Extending and renovating a listed building
Choosing an architect is a crucial decision when it comes to renovating or extending period and listed buildings
Property buying and selling tips
Whether you’re buying, selling or moving house, use our buying and selling guides to help you.
Country Life’s buying and selling tips will help you decide on what area you want to buy in, and what sort of property you want to buy.
For vendors, we offer tips on how to make the process as stress-free as possible.
Looking for a new home? Browse beautiful properties for sale across the UK here.
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Agricultural Property Relief explained
Saskia Arthur from Boodle Hatfield explains the complicated rules governing the inheritance tax APR
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Finding the perfect house – using a buying agent
Arabella Youens spends a day in the life of a buying agent to see how they can make a difference when you’re looking for the perfect property
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Buying property and rights of way
Cheryl Markosky looks at the ins and outs of buying a property with a right of way across it
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Making the most of your holiday home
Arabella Youens finds out how to maximise your holiday home’s potential for lettings when you’re not there
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Time to buy the freehold
The complex issues of freehold and leasehold negotiations are now affecting buyers and sellers at the lower end of the residential market. Here are some top tips
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Top tips on speeding up sales
While HIPs are now mandatory for most property sales, it's still worth going a bit further to help speed up the sale of your property
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How to convert your barn
A barn is a great way to add value to your property, but you need to think carefully about the best way to develop its potential
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Spend wisely: improvement tips
Only a very small number of improvements will add genuine value to a house. Carla Passino finds out what they are
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Top tips to buy a property at auction
Buying at auction can mean you secure your dream property for a bargain price, but preparation is the key
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The hidden south of France
Off the well-trodden track of the Cote d'Azur and Provence, France still has plenty to offer in terms of lovely locations for second homes, finds Charlotte Cubitt
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The right year to upsize
This year will provide many opportunities to upsize your property
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Top tips on moving to the country
After years of helping clients fulfill their rural dream, Phil Spencer offers some candid advice on the unwelcome truth that lies behind the idyll
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Researching your own home
The internet is a invaluable resource when researching a house's history, whether it be your own, or a house you are considering buying
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Beware of overcapitalising
Sellers be warned: this is not a market where buyers will pay extra for the whims of previous owners but small jobs are still worth tackling
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How to choose an estate agent
The buyer, agent and vendor relationship is sometimes a fraught one. Phil Spencer offers his advice on how to make the process easier
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Buying property in Jamaica
Once the tropical getaway of choice, Jamaica has suffered from crime and resort-building. But now it's time for us to rediscover its charms
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Phil Spencer's advice on investment
People are shying away from investing in the property market for the wrong reason. With the right ingredients, this could be the ripest opportunity to buy in years
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How to avoid chains breaking
In this cooler market, property transactions often grind to a halt as parts of the chain break. Cheryl Markosky has a few tips on how to keep the show on the road
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In the market for a chateau
International celebrities, successful businessmen and European aristocrats have all been drawn to what are perhaps France's most beautiful homes
