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Dear Mary

Dear Mary

1 July 2023

9:00 AM

1 July 2023

9:00 AM

Q. We own an estate and house in Devon. It is mostly used by family members but we do let several prime weeks. Our last tenant has annoyed us by writing in the family visitors’ book (a very personal and historic archive). She listed ‘improvements’ we could make, such as installing Sky television and providing more Thermos flasks, and clearly encouraged the rest of her party to sign and also contribute comments.

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