Thanks for the memories

Gilbert & George are joining Michael Winner in leaving their home to the nation. Can you do the same?

Is it worth it? Devon, £150,000

This former Sunday school is in the grounds of the parish church in St Giles on the Heath, a hamlet five miles from Launceston

Is it worth it? Musselburgh, £285,000 o/o

Jane Cottage, with its two reception rooms and four bedrooms, is a blank canvas with a smattering of original features

Beyond the brochure: Warwick Square: What lies beneath

A one-bedroom basement flat with an astounding price tag, that’s what

Edinburgh Microlofts: Lofty ambition

The development in Peffermill is designed to sell in a recession and offers compact style at a compact price

Be a past master

New history lovers are wanted for the house built by the Victoria & Albert museum’s Scottish architect, Walter Crum Watson

Held up by loan arrangers

A proper recovery in the housing market requires considerably more lending than now. And it is not clear we are going to get it

Buyers snapping up homes in property shortage

An increase in the demand for sold boards is the latest proof of a squeeze on stock with five buyers for every seller

The 'Equity Haves' and 'Equity Have-Nots'

Many people might like to be moving home but they are being compelled to stay put because of a lack of spare cash

Nine Elms: a property powerhouse in capital’s no man’s land

The new home of the American Embassy is being tipped as Central London’s last significant regeneration area

Lots to think about

Buyers are returning to auction houses in their droves, but are there still any bargains to be had

Is it worth it? Cullicudden, Easter Ross, £125,000 o/o

Froach Cottage is a derelict stone but’n’ben that has been extended over the years and has views over the Cromarty Firth

Market leap for landlords

Tenants, take heart - the rental market differs from one end of the street to the other

A very mixed-up housing market

It seems clear that Scotland is a place of disparate markets that are moving at different speeds and in different directions

The Okewood Hill Estate, Surrey

The house's six-bedroom, Grade II-listed, 16th-century genteel appearance belies a colourful celebrity past

Ask the experts

RJ writes: I am considering buying a lakeside holiday lodge where a lease is not possible. Is this a safe investment?

Is it worth it? Co Durham, £1,000