Three historic properties for sale
Treasured for generations, these three historic properties have proved to be perfect family homes. Fig 1. Timeless Lowbridge House and its 1,927- acre estate near Kendal in Cumbria has never before...
View ArticleBuying a houseboat
What is life on the water really? Here we reveal all you need to know about purchasing a floating home.Bathampton, Kennet & Avon CanalSeventy years ago, Cressy, the Shropshire Union Canal boat...
View ArticleBest Grade II listed country houses for sale
These beautiful listed country homes stand in the heart of some of England's most beautiful countryside. East Sussex, £2 million Colemans Hatch, Hartfield This house was redesigned by Lutyens in 1905,...
View ArticleHandsome country houses for sale near Great Tew
The villages surrounding this classic Cotswolds location have plenty to offer. Oxfordshire, £3.5 million The Manor House, Kirtlington Situated on the village green, this seven-bedroom manor house...
View ArticleNaldrett House: A wonderful West Sussex Georgian country house for sale
Through the looking glass.The last time Grade II-listed Naldrett House near Rudgwick, on the Surrey/West Sussex border, was seen on the open market was in 2005, when the former home of legendary...
View ArticleThe Soho Farmhouse effect on Great Tew
The classic Cotswold village is home to a new members-only country club— how is this affecting the appetite for property in the area? Arabella Youens finds out. A skip from Soho: six- bedroom Magdalen...
View ArticleHistoric properties for sale in West Sussex
These historic properties in the county have been lovingly restored and fitted with all the comforts a 21st-century buyer could desire. Fig 1: The Old House at Lodsworth is one of the best village...
View ArticleThe 50 best places to live near London
Where are the best villages, towns and small cities which are a pleasure to live in, but still offer a decent commute to the capital?At the beginning of the 2014, the recruitment organisation Randstad...
View ArticleThe best places to live for commuters: Surrey
There are seven villages and towns in Surrey which made the list of our best places to live near London, thanks to the county's proximity to the capital.Imbham's Farm on the site of an iron furnace...
View ArticleThe best places to live for commuters: Kent
There are six villages and towns in Kent which made the list of our best places to live for commuters, thanks to the county's proximity to the capital.All Saints church, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells,...
View ArticleCountry homes with impressive staircases [PROMOTION]
From grand sweeping entranceways to spiral staircases, climbing up the stairs in these Fine & Country homes will make bedtime a delight. Lanchashire, £4,500,000 Knowsley Manor, Knowsley Grange,...
View ArticleHandsome country houses for sale in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire's prime country-house market gets ready for the off with these two important houses. Set in 43 acres, elegant Brandsby Hall, at Brandsby, 13 miles from York, looks out over the...
View Article5 of the best country houses for sale in Yorkshire
Northern beauties. York, £2.4 million Bishopsbarns, St George’s Place 7 bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, 0.75 acres Built in 1906 for Walter Brierley, this Grade II*-listed Arts-and-Crafts...
View ArticleVillage Guide: Ripley, North Yorkshire
With its picturesque castle and popular ice-cream shop, the small community has been crowned North Yorkshire’s best village to live in. Arabella Youens finds out why. Ripley, North Yorkshire: pretty as...
View ArticleThe best places to live for commuters: Hertfordshire
Here's our list of the most attractive villages in Hertfordshire which boast an easy commute into London. Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. Much Hadham Commute: Bishops Stortford (London Liverpool Street, 38...
View ArticleThe best places to live for commuters: Essex
Good trains from Essex into Liverpool Street mean the county has five spots on the Country Life list of the best villages and towns close to London. Earls Colne village sign, Essex.Earls Colne Commute:...
View ArticleThe best places to live for commuters: West Sussex
Two villages in West Sussex have been selected for our list of the best places to live near London for commuters. The pond in the picturesque village of Lindfield, West Sussex. Lindfield Commute:...
View ArticleHistoric houses for sale in Kent
These two historic Kent houses elegantly exemplify their architectural styles. ‘A perfect example of a Queen Anne house’: classic Leacon Hall at Warehome. Simper and less ornate than buildings of the...
View ArticleHow to make the sharing economy work for you
Have you heard of the ‘sharing economy’? If not, it’s time you did, because there are changes afoot in the way people use their properties and it could benefit you, says Tessa Waugh. According to a...
View ArticleEast Sussex mill house for sale
Lakeside retreat of the stars. Talk of a revival in the fortunes of prime country houses will be music to the ears of the vendors of idyllic Tickerage Mill near Blackboys, East Sussex, which has been...
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