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Stamp Duty holiday extended to June and tapered until September, and government backing 95% home loans
The Chancellor is expected to move the tax-break deadline to the summer, but agents say it needs a tapered end, not just an extension.
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An eco-friendly house with a magnificent kitchen, just outside the idyllic town of Sherborne
You'll never want to put down pots and pans at this exceptional property in Leigh, five miles from Sherborne.
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A historic ruined castle for sale in need of love, complete renovation — and deep pockets
History and literature meet at 15th-century Piteadie Castle, which now needs consolidation and renovation work to return to its former glory.
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A sustainable farm set in beautiful countryside close to Prince Charles's Welsh home
The buyers of Mandinam, a 362-acre farm with an emphasis on sustainability, will count the Prince of Wales among their neighbours.
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A historic property with exceptional views in a picture-postcard Cornish hamlet
Once belonging to Sir Edward Hain MP, Morveren House combines beautiful views with handsome architecture and an idyllic setting just outside St Ives.
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A charming period property in a rural Welsh village, yet with city, seaside and airport all in easy reach
The Old Vicarage combines elegant interiors with lush grounds in a rural village within easy reach of Cardiff International Airport.
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Revealed: The best places to live in Great Britain for work-life balance
The Outer Hebrides lead the chart of the local authorities that offer the best work and life balance, according to new research. Carla Passino explains more.
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A picturesque mill for sale in Staffordshire, with eclectic interiors and gorgeous grounds
Period charm meets contemporary living at Grade II-listed Chorlton Mill, in Staffordshire, a historic property that's especially well suited to entertaining.
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A Grade II-listed manor house set in a wildlife paradise in Wales
Dating from the 18th century and set in beautiful countryside, Cuffern Manor is an award-winning guest house that could be easily converted into a lavish family home.
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A stone-built millhouse in a perfect Cumbrian village where Wordsworth helped run a pub
The Mill House is a delightful property with salmon and trout fishing rights, set in lovely grounds in Sockbridge and Tirril, the parish where William Wordsworth's nephew once ran an inn — and persuaded his famous uncle to help him.
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A grand Devon country house where Oliver Cromwell officially began the English Civil War
The grandiose Chanters House, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, was the place where Oliver Cromwell declared the Civil War and the Coleridge family created one of the West Country's most impressive libraries.
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Is the housing market cooling off? Softening in buying and selling amid Lockdown 3.0, home schooling and the Stamp Duty holiday crush
After soaring in the latter half of 2020, the housing market in Britain now appears to be cooling off, according to the latest survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Carla Passino reports.
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An ancient riverside property in a vibrant Kent village with an original Victorian pool
Part of a historic mill complex, Orchard House, in Franingham, Kent, combines period features with a modern sense of space and a magnificent waterside setting in a lovely village with easy access to excellent schools.
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No Mr Bond, I expect you to buy: The most expensive Bond villains' lairs
The scheming villains of the James Bond films always seem to live in extravagant and magnificent homes — but how much would they cost in real life? Carla Passino takes a look, with the help of some new research.
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How property owners and farmers can turn their barns into warehouses
In one of the great unexpected consequences of 2020's turmoil, there's a huge demand for extra warehousing — and it could be one that rural property owners turn to their advantage.
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Hackney's journey from bucolic open space to one of London's great melting pots: 'It's the friendliest place I know in London'
Over the centuries Hackney has morphed from a land of gardens and streams to a vibrant, artsy and welcoming community, as Carla Passino explains.
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Living on Primrose Hill: Chocolate-box streets, village spirit and some of the best views in London
Carla Passino takes a look at the finer things about living on Primrose Hill.
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Four truly incredible homes for sale across the world
Carla Passino picks out some of the best homes on the market across the globe right now.
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Three mesmerising historic homes for sale across the Continent, from a Venetian palazzo to a villa with its own aqueduct
With interest in international properties making a surprisingly strong showing, Carla Passino picks out three beautiful houses in popular destinations.
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In Focus: How Pimlico went from Mozart's playground to a world-famous hub for design and antiques
London’s premier design district is home to some of the world’s leading interior-design and furnishing shops, but its refined façades belie a bohemian past, as Carla Passino discovers.
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The strange case of the blonde hedgehogs of Alderney
While hedgehogs across most of Britain have been in a worryingly steep decline, those in the Channel Islands fare better since they have no natural predators — and that has meant a strange quirk has taken place on the tiny island of Alderney.
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How St James's went from London's 'receptacle for offal and cinders' to its prettiest little city centre village
Carla Passino takes a look at St James's, the part of London that is truly 'regal by design'.
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Chiswick life: Beautiful homes, art and elephant-shaped topiary in leafy West London
Royalty, rockstars and a rose or two have all called the leafy district of Chiswick home. Carla Passino delves into what gives it its charm.
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The real story of Belgravia: Angry mobs, the 'Bloody Bridge', and London's most beautiful garden squares
Belgravia is the name on every Londoner’s lips, thanks to Julian Fellowes’s recent TV series of the same name. Carla Passino delves into the affluent district’s history.
