BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br /> Pic: KnightFrank/BNPS<br /> <br /> ***Please use full byline***<br /> <br /> Highdon House, Dorset,  on sale for &pound;4.5m.<br /> <br /> To the Manor Reborn...<br /> <br /> Britain's super rich are turning their backs on the decaying stately piles beloved by the aristocracy and building brand new modern mansions on their country estates.<br /> <br /> Rather than investing in the leaky roofs and draughty windows of days gone by, modern millionaires are choosing to build plush pads from the ground up.<br /> <br /> And they are filling their dream homes with every conceivable luxury without the need for a bottomless sink fund to pay for the costly upkeep of older houses.<br /> <br /> Estate agents specialising in top-end properties have reported a clear swing from grand Victorian manor houses to state of the art modern homes kitted out with all the mod cons.<br /> <br /> The multi-million pounds properties have been popping up across the country over the past few years - and are now being heralded as the stately homes of the future.
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