South-West properties
The best houses for sale in the South West of England, including coastal property in Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset.
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A five-bedroom West Country house with a heart of glass — and it's just down the road from one of the Cornwall's finest beaches
Fernbank in St Agnes is a veritable cabinet of curiosities. We're a fan.
By James Fisher Published
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Georgian precision and symmetry with eight bedrooms in one of Somerset's best villages
The Wash presents itself perfectly in this Special Landscape Area, and has lashings of amenities on its doorstep to keep you entertained through all seasons.
By James Fisher Published
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11 magical homes, from under £400,000 to £11.5 million, as seen in Country Life
This week's pick of the best homes to come to market via Country Life includes a Berkshire house where old and new meet head on — and get on perfectly.
By Toby Keel Published
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Britain's top luxury property hotspots outside London
With its impressive Georgian architecture, Bath tops the list — but only after jostling for position with three other major British cities. Annabel Dixon reports.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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Property Talk: The cost of moving more than doubles in a decade (and it’s set to climb further next year)
Homeowners fork out nearly £14,000 when selling one home and buying another. And brace yourself: that figure is set to rise from April 2025, when stamp duty thresholds change.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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Five of the best properties for sale, as seen in Country Life
The best of the property pages from this week's magazine, brought to you.
By James Fisher Published
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A picture-perfect country house tucked away in its own secret valley, with land, a pool and an exquisite verandah
Penny Churchill enjoys the delights of the Swathgill Estate in North Yorkshire.
By Penny Churchill Published
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The 25% premium for the pleasure of living in one of the UK’s national parks
Homes located in national parks are typically £66,700 more expensive than similar properties elsewhere, according to Nationwide. Still tempted? Here’s one or two plum homes for sale in these beauty spots.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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What if a castle was old, but also brand new? What then?
Crenellations, stone and soaring towers on the outside, modern interiors with the latest appliances on the inside. Brankstone Grange Castle has it all.
By James Fisher Published
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'The perfect English country retreat from the modern world', with medieval origins, Georgian flourishes, towering oaks and immaculate gardens
All this, plus a dovecot for 1,000 birds at Jaggards, in the heart of Wiltshire.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A four-bedroom bungalow of 3,500sq ft with views over the Helford River reminds me why I hate stairs
If you've got the space to live a whole life on one floor, why not do just that?
By James Fisher Published
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In the heart of Penzance, an artist's paradise comes up for sale that's quite unlike anything we've seen before
Rosemary Cottage is the home of master plaster caster Peter Hone. It blends the boundary between accommodation and expression.
By James Fisher Published
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A beautiful Cornish bolthole, a £15m mansion and a converted mill dating back 1,000 years, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week has some truly delightful places.
By Toby Keel Published
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An immaculate Devon farmstead up for sale, with a courtyard, stables and a roundhouse
Not the Clarkson's farm, but a Clarkson's farm, has come up for sale.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Be at one with the River Thames on this luxurious houseboat in Putney
Lambhays offers four bedrooms and 3,000sq ft of floating luxury right next to Wandsworth Park.
By James Fisher Published
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A gorgeous Devon home owned by a great novelist and a Hollywood star, set in one of Britain's most unusual seaside villages... and it even has a bargain price tag
The Old Rectory at Clovelly is everything you could dream of in a Devon home. Or at least it could be, after a *lot* of hard work...
By Penny Churchill Published
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Skip the election mayhem and buy your own White House with our handy guide
Don't fancy becoming the 'leader of the free world' and all the hassle it brings? Don't know what to do with 3,700 nuclear weapons? Just want to live in a nice white house with all the fuss? We've got you covered.
By James Fisher Published
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The Stamp Duty surprise, inheritance tax on farms and more: A breakdown of the Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have decided against a Capital Gains Tax increase on homes — but she lined up a series of other tax rises in the first Labour budget in 14 years. Annabel Dixon takes the temperature of the housing market in the wake of the announcements.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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'All the attributes of a classic country house' wrapped up in this stunning (and surprisingly unlisted) Yorkshire paradise
Penny Churchill takes a look at the beautiful Cherry Burton Hall.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A house on the River Avon where Shakespeare once passed out drunk is on the market at just £850k
The Old Falcon in Bidford-on-Avon isn't just steeped in history, it pretty much wrote it. It's also a large characterful family home.
By James Fisher Published
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Breakfast bar or swimming pool? The things people really want in their homes
Buyers are searching for functionality over opulence, according to recently published data. We then came up with our own list, based on vibes.
By James Fisher Published


