Analysis: Risks, challenges and opportunities of commercial use of listed buildings

Highclere castle
Highclere Castle, seat of the Earl of Carnarvon and the setting for Downton Abbey

Underinsurance casts a long shadow across the world of listed properties, especially when owners are constantly expanding commercial activities. Experts warn that there can be many traps for the unwary or naïve, many of which do not come to light until there is a claim

The owners of the country’s great stately homes have long moved on from the era of Downton Abbey when large families and even larger staffs lived and worked in a grand house and the thought of having

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