Country Property News
Prime property prices outside London top pre-crash peak
Average prime values outside of London have climbed beyond their 2007 peak for the first time, says Savills, and now sit some 1.4% above their pre-crash high.
Market Snapshot: Scotland’s £1m+ market has ‘picked up where it left off’, driven by a country house revival
Edinburgh usually dominates the Scottish prime market, but more rural locations have stepped up since the Spring Coronavirus lockdown was eased.
Historic Hampshire estate seeks £18m+
Jane Austen was a frequent visitor to Ashe Park, which is now on the market via Savills.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
In Pictures: Rightmove’s five most-viewed homes of the Summer
August's most popular property listings included an Essex mansion, a Cornish recording studio and a "Grand Lodge" in Staffordshire.
Running out of the gates: On the rush to the country & the hollowing out of a great city
"One would have thought the very city itself was running out of the gates”, wrote Daniel Defoe of London in 1665.
Sprawling & stately Northamptonshire renovation project seeks £10m
Large parts of the historic Lilford Hall Estate have not been lived in for half a century.
Legendary diamond smuggler’s country mansion offered for £18.5m
In Pictures: The magnificent West Woodyates estate in Dorset was once owned by political patriarch Thomas 'Diamond’ Pitt. It's up for sale for the first time since 1929, sporting an £18.5m asking price.
Stretched Commuting: Will the commuter belt ever look the same again?
Covid-19 has changed the way many people view their daily commute, prompting some to look further afield for their next home
‘Truly magnificent’ Peak District mansion seeks £4m
A particularly grand country mansion on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire has come up for sale, offering the chance to create palatial private residence
‘Handsome’ country estate next to Hadrian’s Wall offered for sale for the first time in 145 years
In Pictures: The sale of The Blenkinsopp Estate is "a generational opportunity to purchase one of Northumberland’s pre-eminent estates," says Knight Frank.
‘One of Bath’s best located residential development sites’ offered for sale
The 16.4 acre plot at Sulis Down comes with approved plans for 171 'Cotswold Arts & Crafts' style houses.