The largest privately owned home in the country, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, has gone on sale with a £7m price-tag.
With 365 rooms, five miles of corridors and a facade bigger than Buckingham Palace, £7m may seem like a snip. However, it is believed that subsidence caused by coal mining beneath the property means that the new owners would face a £42m repair bill.
The Baroque house was built in the 1700s by the first and second Marquesses of Rockingham – the 2nd Marquess was twice Prime Minister.
It was bought in 1999 by retired architect Clifford Newbold for £1.5m.
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