We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
Residents of Dol-llys Hall in Wales have adopted a co-housing model to share a historic 15-acre estate. The arrangement allows individuals to maintain private living spaces while sharing communal facilities and maintenance responsibilities.
Why it matters
It highlights an emerging trend of intentional community living as a sustainable and affordable alternative to traditional home ownership.
Image caption, People have lived on the estate for centuries, but the present Dol-llys Hall was built in the early 1800s
Dreams of living in a Georgian manor house with 15 acres of grounds would usually be associated with a big lottery win.
But for the residents of Dol-llys Hall on the outskirts of Llanidloes, Powys, no windfall was necessary.
The Grade II listed building is home to a collection of ordinary people who have chosen to live cooperatively - sharing responsibility for maintaining the home and its grounds and trying to live as sustainably as possible.
"You have got a ready-made village mentality where people just help each other out," says Louise Robinson, one of the longest serving of 10 residents at the hall.
"There's six other flats going 'what can we do?' And that means a lot."
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