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While some Americans gravitate towards the celebrity-friendly north Cotswolds, Hipwood said others are venturing south and west in search of a quieter, more private life. Whatever their geographical preference, Hopwood notes that all US buyers tend to want an immaculate and historic home. “The idea of battling through a major renovation from across the Atlantic simply does not appeal,” he said. “Architecturally, it is English romance they are buying. Georgian rectories, honey-stone cottages, beams, fireplaces, the full storybook version of the countryside.”