Fast forward two years to 2019, and Windlestone was no closer to reliving its grandeur. It eventually came to light that Somerset based property developer Carlauren had since snapped it up for £850,000. Again, somehow managing to give the impression of good intentions. Disguised as a fully-fledged care home company, Carlauren was actually an unauthorised investment scheme which merely solicited investment in care homes. After all, it’s no secret that there is serious money in charging middle-class families to hide away their beloved elderly relatives, who these days have become flush with money from the value of their homes to spend on their long-term care. When it came to Windlestone, the company claimed that they intended to turn the Hall into a high-end care home and attracted £8.5m in investment from around the world. Ranging from a Saudi Princess to a Wiltshire pensioner, resulting in the sale of 53 residential units which investors would lease to care-home residents, ensuring the return on Carlauren’s investors on a promise of a 10% interest payment from care dwelling residents’ extortionate charges.