Make mine a pub - A guide to how you can become a landlord

Ignore the recession and smoking ban - now could be time to consider going into the pub business

Focus on - Huddersfield

The West Yorkshire town has an economy on the up, good public transport and houses to fit every budget

Don't move and improve your home by building an extension

More and more homeowners these days are chosing to stay where they are and expand the size of their property

London villages: explore Stoke Newington

Our series on London villages continues with a look at this alternative and arty location

Vital mortgage reforms needs to help the first-time buyer

The government must not penalise those trying desperately to get a first foot on the property ladder

How the Victorians pioneered idea of the new town

The desire to build quality housing with good amenities and transport links started in the 19th century

Have house prices finally found their level?

We must wait to see what happens to mortgage availability over the autumn before concluding that prices have stopped falling

Sold to the highest blogger

While blogs devoted to a single house remain a relative rarity, property websites are multiplying at a prodigious rate

Ready to be developed

Whoever buys photographer John Hedgecoe’s £2.5 million Norfolk home, Oxnead Hall, will have to complete the picture

Beyond The Brochure: Amicable separation

The six-bedroom, Grade II-listed Balcony House in Cambridgeshire is just the job for couples who need their own space

The tide has turned in Cornwall

The county has long been too expensive for ordinary mortals, but now the coast is clear for bargains – if you know where to look

Take us to the towers

Castles are part of Scotland’s heritage and, for those in search of romance, they come in many guises – ruined, ancient or fake

Is it worth it? Moray, £60,000

The property is a stone and slate-roofed steading with planning permission for conversion into a three-bedroomed site

A former judge's escape from the law

Former judge Walter Archibald Elliott took refuge from work in the lovingly tended gardens of this Edinburgh home

Property prices stabilising not falling

Optimism in the housing market is finally returning as estate agents raise their game

Focus on Bristol

From Banksy to the Bordeaux Quays, we see what the West Country city has to offer

How first-time buyers can get a foot on the property ladder

Escape the rental trap and look at a shared ownership scheme to invest in your future