Taxpayers lose £4.5m on Apethorpe Hall
English Heritage has been accused of wasting public money by putting a majestic 15th century property on the market for £4.5 million after spending more than £7 million to save it for the nation.
Apethorpe Hall is one of the country’s finest Elizabethan and Jacobean houses. It was bought by the Government for more than £3 million. Over the past two years, English Heritage has spent £4 million on its restoration.