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 magnificent waterside penthouse in a converted mill on one of Britain's most beautiful stretches of waterIn prime position in Dartmouth, this superb five-bedroom home has breathtaking views.
By Toby Keel Published
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Five bedrooms and an indoor pool nestled into the sought after slopes of England's fourth-highest mountainBen 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.
By James Fisher Published
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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 £650,000Is it too late to add this Devon cottage to your Christmas wish list?
By Toby Keel Published
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A fisherman's cottage in Port Isaac in which you can write the next Great American NovelOne-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.
By James Fisher Published
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Dawn Chorus: The Secret of GK Chesterton, the owl-saving hero who's breaking the internet, and our Quiz of the DayGK Chesterton's old house is up for sale in what is the final Dawn Chorus of 2024.
By Toby Keel Published
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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. 13Every 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 countMilbourne 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 workFor 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 27-bedroom dream castle dubbed 'one of the loveliest houses in England', with secret doorways, loggia and gorgeous viewsLooking 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 roofWe 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 beachesFernbank 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 villagesThe 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 LifeThis 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 LondonWith 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 LifeThe 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 verandahPenny Churchill enjoys the delights of the Swathgill Estate in North Yorkshire.
By Penny Churchill 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 CornwallWye 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 gardensAll 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 stairsIf you've got the space to live a whole life on one floor, why not do just that?
By James Fisher Published


