Edinburgh — £1,750,000
An eight-bedroom home in Colinton, a fine, leafy suburb with superb schools on the southern edge of the Scottish capital.
There is a wealth of period features — the windows and shutters being a highlight — as well as delightful gardens.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Hertfordshire — £1,800,000
An early-Victorian house with five bedrooms in the village of St. Ippolyts, near Hitchin.
The roof has been recently re-thatched, there is a gorgeous bespoke kitchen recently installed, and the property comes with a summer house, seven acres, and parking for eight cars.
For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this property.
Berkshire — £3,500,000
There's a touch of Beverley Hills flair about this house near Newbury, not least thanks to the sweeping staircase which curls down into a cavernous entrance hall area.
It's a house that has been built with an incredibly high spec: top-end lighting, heating, insulation and media systems have been installed, while there's a Mark Wilkinson kitchen/utility/breakfast room of 700 sq ft.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Wiltshire — £9,000,000
Newhouse is a quite magnificent, Grade I-listed Jacobean mansion built on an usual Y-shape floorplan by William Stockman.
It needs TLC within, but is part of a sprawling estate of 277 acres that includes walled gardens, stables and further properties.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Buckinghamshire — £4,000,000
An eight-bedroom home with views across the Chilterns, set within rolling, leafy grounds.
One of the key attractions is the leisure complex, with a gym and 14m swimming pool.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Credit: Strutt and Parker
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