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A futuristic home with glorious views, an indoor cricket pitch and a zipwire in the groundsSteppingstone – a modern house in Cheshire with helipad, pool and football pitch – is truly something else, says Penny Churchill.
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London's newest square garden: Relaxing spaces and family fun, all 27 floors up in the airApartments at the Landmark Pinnacle will be ready to move into next year, allowing residents to enjoy a panoramic gym, private cinema and the chance to enjoy a contemporary take on the classic London gated garden, spread across the entire 27th floor.
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A home that mixes Georgian appeal with modern touches, on the market for the second time in a quarter of a millenniumThe church owned this property in the Somerset village of Northend for hundreds of years; now, after a huge refurbishment project, it's on the lookout for a new owner.
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The robot lawnmower that handles hills, steers around flowerbeds and even charges itselfMore and more country house owners are embracing the best that modern technology can bring to their homes – and Viking iMow, made by Stihl, is taking that approach into the garden.
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Will 1,000 new homes make or break the town of Woodstock?Forget peace and love: the town of Woodstock (the British version, naturally) is set to become the nucleus of more than 1,000 new homes. Clive Aslet investigates.
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The spectacular new houses at Wentworth that have entranced the world's super-richThe world's super-rich are shrugging off the uncertainty that permeates the world and heading to the Wentworth Estate. Penny Churchill takes a look at the sort of places they've been snapping up once they get there.
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North Cotswold gem that fuses classicism with the latest in modern livingHandsome Todenham Hall has been extensively refurbished.
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New York's highest penthouse for sale at $40m, with views that are truly pricelessThis $40 million apartment in one of New York's tallest skyscrapers is literally dizzying.
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The St George's Hill 'super homes' with infinity pool and room for the supercarSome of Surrey’s finest new houses come to the market.
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The 18th century tower that comes complete with pool and cinemaThis home in Gloucestershire has an extraordinary mixture of the old and the new.
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Aynhoe Park: three new houses plannedThree modern houses in a landscape by Capability Brown and Humphry Repton, adjoining a house by Soane, are making waves. Eleanor Doughty reports.
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6 sensational Caribbean properties for saleWelcome to paradise, where colonial splendour meets up-and-coming contemporary by the deep-blue sea.
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Stunning Scottish houses for saleWhether you’re looking for a historic or contemporary property, there’s something for every taste north of the border.
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Superb Newmarket racing yard for saleTrainer John Ferguson hands over the reins.
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Build a modern Scottish PalazzoAn outstanding opportunity to build a one-of-a-kind modern country house on a private promontory on the east coast of Scotland, on a uniquely historic site with links to the Second World War.
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Tidal island for sale in ScotlandThis tidal island just off the coast of Argyll has an impressive contemporary house and magical gardens, all in four acres
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Folly in Wales for saleThis 18th century listed folly has been
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New country houses: architectureCountry Life looks at the best of new country house architecture in these properties, built since 2000
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Modern country houses: design trendsWe talk to the experts to find out what the latest design trends are for new country houses
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Perfect houses: new and restoredIf your perfect country house features modern bells and whistles, take our tour of the best on the market, from Hampshire to York
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Modern property with River Thames frontage
