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.
A grand Baroque house, too expansive and chilly for occupancy remained unmodified and served as a storage space. A succession of owners acquired the bulk of the property with the aim of reuniting its fragmented ownership; the last was a developer and hotelier who bought Halswell in 2004 but filed for bankruptcy in 2012.