Trump Sends Wealthy Americans Fleeing to the Cotswolds

Our Head of the Cotswolds Harry Gladwin spoke to Lauren Almeida from The Guardian about why a significant proportion of his clients are now Americans looking to settle in this idyllic pocket of the English Countryside.

period home with trailing greenery in the Cotswolds
Sarah Frances Kelley for The Buying Solution

“There are multiple draws: it is a safe place to hold properties; young families often want to have a holiday home with a view to spending more time here in the long term; and older couples who want to spend more time in the UK use it as a stepping stone into Europe,” says Harry.

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Why ‘Healing’ your House is now an Open Secret

Our Head of the Cotswolds region Harry Gladwin spoke to Rebecca Newman at the Financial Times about the rising trend in ‘energy cleansers’ in the housing market, particularly among clients in their thirties and forties buying older houses.

Cotswolds stone house with sage green front door and evergreen hedges
Sarah Frances Kelley for The Buying Solution

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In the Press: The Buying Solution in Country Life

Our Partner Harry Gladwin speaks to Anna White for Country Life about the rise of the rural supercar, where you’re as likely to see an Aston Martin in the Cotswolds as you are in Knightsbridge.

Classic Rolls Royce ©Sarah Frances Kelley for The Buying Solution
Sarah Frances Kelley for The Buying Solution

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In the Press: The Buying Solution in Bloomberg

Harry Gladwin, The Buying Solution Partner and Head of the Cotswolds Region, speaks to Sarah Rappaport at Bloomberg about the Cotswolds’ appeal for US buyers, and the surge in his American clients in the past year.

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In the Press: The Buying Solution in The Telegraph

With news of Ellen DeGeneres’ rumoured move, Harry Gladwin, The Buying Solution Partner and Head of the Cotswolds Region, speaks to Guy Kelly of The Telegraph about how Trump’s victory has prompted wealthy Democrats to consider relocating to the Cotswolds.


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Elegant Christmas Destinations Guide: Country

From refined shopping destinations to stately country retreats, discover our guide to the finest festive events and destinations across our country regions

Exterior of large country house hotel Heckfield Place with frost on the lawn and christmas tree
Heckfield Place
Hampshire House Guests

Resident guests and Friends of Heckfield Place in Hampshire, the lovingly restored five-star Georgian estate, can enjoy a beautiful selection of experiences throughout the season. Highlights include wreathmaking and willow-weaving workshops, festive films in the screening room and a grand Christmas tree lighting ceremony with carolers in the grounds.

Resident guests will be treated to a Christmas Eve sleigh ride, feasting and live music on Christmas Day and Boxing Day duck herding, followed by family tree hunts and wine tastings between Christmas and New Year. While it may be too late to book for this year, why not plan ahead for next?

The Festive Royal Borough

Ascot’s final race meeting of the year – the Howden Christmas Racing Weekend – is always hugely popular and, as ever, it promises a great day on the track as well as plenty of festivities off it. Family entertainment on the Saturday includes candle-lit carol singing with the Ascot Brass Band and an appearance by Father Christmas himself.

Nearby Windsor Castle pays homage to 1,000 years of royal history this Christmas with a number of special events. At the centre of the beautifully decorated State Apartments each year stands the 20-foot-high Nordmann Fir tree in St George’s Hall, which is felled from Windsor Great Park and dressed with thousands of lights.

Elegant West Sussex Estates

Whether you choose to stay at the Hotel over Christmas or simply visit, with twinkling lights strung up on the hundreds of trees across the 11,000-acre Goodwood Estate in West Sussex it’s a magical setting. Culinary masterclasses, late-night shopping events, festive afternoon teas and the ultimate Après Ski Party; the Estate has a hugely varied programme of events throughout December and into the New Year. Their candlelit carol service in the resplendent Front Hall of the House is always a memorable event.

Travelling north to the magnificent 17th-century National Trust-owned Petworth House, visitors can marvel at the beautifully adorned historic rooms and enjoy late-night openings, choir performances, a makers’ market and wreathmaking workshops.

A Cotswolds Christmas

The bucolic country retreat of Thyme, a ‘village within a village’ in the Cotswolds, is leaning in to the slow and intentional side of Christmas with cookery classes, wreathmaking and wellness events. This is a place to unwind and recharge before the festive excess takes over. A half-an-hour drive north to Daylesford Farm and there are still spaces left on a number of their wreathmaking workshops, or take the children to meet Dancer and Blitzen while you wander the farm shop in search of gifts.

Elsewhere in the Cotswolds, guests at Estelle Manor near Witney can enjoy all manner of special events, inspired by festive folklore. The centrepiece is an ice rink for up to 60 skaters on the north lawn lit by pretty festoon lights which is open until 5th January.

Enchantment at Waddesdon

The great Rothschild estate of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire always goes to town with their festive celebrations and, this year, visitors can enjoy winter cellar tours and wine tastings and festive afternoon teas in the house. But the real magic takes place in the grounds which will be transformed with light projections on the Manor façade, a light trail through the gardens and artwork installations, all inspired by the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty. Waddesdon’s ever-popular Christmas fair and late-night openings also return this year.

Meet our specialist Country team of buying agents here and get in touch to find out more about how they can assist with your next property search.

In the Press: The Buying Solution in Bloomberg

Harry Gladwin, The Buying Solution Partner and Head of the Cotswolds Region, speaks to Sarah Rappaport at Bloomberg about the rise of the ‘party barn’; the new must-have in the most sought-after areas of the English countryside.

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Party barn designed by Sims Hilditch

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In the Press: The Buying Solution in The Telegraph

Harry Gladwin, The Buying Solution Partner and Head of the Cotswolds Region, speaks to Anna White of The Daily Telegraph for her cover story about Britain’s wealth hotspots, and the importance of the off-market deal.

STOCK a gateway into a country house in an english village

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In the Press: The Buying Solution in Il Sole 24 Ore

Harry Gladwin, The Buying Solution Partner and Head of the Cotswolds Region, speaks to Nicol Degli Innocenti of Italian broadsheet Il Sole 24 Ore about why the Cotswolds are seeing an increase in demand from European buyers.

Pretty detached Cotswold cottage, Mickleton near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England country

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The Buying Solution in The Telegraph

Harry Gladwin of The Buying Solution speaks to Alexandra Goss of The Telegraph about what it’s really like to live in the Cotswolds.

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