Actually, most of the Landed Gentry in the UK are as poor as church mice these days. Just because you have a posh accent, a double-barrelled name and coat of arms doesn’t guarantee that you are stinking rich anymore.
OK, your family might own Blenhiem Palace…but what with Estate Taxes and prohibitive maintenance costs, you have to rent the crumbing pile out to the National Trust in perpetuity.
And if the NT is feeling generous, they might allow you to rent one of your own coachhouses, or gardener’s cottages for a nominal fee.
