
Annabel Dixon
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'This feels like a rare moment when long-term value can genuinely be unlocked': Is now the time to buy in the country property market?
House prices have eased in the last couple of years in some of the most beautiful parts of Britain — but have they bottomed out? Annabel Dixon tracks the data and speaks to experts across the property industry to find out.
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A castle in miniature on a dreamy estate in Kent, where four-poster beds meet swimming pool and cinema room
Oxney Court has it all — including one of the finest wine cellars we've seen in a long time. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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A Palladian mansion once owned by Charles Darwin's great uncle that's hosted everyone from a Second World War hero to one of the Chuckle Brothers
Cleatham Hall bucks the country house trend in all sorts of ways — not least by having affordable heating bills.
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The seven best-kept secrets in the UK property market
Exclusive research from Strutt & Parker shows the best places, near the best places, to buy.
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This Easter, give the gift of a small Welsh island
In the heart of Eryri National Park, Ynys Gifftan is the very definition of privacy in natural beauty.
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A 16th century gatehouse for sale outside the castle where Henry VIII is thought to have pursued Anne Boleyn
Bolebroke Castle in East Sussex is full of fascinating history — and its striking Tudor gatehouse is currently up for sale.
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A 1980s sitcom superstar is selling his 'just idyllic' Surrey hideaway
The actor Peter Egan, who became a household name when starring in one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1980s, has put his home on the market.
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The latest 'best places to live' ranking of 1,447 towns, cities and villages... and there are some very odd winners and losers
Redbourn has been named the best place to live in the country.
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A 'wildly romantic' castle that once hosted royalty and supermodels, saved from ruin and ready for a new family to make it their home
Glyn Cywarch was saved from crumbling into ruin by an award-winning restoration effort. Now the Harlech family are looking to rent it out to someone who wants to make this dream spot their home.
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Reimagined by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Victoria Sackville-West, a Brighton home for sale in the Regency square that inspired 'Alice in Wonderland'
Much of this beautiful home in Sussex Square was filled with rubble and hidden beneath a concrete slab for years. Annabel Dixon and Toby Keel take a look.
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What will happen in the property market in 2026? Britain's top experts share their predictions, and it's good news all round
The property market has been through years of volatility — but are things finally settling back to some sort of normal? Annabel Dixon spoke to Britain's foremost property analysts to get their thoughts.
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The wave of downsizing about to hit the property market in the UK
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget — and specifically the 'Mansion Tax' — has fired a starting pistol for downsizers, and the waves will wash across the entire property market. Annabel Dixon spoke to property experts across the country to gauge how it will play out.
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'A masterpiece of timeless elegance' for sale on the charmed Surrey estate once owned by Henry VIII and the Guinness family
The Manor House in Burwood Park is a grand, enormous and undeniably impressive. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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'It'll either calm the storm or conjure something that chills the market overnight': The property experts' views on what The Budget will mean
With the The Budget expected to bring some of the biggest changes to property taxation in generations, Annabel Dixon speaks to agents around Britain to gauge the latest thinking in the world of housing.
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Is this the end of the Forever Home?
The classic dream of finding a family house in which you can settle down, raise a family and grow old has never been harder to obtain. So has the concept of the 'Forever Home' had its day? Annabel Dixon reports.
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The London house where Rolls-Royce's co-founder Charles Rolls tinkered with his very first car is for sale at £17 million
Charles Rolls, the engineer and co-founder of Rolls-Royce, got his hands dirty when using the stables of this fine London home as a makeshift garage. Annabel Dixon reports.
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125 glorious acres of Elizabethan elegance for sale in Cheshire that comes with a moat
Is this real life? Is it just fantasy? No, it's Holford Hall.
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An outrageously opulent mansion in London's answer to Beverly Hills, with a gym that 'wouldn't look out of place in a 7* hotel'
'One of the finest houses in St George's Hill' is on the market. Annabel Dixon takes a look at what's on offer.
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'You simply would not move unless you had to': All the rumours about what The Budget could do to the property market in Britain — and what they'd mean for buyers and sellers
Months of speculation about a shake-up for property taxes has been taking its toll on the housing market in Britain. Annabel Dixon outlines the proposals which have been doing the rounds, and asks experts for their analysis.
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Hammocks, streams and kooky charm at this 18th century barn in a hopelessly bucolic spot in the Sussex countryside
What was once a threshing barn in East Sussex is now a gloriously bucolic home. Annabel Dixon steps inside.
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A classic oast house on the outside, a wild architectural fantasy inside, and just down the road from one of Kent's best grammar schools
Annabel Dixon steps inside Joldwyns, a house where even seasoned property professionals admit to being 'blown away by the incredible juxtaposition and the importance of the architectural feats'.
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How to buy a house at auction
Buying at auction can mean you secure your dream property for a bargain price, but preparation is the key
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The homes of two 1980s TV icons are both up for sale at the same time
The houses where Bob Monkhouse and Sir Terry Wogan spent decades of their lives are currently on the market. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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'Unquestionably one of the most distinctive and stylish homes in the Cotswolds' is for sale, just across a field from Soho House
With a staircase upcycled from a Spitfire machine gun factory and , and suspended lights came from a Dutch cargo ship. Every element in this room — and indeed throughout the house — tells a story Annabel Dixon peeks inside.
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