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Lose yourself in nature in the heart of Truro at the former home of D.M. ThomasFour bedrooms, half an acre of beautiful woodland gardens, and only a quarter of a mile from the town centre. D. M. Thomas didn't just know how to write books, but also choose places to live.
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Stability, confidence — and lots of new homes: Property experts on what Labour's General Election win mean for the housing marketBritain woke up on Friday to change of government. Plenty of change is expected across the board, but what will Labour's General Election victory mean for the housing market? Annabel Dixon takes a look, speaking to experts from across the world of property.
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Get away from it all at this period chalet that's mere seconds from the beachHawks Point House was first built in 1910, and has been getting better with each passing year.
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Bursting borders, blue windows, and a sense of perfection in the New ForestAt Stocks Hill near Burley, a five-bedroom family home seems like something out of a fairytale.
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The £30 million Dorset estate that comes with a 200-year-old mansion, a cricket ground, a nature reserve and an entire villageThe Bridehead Estate in Dorset has come up for sale — and it's quite an astonishing opportunity. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Just a third of ‘empty nesters’ downsize after children leave homeHoping to buy a home with more space to raise your young family? If so, don’t count on it. The majority of empty nesters want to hold onto their home despite their children moving out, according to fresh research.
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19 grand country homes for sale, from under £300k to over £10 million, as seen in Country LifeA magnificent thatched house in Devon, a breathtaking estate and a delightful Derbyshire cottage make it in to our round-up.
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Girls just want to have fun (in Somerset): A weekend away in one of the West Country's best holiday homesThe right holiday home can inspire you to throw even the best laid plans to the wind, finds Rosie Paterson, on a weekend away to Somerset’s wild and mystical Quantock Hills.
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A 300-year-old Jacobean mansion that comes with woodland, orchard and its own mini-villageFrome is where the heart is, so they say. It's easy to see why you might fall in love with this small estate called Selwood Manor in Somerset, mind.
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Is now a good time to buy a house? What do you need to ask before making an offer? And where are the best places to look? Annabel Dixon on the Country Life podcastProperty writer Annabel Dixon joins the Country Life Podcast to take a look at the state of play in the housing market.
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An exquisite Georgian country house for sale for the first time in 40 years in a village with an irresistibly quirky nameYou'd never get sick of writing 'Trudoxhill' as your address — nor of living in this beautiful country home in this pretty Somerset village.
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House buyers pay up to 122% more to live in one of Britain's most beautiful areasFancy living on the doorstep of a picture-perfect landscape? Be prepared to pay a premium as high as 122% for it, according to Savills.
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21 magical homes, from a miniature castle to a house in a fairytale setting, as seen in Country LifeWe've fallen in love with a house by a lake in Wiltshire this week.
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A £13 million Wiltshire mansion where Nancy Mitford and Siegfried Sassoon once partied with 'the brightest of the Bright Young Things'After Wilford Manor's glory days in the 1920s it became a near-wreck with a tree was growing out of one of the bedrooms; today, it's as wonderful as it has ever been in its history, and is seeking a new owner.
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A wonderfully secluded old rectory in Dorset with spectacular gardens, dedicated wine room, and it's walking distance from the stationNo house ticks every single box for buyers... but it must be said that Old Came Rectory, just outside Dorchester, comes awfully close.
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A gorgeous Victorian farmhouse that comes with almost 900 acres of Exmoor all to yourselfEmmetts Grange is the highest farmhouse on Exmoor — and one of the most enticing. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A glorious wisteria-clad home on the edge of Exmoor for under £1 millionThe Church House in West Anstey benefits from a superb location, offers plenty of gardens and three bedrooms. It also wouldn't look out of place on the cover of the magazine.
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The British seaside towns where the average home costs almost £1 million — and the ones where you can still buy a home for £100kThis pretty town has retained its crown as the most expensive place to buy a coastal home. Annabel Dixon discovers which other resorts made the cut.
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Live and let live in the gorgeous former monastery that's been home to everyone from iconic Bond girls to legends of musicJane Seymour bought this stunning house a few years after becoming one of the most celebrated Bond girls in the entire 007 series; now, it's seeking a new owner.
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Red-brick walls, a thatched roof, a barn and an EPC rating of A. This home of the future in Dorset looks suspiciously like the pastAt Godwins House near Christchurch, tradition and modernity embrace to create exquisite results.
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An award-winning architectural delight in Polzeath that's a perfect place to watch the sun setKai Tak in Cornwall is a surfer's paradise, with three levels of contemporary accommodation in the heart of one of Cornwall's best towns.
