I'm the solo king of the castle! David Fam lifts lid on life in Scotland's most expensive private home - with an £8m price tag Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport By Ashlie Mcanally For The Mail On Sunday Published: 19:42, 10 August 2024 | Updated: 19:43, 10 August 2024 e-mail View comments With its fairytale castle facade and immaculately manicured grounds, it looks like the setting for lavish Bridgerton-style parties. But at the centre of a vast swirl of opulently decorated rooms and grand staircases sits a lone man eating dumplings. Despite the property’s huge scale, David Fam bought Seton Castle to live in alone after setting his heart on residing in a Scottish castle.
He has had his pick of 13 bedrooms to sleep in, five bathrooms to wash in and countless lounges, drawing rooms and reception rooms across the castle’s 18,196 square feet of floor space. But now, after two years of living in this magnificent 18th Century castle which requires a small army of staff to maintain, Mr Fam is selling up. The imposing entrance of Seton Castle, which comes with a hefty £8million price tag An £8 million price tag makes Seton Castle the most expensive residential property in Scotland, but Mr Fam says it is worth every penny.
Sitting in one of the sumptuous reception rooms, filled with artwork, a sparkling glass chandelier and a grand piano, Mr Fam speaks fondly of how he came to own the castle near Longniddry, East Lothian. He said: ‘It wa.