Yo do know that a chateau needs a lot of work and care and that you will surely freeze during winter despite the heating running at full power ? The price is ' low ' because you need time and money to maintain it . Also , such houses are most certainly under some sort of protection . If a window gets smashed you can ' t just replace it with aby window , it has to be replaced with a new one that was made exactly like the old one . For example , think about tiles . Abd then search for manufacturers that produce tiles like those you have on your roof . you get on the company ' s waiting list if you need tiles and wait for half a year . Speaking about roofs . roofs are always the most horrible part of old houses <| sep |> Unsurprisingly , it turns out it would have been less expensive to retrofit the BB than build the new one . And faster . And would preserve a historical landmark . But no , we decided to go with a completely newfangled art bridge that may be excessively expensive to maintain if it ever gets finished . Traffic all the way up is bad accommodating the increasing numbers of people commuting up and down is going to be impossible in the long run . Alternatives like a Mill Bay bridge or improvements to bussing EN would to my mind have been better long term investments .