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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sundus Abdi

Wytham Abbey’s asking price slashed by 60% after failure to find buyer

Wytham Abbey
Wytham Abbey. The Effective Ventures Foundation was forced to put the manor up for sale for £15m last year after its backers withdrew their support. Photograph: Rightmove

Wytham Abbey, a 15th-century grade I-listed manor that was once planned as a hub for technologists and philosophers to solve some of the world’s toughest problems, has had its sale price slashed by 60% to £5.95m as its charity owners struggle to find a buyer.

The Effective Ventures Foundation (EVF), formerly the Centre for Effective Altruism, bought the 27-bedroom, 18-bathroom Oxfordshire estate in April 2022.

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