Jonathan Loy

Co-founder

My managerial experience and hands-on practical abilities enable me to offer the all-around skills necessary to manage an estate and take care of the needs of its owners. Hospitality has characterised a large portion of my life; organising events, managing venues and being a host. This has been expressed in running community events, London exhibitions, catering for weddings and celebrations in the United States.

After relocating to France, I was an estate manager & host at a beautiful water mill in Brittany and an estate manager for a chateau near St Emilion, in the Bordeaux region.

Raised in Devon, England I began my career following the family line in the building industry, with an emphasis on design and management. My talents led me into the field of computer aided design, working with Apple computers in the 90’s and into furniture design and manufacture in the early 2000’s.

After purchasing land in Virginia in 2002, with my wife & children I emigrated to the USA in 2004 to develop an English Oak framed house design and build company. There, I qualified as a Class A Building Contractor and won awards for my timber frame designs.

Looking to relocate closer to home, in 2011 we moved to France to manage a renovated water mill as a gîte and chambres d’hôtes business which we purchased with friends in 2001. During this time I also qualified as an artisan in France working as a carpenter and joiner. Now with grown up children, I look forward to a new & exciting chapter of my life.