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A grand hall in Yorkshire with 400 years of historyCarlton Hall is a wonderful family home amid glorious gardens in a quaint village location. Penny Churchill looks inside.
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Why don't more of us live in brightly coloured homes?It's not often that you see a home sporting the colour palette that you'd get if you hired a four-year old as your interior designer. But why not? The Blue House in Bethnal Green asks this and many more questions.
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Five magnificent mansions, from a former monastery to an Art Deco wonder in the South Downs, as seen in Country LifeWonderful homes, including a superb beach home in Cornwall, all fresh on the market via Country Life.
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A 14-bedroom 'miniature Downton Abbey' to call your own — and there's not a penny of Mansion Tax to be paidNorton Manor is an incredible period home that's on the market for £1.3 million.
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An delightful old vicarage for sale in the heart of James Herriot country — yards from one of Yorkshire's most curious landmarksThe Kilburn White Horse was reputedly cut in chalk in 1857. A nearby vicarage is for sale for £2.75 million.
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A country home that comes with a perfect lifestyle business: one of Britain's oldest vineyardsAstley Vineyard in Worcestershire, and the lovely house that it comes with, are looking for a new owner.
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Magna Carta Island for sale on the Thames, complete with the stone tablet on which Magna Carta itself is said to have been sealedThis beautiful house on a private island on the River Thames isn't just a charming home — it's one with an extraordinary tale to tell.
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'Good news, let’s make the £20 million deal happen': The Mansion Tax that turned out to be 'the least worst outcome for prime property', and the places that will be hitWhere in Britain are the £2 million homes set to be hit by the Mansion Tax? Anna White 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 meanWith 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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A wreck's renaissance: The 150-year-old mill that was falling apart stone by stone, now a beautiful Highland home ready for the next century and a halfBogbain Mill's award-winning transformation was a labour of love for the owner, but it's now time for them to move on.
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Old rectories are the second most sought-after homes in Britain, and this idyllic £2.45 million home is a perfect example of whyPenny Churchill looks at the wonderfully pretty Oakley House in Hampshire.
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12 fabulous rural homes, from £650,000 to £4 million, as seen in Country LifeOur look includes a magnificently-situated home in Devon, a village home in Somerset and a historic Welsh farmhouse.
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The Old Rectory for sale in a village up the road from Jane Austen's home, where the family lived that might have inspired some of her most memorable charactersIn the village of Dummer, close to Jane Austen's family home at Steventon, a beautiful old rectory has cone to the market. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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The pink granite chateau that the Cointreau family built in the Loire Valley is for sale at £3.5 millionThe great country seats of the Guinness family have an equivalent over the Channel, where the chateau built by the Cointreau family is on the market.
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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 thatched cottage dream at these five beautiful country homes, from £425,000 to £1.2 millionJulie Harding and Toby Keel pick out some of the prettiest thatched cottages and houses for sale today across England.
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An Arts-and-Crafts home that sits in prime position in the most exclusive (and priciest) road in HampshireWith its own private jetty on the Beaulieu River, The Rookery is a rare and beautiful home. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Missing ponies, Highland games, and a lighthouse in the Shetland Isles. It's a very Scottish Country Life Quiz of the DayImpress your friends north of the border by scoring highly on all things Scotland.
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A private island in the Thames Estuary is up for sale at £50,000, complete with its own Victorian fortDarnet Fort is seeking a new owner — but it's going to need someone of great vision and spirit.
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A 500-year-old house with Soho House-style interiors, Chelsea gold medallist gardens and a grass tennis courtHaslingfield Manor is an extraordinary mix of styles and ideas, from Tudor Britain to the cutting edge of modern design. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Utterly wonderful country homes for sale across Britain, from a 10-bedroom mansion to a Devon hideaway, as seen in Country LifeFrom an irresistibly charming house in Devon to a 400-year-old commutable home in Hertfordshire, here's our pick of some of the best homes to come to market via Country Life in the past week.
