The Baroque house, too large and draughty for such habitation was left untouched and used as a warehouse. The bulk of the house was bought by a succession of owners who attempted to reunite the fragmented ownership of the estate, the last was a property developer and hotelier who bought Halswell in 2004 and went bankrupt in 2012.
The grand Baroque house, too spacious and drafty for residential use remained untouched and served as a storage facility. A succession of owners sought to reassemble the estate's disjointed ownership; the final one was a developer and hotelier who bought Halswell in 2004 but went bankrupt in 2012.