Country houses for sale
Guides and advice
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£1m country house market
Prime country house buyers are turning against commuter-belt counties and heading west on the quest for the rural idyll
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French châteaux: the regions
What can you expect to buy in the most popular château regions of France
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Property in the Seychelles
Forget the Caribbean. For an idyllic island home in the ultimate wow-factor setting, the Seychelles is the place to go, says a smitten Arabella Youens.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Guide to Durham
From Country Life's guide to England's counties
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County guide to Cheshire
From Country Life's Guide to England's counties
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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
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Registering village greens
Duck feeding and blackberrying are some of the important pastimes undertaken on village greens. Roderick Easdale explains how to protect them from developers
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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.
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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
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Property guide to Great Stukeley
John Major’s home village of Great Stukeley has a first class location and there are a number of competitively priced properties for sale
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Property in Yorkshire
The property market up north is weathering the storm says Penny Churchill
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Making listed buildings Green
Carla Passino advises how to go about making your listed building more environmentally friendly
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Houses for sale with great gardens
We search out some of the best country properties for sale with gorgeous gardens
