Location: South West

Jackson-Stops has looked into country house buying trends to identify England's rural retreat hotspots - and track how things shifted through the pandemic years.

Tom Waltham is now in charge of residential sales for Savills in Cirencester.

Property consultancy has taken an impressive space on the World Heritage City's main shopping street.

George Nares is now a co-founder of the top-end property agency, which launched earlier this year, alongside Lindsay Cuthill and Sebastian Hipwood.

Striking homes in London, Surrey, Devon, Scotland and the Isle of Wight have been shortlisted for the The Royal Institute of British Architects' annual award for the UK's best new house.

New recruits have been brought in to 'unlock the north coast' for national estate agency brand.

Savills has been instructed to secure a buyer for an historic and controversial development site in the heart of Clifton.

Estate agency Jackson-Stops has found 'a compelling link between period homes and property values.'

Notable deals at least week's auction included the sale of the iconic Grain Battery Tower at No.1 The Thames.

"The dream of a tumbledown cottage in a secluded valley is back," says buying agency.

World-renowned gardens surround a charming period home in Somerset.

Bristol dominates a list of areas where homes are selling fast, says Rightmove, while London enclaves (including Knightsbridge) are the top sellers' markets.