Guides and advice
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Guides and advice
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Property in Mykonos
It's deceptively laid back but deeply fashionable so the demand for property on Mykonos means that prices bear no realtion to the other islands
By Country Life Published
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How extensions add value
Adding an extension in the current uneasy market can increase the value of your house, says a new study
By Country Life Published
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How to lay a fire
Fires are cheaper, more cheerful and use up spare sticks. Tessa Waugh tells us all we need to know about open fires
By Country Life Published
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Phil Spencer’s property comment
As the property market wakes up after the summer, Phil Spencer says that the buyer-seller chain is under increasing threat from gazundering
By Country Life Published
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Guide to Durham
From Country Life's guide to England's counties
By Country Life Published
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Guide to Devon
From Country Life's guide to England's counties
By Country Life Published
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County guide to Cheshire
From Country Life's Guide to England's counties
By Country Life Published
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Digging out the basement
Basement projects are expensive exercises but when matched against the costs of moving, they start to add up
By Country Life Published
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Peel towers in the Scottish Borders
Holly Kirkwood investigates the practicalities of owning one of the little-known historic peel towers found scattered across the Scottish Borders.
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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Homes where you holidayed
A modern trend is buying property where you were happy on holiday as a child, says Cheryl Markosky
By Country Life Published
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Property guide to Great Stukeley
John Majors home village of Great Stukeley has a first class location and there are a number of competitively priced properties for sale
By Country Life Published
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Right to roam on British beaches
The Government is consulting on a bill that will force landowners to extend access to private beaches and could threaten property prices, says Cheryl Markosky
By Country Life Published
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Property in Portugal
Don't underestimate the quieter Iberian, says Holly Kirkwood. Not only is there tremendous variety, but property prices move up at a reassuringly steady pace
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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Phil Spencer: property comment
Phil Spencer, in his monthly column for Country Life, believes very few properties will gain value in the next 18 months but there is a glimmer of hope for the rental market
By Country Life Published
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Country houses and floods
Last summers floods were a sharp warning for many who live either in risk areas or near easily saturated ground but Cheryl Markosky suggests some preventative steps
By Country Life Published
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Commuter map: Shipston-on-Stour
Younger buyers are heading to the Cotswold market town of Shipston-on-Stour, prepared to commute from nearby Moreton says Mary Wilson
By Country Life Published
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Property in Yorkshire
The property market up north is weathering the storm says Penny Churchill
By Country Life Published
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Houses for sale with great gardens
We search out some of the best country properties for sale with gorgeous gardens
By Country Life Published
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Buying property in France
Arabella Youens guides you through the do's and don't's of buying a property in France
By Arabella Youens Published
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Property in St Tropez
If you are keen on the glamour and exitement of St Tropez but want to avoid the billionaire-level prices then head to the hills
By Country Life Published
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Phil Spencer on the property market
Phil Spencer believes that heavy showers are on their way in the property market but a downturn isnt all bad news
By Country Life Published