I don't think I've ever commented about Dan until now.
I may be wrong here but I think (& strongly suspect) Dan has got his new shell because he has signed a contract to be on TV. This might be the reason why 1. He fixed his teeth 2. The parts he filmed with Armaury (helping with the Marquis apartment) was not shown on Chsteau DIY. 3. He borrowed filming equipment (months ago) to film the shell so he could submit it as an application to the production company. 4. He has launched this on YT (patreon) because he wants funds for the project which will be mostly revealed on TV just like SJ (& some others) are doing. 5. It doesn't make sense for someone who has been receiving donations through patreon & barely completed renovation of his home to buy another which will cost much more to renovate. They always say it's none of our business so why announce it? They must think viewers are too stupid to see what they're doing.
He may have an agreement with the owner to share profits or ownership if he can successfully restore it.
The problem here is: 1. NONE of these people should be given a public platform (especially on TV which has a much higher moral standard) because their aim is to exploit the vulnerable for donations & they are not good examples even to anyone.
2. The aim of these shows is to mislead viewers into thinking these people are bold, have genuine interest to save buildings & have saved up money for it. The production companies do not include the real narrative of crowdfunding & e-begging on the show. The main aim is to manipulate & deceive viewers.
This is why this is a scandal waiting to happen for Channel 4 & the production companies because this will eventually end up in the UK press & that is what TV companies don't want. We are currently dealing with the Philip S & Holly situation which is very minor compared to these greedy, deceitful grifters. Philip & Holly have got 70,000+ signatures against them mainly because of their arrogance & thinking viewers are too stupid to notice they lied. The chateau group are the same, they have become more arrogant, bolder with grifting & irritating & they think viewers are too stupid to notice they are delaying content for TV or notice they use words like 'abandoned' ,or 'before & after' to get more views. I don't know who started equating them with other subscription & donation services like Wikipedia, Web archive, Netflix, disney+ etc. They are completely different, lets be honest they make home videos like kids & teenagers (who have more views & following) have been doing for years.
I think Dan may be on CDIY, 'Help We Bought a Village' or a new property show. If you google 'Help We Bought a Village',you will notice that Ch4 used the profile picture of another chateau grifting couple to advertise the show. Channel 4 is now a patron sponsored grifting channel.
SJ should have just written a dedication at the end of her video like most experienced companies do.