Evelyn Waugh's former house, dubbed 'one of the most beautiful houses in Gloucestershire', sold at auction
The house where Evelyn Waugh wrote his nostalgic masterpiece comes to the market.
Country houses for sale and property news
Discover the latest rural property news in the UK. We reveal the finest country houses for sale across the country, from chocolate box cottages to impressive estates, keep an eye on country house property prices and trends and outline the best places to live for commuters.
Looking for a new home? Browse beautiful properties for sale across the UK here.
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Property Talk: 'The worst of the market volatility' strikes the UK property market
The Halifax has reported the steepest price drop in almost a decade and a half — but is this the worst or just the start? Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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Property Talk: The happiest places to live in Britain (and what you could afford if you moved there)
When I was going to St Ives, I met... lots and lots of contented people, apparently, as the Cornish seaside town tops this year's list of Britain's happiest places to live.
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Property Talk: Is the property market cooling off — or just having an early Christmas?
Experts from Winkworth claim that the property market isn't in trouble, but simply having 'a slightly earlier Christmas' than normal; and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former home in the New Forest comes up for sale.
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Property Talk: The top 10 places in the UK where first-time buyers won't have to compromise (well, according to this list at least)
A new piece of research looks at the best places for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder — but it needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, warns Toby Keel.
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Property talk: 'Developments are beginning to be reflected in data... We are seeing a slowdown'
The latest news from the property market strongly suggests house prices have now tailed off — but where do they go from here?
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Eight of the best houses for sale on Jersey, from under £2m to over £10m
From traditional granite houses to beachside retreats, Holly Kirkwood has the pick of the best properties for sale across Jersey.
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Seven of the very best houses for sale in Norfolk, from a picturesque cottage to a breathtaking beach house
We take a look at some of the best houses for sale in Norfolk right now.
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'Robust, buzzing and buoyant' — but how long can the property market keep rising for?
The latest news from the property market is still pointing upwards. When will that change?
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Eight beautiful properties for sale in Cornwall, from £525,000 to £2.25 million
Cornwall is full of beautiful spots that will seduce property hunters, from romantic retreats and family houses to historic homes and properties that cling to the spectacular coast. Here's our pick of what's currently on the market.
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The best farms and estates sold in 2021, from £2 to £20 million
2021 was stellar for the farms and estates market, reports Penny Churchill, who highlights the most spectacular sales of the year.
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The 15 best country houses that were sold in 2021, from under £3m to over £15m
2021 brought us all many ups and downs — but in the property market it was pretty much just ups, as Penny Churchill reports.
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The British property market 'is unsustainable', says head of estate agents' association
The gap between demand and supply is widening, with October seeing an average of 24 buyers for every property.
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16 wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
From under £700,000 to over £18,000,000, we take a look at some of the finest homes to appear in Country Life in the past week or so.
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A wonderfully sweet Cotswold cottage in a quiet Oxfordshire hamlet that seamlessly blends modern and period features to create the perfect country home
'Elegant and unassuming' Lancotta House in the hamlet of Brighthampton in Oxfordshire is everything you could hope a country house to be.
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Why is most new-build housing in Britain is awful — and why it doesn't have to be this way
Housing development is conditioned by concerns that have nothing to do with creating attractive or sustainable places to live. Clive Aslet gives his take on the situation, and suggests what we might be able to do about it.
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The most valuable property postcode outside London? It's Hove, actually
New figures have shown that almost £70 billion of property has changed hands in England and Wales during 2021 so far.
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The grand country houses where you can stay for the weekend
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Kinloch Castle, a crumbling-but-iconic landmark on the Isle of Rum with a nominal value of £1 — but the buyer will need very deep pockets...
Kinloch Castle has been seeking a buyer for years, but as its condition worsens the renovation and repair costs for this magnificent Scottish property are estimated to be in the region of £20 million. Can a new owner be found?
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Moving house during the 'pingdemic'? Here's what you need to know
Moving house is a notoriously stressful affair, what with liaising between different groups of people, travelling sometimes large distances and having all your possessions in cardboard boxes...but there's a new factor now added to the mix: the pingdemic.
