.
As many as they want
@md-1 the house was sold in 2021. So the answer is 0.
@@ricosrealm 👏👏 yay got something right!
Ed, bless his sweet, sweet heart, married very well. The planner offered them a path to follow their own passions. Plus, this family put the younger, energetic generation in the drivers seat!
People would PAY THEM to come and learn how to fix the building. Budding architects, tradespeople, young folk, etc.. Like a construction school. This house would have had 50 staff maintaining it, and around 100 staff if trying to restore it... So they need a lot more help than just themselves
Phillips: Anyone else see the irony in their decision making? If they're willing ro sell, why worry about it not being successful? No matter what they do, it will be an improvement! Either it will work and they'll keep the home or they can sell it after all and make more money! It's silly to not give it a go!!!🙂
Oh how nice! It looked cozy and such a lovely setting. The bedroom was gorgeous. Can't wait for the next video. ❤
I am a Kelley, but that's my first name. Love old homes.
1000 years and 31 generations…. Wow
How very Deeply kind 💜🕊️ is our host to come to, and acknowledge a SISTERHOOD with this Dear woman, in the world of lazy men.
Get rid of the damn music!! Cannot hear anything from the people! I will not watch!
Go complain to the bbc. It’s not abhode
Heath House -an architectural gem.
2022 energy prices must have ruined many such owners
These shows are a quick guide to why these homes failed....sit around in luxury, have their portraits painted and do nothing....
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Enjoyed seeing this very much. Another significant historic building saved. It appeared as though there were bricked up windows on the front. Would they have been strictly decorative features?
I am shocked at just how nasty the lady was. You don’t think Mr Kelly knows how bad this is? He inherited this property. For all we know, he had little to no control of it. Even if all of this is his fault (which it’s not - they explain all of that at the beginning), what an embarrassment for this show to purposefully shame him by showing the lady speak down to him, his daughter, and to even prompt the wife into talking bad about him.
All of that drama is immaterial to restoring the home. They could have presented this story in a different life.
The way they sit tells you they all have ZERO Kelly 😂 energy.
Bone idle family!!!!
They don't own the house. The house owns them. They are slaves to a house. It's too much for one person.
it's dumb to let all of the land get sold to keep a house that can be rebuilt.
I wonder what happened after and even after the pandemic😢
****Can anyone PLEASE tell me the name of the =two= classical music pieces that are both played at the beginning of each episode? THANK YOU! Ta!
Chris: This is a 4 star, 5 star accommodation.
Maybe someday, but in the state shown it most certainly is not.
So he wants to charge 4-5 star prices for what is essentially unlivable at the moment.
I heard this story is 10 years old? I wonder what the place looks like today, if there's updates to this story on youtube.
Love the entryway updates and the beautiful artwork by the girls! You can NOT tell a ghost story and allow Indi to walk freely 🤣🤣🤣 she scared me to death when she popped up behind you lol!
I remembered the kitchen that looks like a 50s diner.
They are lazy and the place needs to be sold.
Ruth is extremely
condescending...
Sorry I just don't like people behaving like that!!
The yeti is brilliant idea.
The last kelly family is lovely. Hope they made it
Such a beautiful landscape with much potential. So pleased it a going concern now.
These houses used to be built by powerful upper class people exploiting the lower classes (and slaves) for centuries. The days of the aristocracy taking advantage of cheap working class people are gone. Now they have to deal with that reality and they have no clue. I think that is appaling, they should be ashamed. I would have those estates confiscated and renovated with public money for the benefit of the community.
Geez, their son has no clue what to do. It’s like he never worked or thought about how things work. Continuing education classes. Or UA-cam. He needs a woman of the house.
I love this show but I HATE the music. Relentlessly horrible and headache-inducing. 🤢🤢🤢🤮
they should have painted the outside that way they could give weddings and get income more quickly
Need more than paint to have a wedding in that dump.
I feel for the family. Ppl can be so insensitive. They don't need to be kicked while they are down they jus need uplifting. I find these hosts to be out of touch.
Why do you have background music? It interferes with talking and telling the story
The history is wonderful, if you want to be owned by a building. If UK wants these estates to survive then they need to help.
Heath house-Sell it. The parents are too old to deal with the business she’s suggesting, and the son doesn’t have the initiative or business acumen. The parents know their son is incompetent. Ben’s had 40 years to prove he capable of ANYTHING. Sell it John.
These people are hopeless. No clue.
None of them are dying and they’re not in pain. Get some capable handymen and UA-cam stuff. I think working out would give them more energy. It won’t come easy, figure out if your legacy is worth it. Otherwise sell it, then spend the rest of your days talking about what you had.
The Kelley’s appear as real lazy people. It’s no wonder the Kelly House ended up in disrepair