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Sarah Beeny’s country house wowed me – but not as much as her sheer chutzpah | Zoe Williams

The Channel 4 presenter is in hot water with planners for building without permission – and she did it all under the eyes of prime-time viewersLocals call Sarah Beeny’s house in Somerset “mini-Downton Abbey”, owing to its grandeur – and its treehouse, boathouse and greenhouse. I went there, to interview the presenter, just after she had made her documentary about having breast cancer in 2023. I liked her a lot, wished her well. I also thought her house was ridiculous: the space was absurdly lavish and ostentatious, before you even trained your eye on the cornicing, fabrics and whatnot. The boot room was the size of a primary school hall. But then she is the property expert; she is also a convincing construction expert, or at least a highly experienced dabbler. I figured she mu...

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