Have a blast in the country: 1,200 acre shooting estate for sale

The Irby estate in north Lincolnshire has its own partridges and a listed shooting lodge for the keen country gent

London villages: life and property in leafy Herne Hill

The area is popular with media and creative types, such as the actor James Nesbitt and the restaurant critic Jay Rayner

Ten ways to prevent subsidence at home

Don't panic: follow our ten steps to avoid the cracks

Cotswolds idyll: a charming 15th century town house in Burford

Wysdom Hall is a delight — only the garden needs a little love

The wow factor is hard to find as developers play safe with family homes

The 10 golden rules of buying a new-build home

We give an update on the new rules for new-build

It’s new and we like it

Forget the glut of unsold apartments — discounts are disappearing as buyers chase the best of new-build homes

Jeanette Winterson battles bats and bureaucracy in her restoration drama

The latest installment of Winterson's Cotswold restoration project

The modern way to downsize

Unaffected by draconian lending conditions, sixtysomethings want new-build comforts and design

Buy-to-let: A warning

When a scheme goes wrong many investors may find themselves out of pocket

Sparsely and Hutch: Britain's tiniest homes

UK homes, already the smallest in Europe, are getting even punier. Our writer takes a look at the tiniest places in ‘Rabbit Hutch Britain’

Make your spare room work for you

Need extra cash? Then make your space work for you. Sian Griffiths explains how she learnt to love lodgers

How to profit from the pop-up boom

The trend for shops, restaurants, galleries and clubs is now being seen in living and dining rooms across Britain

Is it the end for buy-to-let?

Buy-to-let investors were not meant to survive this downturn but for the cash-rich it is an excellent time to buy

Wreck and roll ... starting from scratch on an old property

Can’t borrow? Doing up a home without mod cons is the way to make money in a flat market

Ten things: renovating a property

We highlight the ten most common mistakes when doing up a property

DIY garden cinema: the staycation favourite

Make the most of your garden this summer