Couple in 70s turn £175k Cotswolds church into £700k home

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1. Sun, 16 August 2026

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   • Times of India19:25first to report
     Couple in 70s turn £175k Cotswolds church into £700k home

     A couple in their 70s transformed a derelict 160-year-old church in the Cotswolds into a stylish two-bedroom holiday home. After buying it for £175,000, they spent £370,000 on the renovation, tackling damp, structural problems, conservation rules and a failing roof. The property now features a suspended glass bedroom pod, luxury bathrooms and restored Victorian details.

2. Mon, 17 August 2026

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   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)15:49
     “Abbiamo fatto un’offerta in busta chiusa senza pensarci troppo, non pensavamo sarebbe diventata nostra”: comprano una chiesa del 1800, la ristrutturano e la trasformano in una casa vacanze da 700 mila euro:

     Avevano lasciato Londra per cercare una vita più tranquilla nelle Cotswolds. Invece di limitarsi a godersi la pensione, Geoff e Julie Bolam hanno deciso di trasformare una vecchia chiesa di 160 anni in una casa vacanze di lusso. L’edificio, acquistato per 175mila sterline, oggi ne vale circa 700mila. Come riprotato dal Daily Mail, la protagonista […] L'articolo “Abbiamo fatto un’offerta in busta chiusa senza pensarci troppo, non pensavamo sarebbe diventata nostra”: comprano una chiesa del 1800,...

3. Fri, 21 August 2026

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   • Times of India19:23
     A couple bought a £490,000 converted church despite its 'haunted' crypt

     A couple bought a renovated 19th-century church near Bristol for £490,000, calling it their dream home despite its former crypt basement. Mary says she has heard whistling and footsteps around the basement and has been unsettled by a hymn board that repeatedly falls. Tombstones also remain over the stove, adding to the property's eerie history.