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How the high street can change for the better
The high street might not be dying, but it's definitely changing and in some places, it's changing for the better. So, what can the centre of town in the 21st century look like?
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Two-thirds of us buy a house and immediately set about refurbishing it
We spend more buying our houses than on anything else in our lives — yet the first thing we do on moving in is set about changing the place. Annabel Dixon takes a look at what we do and why.
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Dawn Chorus: Audrey Hepburn’s Swiss villa hits the market for £17 million and research reveals that looking at art can, quite literally, help you live longer
Everything you need to know today: The Swiss home that Audrey Hepburn lived in for 30 years prior to her death is for sale, those who regularly engage with art have a 31% lower risk of dying early and an iconic Palm Beach hotel teams up with interior designer Ashley Hicks.
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Five beautiful homes for sale around Britain, as seen in Country Life
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On Devon's Saunton Sands, the future is Ferndown
This modern masterpiece, for sale with Savills, boasts 12,000sq ft of luxury contemporary living with beach views.
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Moving to the country with Knight Frank
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A Paragraph 80 house hidden in the rich woodlands of Wadebridge
By its very definition, Trehytte will be a five-bedroom home of 'exceptional quality' built to the 'highest architectural standards'. It could be yours.
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The Catch-22 that's clogging up the housing market? The over-50s sitting in half-empty houses while young families struggle to find homes that are big enough
While the vast majority of empty nesters living in larger properties don’t intend to downsize, upsizers are struggling to climb up the housing ladder, says Regency Living.
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Five beautiful country homes for sale from £1.8m to £7.95m, as seen in Country Life
From a Grade I-listed home in Dorset to an ivy-clad mansion that's ideal for commuters, this is our pick of the properties to be featured in Country Life over the past week.
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A country house hotel all of your own in the West Country, with paddocks, pool and a gorgeous kitchen garden
The British landscape isn’t short of fine country houses which have been converted into delightful country hotels. Sometimes, though, the process works in reverse, as is the case with the enchanting Backwell House, in North Somerset.
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More than a quarter of property sales collapsed in 2024. Here's why.
The most common reason for sales falling through last year? Buyers pulling out or failing to renegotiate the purchase price following a property survey.
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Dawn Chorus: The second-happiest place to live in Britain is a complete bargain, where a dream farmhouse with stables goes for £600k
This morning's Dawn Chorus looks at the surprise findings of some recent research, a magnificent new display and shares the Quiz of the Day.
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6 glorious country houses for sale in the south of England, as seen in Country Life
Here are six of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week.
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Five country houses with glorious open fires to warm up your winter, from £375k to £3.6 million
In chilly, dark January, few things are more cheering than a roaring log fire. Here are Arabella Youens’s favourite examples from houses currently on the market.
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Would you betray your friends to live in this Traitors-esque castle in Devon? Yes. Yes I would
Tawstock Castle near Barnstaple even comes with its own banishing table. And four bedrooms.
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A four-bedroom home overlooking Salcombe where you can dream of summers to come
Inside the unassuming exteriors of Rectory Barn in East Portlemouth is a modern home that demands to entertain your friends and family.
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A bohemian paradise is up for sale with pool, stables and endless country charm
Swapping town for country has rarely looked so easily tempting.
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A magnificent waterside penthouse in a converted mill on one of Britain's most beautiful stretches of water
In prime position in Dartmouth, this superb five-bedroom home has breathtaking views.
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Five bedrooms and an indoor pool nestled into the sought after slopes of England's fourth-highest mountain
Ben Y Craig near Keswick might be one of the best houses in one of the most sought after locations in the Lake District National Park.
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An absurdly perfect thatched country cottage, surrounded by a 6,000-acre estate in the heart of Devon, is for sale at just £650,000
Is it too late to add this Devon cottage to your Christmas wish list?
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A fisherman's cottage in Port Isaac in which you can write the next Great American Novel
One-bedroom The Shrimp is as cosy a cottage as you are likely to ever find. It's hard not to be inspired by its character.
