Country Property News
‘Country House clause’ win for AR Design Studio in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire's planners have invoked the "Country House Clause" - Paragraph 55 - to give the green light to a contemporary three bedroom house in the Green Belt designed by AR Design Studio.
31 Years: Is this the UK’s longest-running super-prime project?
If you thought your development was dragging on a bit, take some comfort in the progress of this stately home scheme in East Sussex.
‘Serviced country house’ fund launches with historic acquisition
An innovative new venture specialising in the development and rental of English country houses has launched with an historic acquisition and major plans to build a portfolio of noteworthy properties in…
‘One of Devon’s most important and ancient country houses’ goes for £2m
An enormous 16th century pile on the edge of Dartmoor - considered to be one of the south west's finest specimens - has been sold for a reported £2m.
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Uncertainty has ‘filtered out’ of the prime country house market
Q3 saw a marked recovery in the £2m+ country house market, with transaction levels not far off Q4 2014.
Prime country house prices nudge up again, but the top-end is still stamped-on
Prime country house prices nosed up by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2015, taking annual price growth to +2.7%.
Annual price growth stands up from +2.
How to enhance the asset value of a country house
You don't necessarily need to plough major capital investment into an estate to boost its value, advises Savills.
Prime Purchase grows Cotswolds team
Property buying agency Prime Purchase is boosting its presence in the Cotswolds, recruiting a local Savills man to its team.
Humberts brings on John D Wood man to lead London Country House team
Humberts has hired seasoned pro Jeremy Campbell-Harris as its new Head of London Country Houses.
Significant price growth ‘unlikely’ in the prime country house market
The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth.
‘England’s grandest country house’ hits the open market for £8m+
One of the biggest private residences in Europe, Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, has come on to the open market after a heritage charity seems to have come up short in its bid to raise £7m to save t…
First ‘Country House Clause’ eco house gets the nod in Kent
A new rural eco house, designed by architects Farrells for developer Jarvis Homes, has been awarded planning consent in Kent; it's one of fewer than 100 properties to be approved via Paragraph 55 of the …