Location: South West
Sandbanks homeowner hit with £60k fine for lopping protected pines
Court hands down hefty penalty after illegal works boost value of high-end holiday home 'by between £20k and £100k'
Top-end Dorset estate agency closes two branches
Sandbanks property broker Saxe Coburg has shut two of its three branches, but says it is "just as busy as when there were three offices”
‘Impeccable’ Grade I listed William and Mary mansion asks £4.5m
Devon's Stedcombe House has been rescued from an 'appalling' state of decay, and is now one of the finest period specimens in the South West
Iconic Salcombe estate hits the market
The only property in the south Devon sailing mecca with triple-aspect sea views, Fort Charles comes with a remarkable three acres of super-prime foreshore
Cornish trio launch new independent estate agency
Former Savills Directors Ben Davies and Tim May have teamed up with Kernow's Andrew Berry to launch The Shore Partnership in Truro
The Value of Community: ‘Sustainable urbanism’ offers dividends for property developers & homeowners
Homes built on the principles of sustainable urbanism - with an emphasis on character and community - achieve higher residential development values and can maintain house price premiums, according to research…
Britain’s most expensive cities ‘are becoming more affordable’
But the house price to income multiple in London still looks historically toppy
Prime Londoners are looking beyond the capital in record numbers
43% of prime London home-movers in the last 12 months bought outside of the capital, says Hamptons International; that's a record level
Plans submitted for an ‘innovative’ beach hut scheme in Poole
A development of 28 contemporary beach huts has been mooted near Dorset's Canford Cliffs
Ranked: Britain’s top towns for student housing investment
"Student housing is the most mature of the UK’s purpose-built rentalised residential markets," says Savills, offering up some First Class opportunities for property developers and investors - but it’s…
Ranked: Britain’s ten most ‘in demand’ seaside towns
St Ives is the most popular coastal town in the country, according to property portal Rightmove
Somerset barn conversion pushes agricultural-to-resi Permitted Development Right
Class Q prior approval has been given to allow a modern barn to be turned into a five-bed home