Lucky Ruth Bartlett is the happiest tenant in Britain after moving into this palatial 2,000 acre country estate - for just £50 a week in rent.
Translator Miss Bartlett, has swapped her one-bedroom flat to live as a 'guardian' in the £13.5million Brauncewell Estate while it lays empty awaiting a new buyer.
The impressive Georgian farmhouse comes with nearly 2,000 acres of land, outbuildings, a Grade II-listed church and a gamekeeper.
There is even a medieval village which was listed in the 1086 Doomsday survey, a historic family graveyard and a ghost of an old servant who wanders the halls at night.
Miss Bartlett, 33, is now looking for housemates to join her in the spacious 15-room manor close to Sleaford, Lincolnshire, for just £200 a month including bills.
Guardians are expected to live in the property full time with just one catch - they can be evicted with just two weeks notice if the owners want their home back.
'The grounds are amazing. I wake up and look out my window onto the grounds, full of ancient trees,' said Miss Bartlett.
'It has been completely modernised inside but there are still the original wooden doors and windows and the decorative mouldings around the ceilings.
'I think there must be about 15 rooms in total, including four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living rooms, drawing room, pantry.
She added: 'There is even an old church in the grounds, and the property lies on the site of an old medieval town. I love living somewhere which has so much history.
Steve Pursey, of property management firm Ad Hoc, said being a 'property guardian' suits people from all walks of life for between £225 per month and £310 per month in rent.
'We also have guardians who are doctors, nurses, bar staff, architects and even helicopter pilots.
'Guardians don't have to sign up for a six-month contract like with a letting agency and the fee we charge covers utility bills and council tax.
Owners often recruit guardians while they await planning applications or are 'mothballing' the building while they wait for better market prices.
The Brauncewell Estate is situated six miles north of Sleaford and 16 miles south of Lincoln.
It compromises,960 acres of land, woodland, several period properties, farm buildings with planning permission, barns, and three stone cottages.
The estate also serves as an established family shoot, home to wild pheasant and partridge, and is let to a shooting syndicate until 1 February 2011.