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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Thirteen really is lucky for some — and specifically for those paying £36,000 less if they're happy to live at No. 13
Every day, I am inundated with emails telling me how to raise or reduce the value of a house. Turns out, superstition was what I needed all along.
By James Fisher Published
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A Grade I-listed home in Northumberland that is both round and square, with more bedrooms than I can count
Milbourne Hall was designed by a pupil of Robert Adam, and is one of the more architecturally curious homes we've seen.
By James Fisher Published
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'You need to be able to pull up the drawbridge': How to make multi-generational living work
For a young, growing family, moving in with, or adjacent to, the grandparents could be just the thing, says Madeleine Silver.
By Madeleine Silver Published
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A farmhouse and 200 acres of the Lake District for sale at the same price as a two-bedroom flat in Barnet
A beautiful farm with spectacular views and potential to create a lifestyle business, plus a truly magical winter scene and our Quiz of the Day.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 27-bedroom dream castle dubbed 'one of the loveliest houses in England', with secret doorways, loggia and gorgeous views
Looking to buy something really special for Christmas? The good news is that the historic Grade I-listed Wytham Abbey is on the market. The bad news is that you'll need an eight-figure budget...
By Annabel Dixon Published
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Want to live like the Grinch? You'll need £125,000 and a new roof
We love Christmas films. We also love property. We've found four houses that will let you live out your yuletide fantasies.
By James Fisher Published
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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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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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A cottage that looks like the cottage from The Holiday, but is not the cottage from The Holiday, for sale in Cornwall
Wye Cottage in St Day might not be the real thing, but it's certainly the next best thing.
By James Fisher 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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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


