Country Property News
Hawkes wins green light for railway-inspired Para 79 Lake House
A former fishing lake complex and derelict railway in East Sussex are to be turned into a stand-out new home, designed by Hawkes Architecture
Summer’s ‘steady rather than spectacular’ market is ‘reassuring’ – Garrington
"It seems to have been a steady, rather than spectacular summer as far as the UK property market is concerned," reports buying agency Garrington in its September market update.
How to build the perfect country house (part two): Critical factors
Building a new house is probably one of the most exciting and creative adventures one will ever embark on, but there is no doubt it is daunting. However, help is at hand.
How to build the perfect country house (part one): New possibilities
An extraordinary and little-noticed change has swept over the countryside in the past 10 years.
Knight Frank agent joins country house specialist BCM
Tom Woods has joined BCM Rural Property Specialists as Head of Residential Lettings and Sales
Savills opens in Inverness
Property consultancy's latest outpost covers north Scotland and the Highlands
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
‘Legendary’ Scottish castle offered for sale after immaculate renovation
An historic Scottish pile has come up for sale following an "unbelievably thorough" makeover, which has created a remarkable and lavish home with all mod cons in the East Lothian countryside.
‘Too easy for planners to say no’: Top architect calls for a change to the Country House Clause
John Pardey says the NPPF's coveted Paragraph 79 should be cut or reformed, after losing an appeal for a modern mansion in the Kent countryside
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
Buyer snaps up one of England’s great Tudor manor houses
The 'magical' Athelhampton House has changed hands for the first time in over 60 years
The prime country house market remains muted, but there are signs of pent-up demand forming
Knight Frank reports the highest number of country house buyer enquiries in five years, but price growth and stock levels are not moving