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鈥淵ounger buyers are looking for property that鈥檚 altogether more stylish,鈥� Sheppard says, 鈥渁nd we鈥檙e seeing many more metropolitan buyers looking in this part of the world.鈥� This is perhaps unsurprising, with Soho Farmhouse just five minutes away, Bamford a mere 10 minutes鈥�, and five-star country hotel and members鈥� club Estelle Manor less than 25 minutes鈥� drive. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just that they鈥檙e here,鈥� adds Wengraf, 鈥渋t鈥檚 what they bring. You bump into friends there, you have space to work and relax, it鈥檚 a different kind of proposition.鈥�

But Sheppard says people often underestimate the investment of time, money and energy that goes into transforming, for example, an historic Cotswolds cottage into a well-appointed family home. This is where Vitruvius & Co. comes into play. 鈥淲e鈥檙e a developer, an interior designer and a project management company,鈥� explains Wengraf. 鈥淔rom a client's perspective, we鈥檙e turnkey.鈥�

The added value for buyers, says Sheppard, is that where planning application processes can put people off, Vitruvius makes it simple. 鈥淕uy can come in and say 鈥業 know how to deal with that and I can do it. I know what the end goal can be, and can see it鈥�.鈥� Lansdowne Cottage is living proof. 鈥淚t was a relatively small house, but a large plot with fantastic views over the valley and it wasn鈥檛 listed,鈥� Wengraf explains. 鈥淲e recognised the opportunity to significantly remodel and extend the house.鈥�

There will always be those who dream of creating their 鈥榞rand design鈥� in the countryside, but says Sheppard, 鈥渕ore people are buying houses that are completely ready, because they鈥檙e not just buying a house, they鈥檙e buying a life. When someone like Guy has come along and delivered it, all I have to do is give them the key.鈥�

糖心传媒 successfully sold Lansdowne Cottage in January 2025. If you have a property to sell in Oxfordshire, please contact harry.sheppard@knightfrank.com.

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