Fresh on the Market
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Surveys are essential in Spain
Mark Stucklin explains why surveys still matter when buying in Spain
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Playing the Waiting Game
Potential buyers seem to be biding their time on several choice properties
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Advice on choosing drains
Architect and broadcaster Ptolemy Dean pipes up in favour of traditional, cast-iron downpipes
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Sandy Mitchell: Trouble with the chimney
Sandy's house renovation is going well, apart from the neverending ranks the mice send forth in an attempt to conquer the kitchen, and, of course, the chimney
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When to put a country house on the market
Is winter still a bad time to sell a house? Not necessarily, argues Roger Field
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House of Memories
This idyllic Staffordshire country house with gardens by Thomas Mawson is on the market for only the third time in its history
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Keeping assets in the family
Don't leave loved ones in the lurch by dying intestate, warns Roger Field
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Colouring exterior woodwork
Ptolemy Dean exhorts us to look beneath the layers and celebrate diversity in colour choices in exterior woodwork
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Living the Good Life in Monaco
It’s not just racing drivers and film starts who move to Monaco. Tessa Reading meets some of the new breed of residents attracted by the quality of life.
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Of Mice and Men
Sandy Mitchell wishes his house contained more furniture and fewer bodies especially dead ones
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Converting a Mill
One should not take on a mill conversion lightly, but once the toil is over, the end result will bring a unique sense of achievement, as well as a stunning historical property
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Country house chimneys
Architect and broadcaster Ptolemy Dean urges us to look out for chimneys, in more ways than one
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Sandy Mitchell: Landscaping the grounds
Sandy Mitchell's half-term plans are defeated by a deluge
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Crackenthorpe Hall, Cumbria
This rambling 16-bedroom house is currently divided into three self-contained wings, but could easily be reconfigured to form a single, substantial residence.
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Rooms to Manouevre
There are still substantial historic houses to be had all over England if you have the resources - and ingenuity - to run them
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Cricket in Chelsea
A smart mansion block with its own playing fields, and situated only moments from the Kings Road, is bound to attract more than just cricket aficionados
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Rising From The Ashes
If you were inspired by England’s recent victory against Australia, you may find these elegant London properties with cricketing connections extremely tempting
