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A home on the English Riviera with breathtaking views across the seaBrim Hill is a classic 1930s seaside mansion in Torquay. Julie Harding takes a look.
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'What makes the perfect house? The one that makes you want to embrace its imperfections': Jules Hudson on his first house in the countryThe TV presenter moved to a dilapidated cottage in the 'middle of nowhere' — but never regretted it for a second. He spoke to Julie Harding.
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'NIMBYs are heroes of our time': Simon Jenkins launches devastating attack on the state of housing in BritainThe Cotswolds are being ruined, house building targets are only helping the 'middling rich', and why NIMBYs should be celebrated, not vilified: Simon Jenkins lit up the Future Countryside conference with a scathing speech about house building and planning policy. Julie Harding was there to witness the fireworks.
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Five slices of Hampshire heaven on the marketJulie Harding picks out the best cottages and country houses for sale across the beautiful county of Hampshire.
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Small-scale cut flower growers have now been formally recognised by the governmentThe UK trade body that represents more than 1,000 small-scale cut flower growers, has been awarded dedicated Standard Industrial Classification codes.
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A Grade II-listed country home in Norfolk where someone else has done all the renovations so you don't have toSaham Lodge is a beautifully presented country home, that comes with all the modern trimmings, thanks to a recent renovation.
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This Hampshire home was designed by the same architect who worked for the dukes of Marlborough, Bedford and St Albans — and it's surrounded by Gertrude Jekyll gardensHawkley Hurst was designed by the eminent Victorian architect Samuel Sanders Teulon. More recently, it's been divided into apartments — one of which is for sale.
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Six thatched cottage dreams in the West Country, starting from £495,000Julie Harding and Toby Keel pick out some of the prettiest thatched cottages on the market today in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Gloucestershire.
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A house with 'privacy, elegance and unparalleled beauty' — and a medieval castle in the gardenThis Arts-and-Crafts-inspired home has a truly magnificent setting on the Pembrokeshire coast.
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The silent extinction crisis threatening vanilla, magnolias — and the world’s tiniest waterlilyThe world's main source of vanilla, smallest waterlily and many magnolia species could disappear entirely, according to scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and others.
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Mary Berry's daughter is selling her Oxfordshire home — and it's a wild fantasy of a home, the likes of which you've never seenBlenheim Farm, near the village of Ewelme, defies every convention of the country house.
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The most photographed house in the 'prettiest village in England' is up for saleBridge House in Castle Combe is the epitome of Cotswolds charm — and it's seeking a new owner.
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'The builders took the roof off and all the walls fell down': Mary King on her first house in the countryMary King, the six-time Olympian and one of the most decorated riders in the history of eventing, on her first country home.
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An apartment for sale in the iconic mansion that hosted George III's coronation banquetAlbury Park, a great country house whose design is the work of some of Britain's greatest ever architects, is these days divided into wonderful apartments — and one of the finest of them is currently up for sale.
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£300 million, AI cameras and fixing 400 potholes a day: Despite best efforts, Britain's roads are worse than everJulie Harding tries to get to the bottom of why there are so many potholes and what, if anything, can be done.
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'To stick it to one side and let it rot is such a waste of a valuable resource': The buildings most at risk, according to the Victorian SocietyThe Top Ten Endangered Buildings list is endorsed by the charity’s president Griff Rhys Jones.
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The first detailed and accurate bird’s-eye view of the capital ever seen shows London in a whole new lightA new book lets readers travel back in time to a period when myriad timber yards were on the south side of the Thames opposite the Strand and Bermondsey was open countryside.
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The only thing better than a country house? A country house with a wine cellarJulie Harding picks out five beautiful homes which tick every box — particularly for those who cherish a decent glass of wine.
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A breathtaking setting, chic design and impeccable green credentials in this home on the Isle of SkyeThis six-bedroom eco-home brings the best of all worlds at the price of a small London flat.
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Anyone for tennis? Five houses for sale where the court is kingHold court at these sublime country homes.
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'When we bought it, some friends rudely joked that it was so small, we’d never need to downsize': Hugh Petter on his first house in the countryThe ADAM architecture director and architect for the Duchy of Lancaster and Cornwall finds joy in Hampshire.
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Five heavenly rectories for sale across BritainFew modern day clergymen live in splendour — but their forebears enjoyed some of the finest homes in Britain. Julie Harding picks out some sumptuous old rectories for sale.
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A Somerset house designed by the architect of one of Oxford's most famous landmarks, complete with helipad and clocktowerThorne House, the work of the architect T. G. Jackson, is a beautiful country home in idyllic grounds. Julie Harding takes a look.
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In search of the perfect country house games roomA country house is never truly complete without a games room. Julie Harding picks out her favourites on the market right now.
