The decision follows a number of landslips and mudslides in the county, including one in Lyme Regis in December which left a beachchalet dangling over the edge of a cliff.
Originally from Milan, she and her husband bought a plot of land near La Playita beach and in 2006 built Chalet Tropical: three two-storey thatched-roof bungalows, handcrafted by locals with wood interiors and stone bathrooms.
They could be staring at Bloomberg screens or reviewing portfolio company spreadsheets on a yacht floating just off a picturesque beach in the Seychelles or at their ski chalet in Corchaval.