07:45 22 September 2015 Emma Brennan Ipswich council replace 80% of housing stock sold on to tenants Local authorities in Suffolk are among both the best and Read more [...]

HARTWELL HOUSE, BUCKINGHAMSHIREOnce home to Louis XVIII, the exiled King of France, and a training ground for British and American forces during the Second World War, Hartwell House Spa (hartwell-house.com) in Buckinghamshire is steeped in history.Downton Abbey’s creator, Julian Fellowes, recently stayed at the Grade I listed 17thcentury stately home which is set in 90 acres of gardens and lush parkland adorned with historic statues. Situated at the top of the main Jacobean staircase, the King’s Read more [...]

Image copyright Getty Images One in three councils in England has not replaced a single home sold through the Right to Buy scheme since 2012, according to the charity Shelter.It said just 8% of councils had built enough to replace half of their stock sold through the scheme, which allows council tenants Read more [...]

 (iStock) Most of the houses for sale get listed on the the Multiple Listing Service — the all-important database relied on by real estate agents and listing sites like Redfin and Zillow. However, some homes, known as pocket listings, don’t get added to this database, and these can sometimes be a great deal for house hunters. If you’re in the market for a new home, here are some great ways to discover unlisted properties, and things to consider Read more [...]

Enviably situated in Bowbeck, a peaceful hamlet just outside the village of Bardwell, this beautiful Grade II-listed country house boasts ample grounds and wonderful rural views. Beckbeck House is an 18th century timber framed property with 19th century brick and flint ranges to the rear under a pantiled roof. Bowbeck House, Bardwell. ANL-150909-150953001 The accommodation opens into an impressive entrance hall with red and black quarry tiled flooring. This opens Read more [...]

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People who have close to $4-million to spend for a house in Toronto appear to be poised to pounce as soon as new properties hit the market.Janet Lindsay, an agent with Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., says sales of properties with asking prices above $3-million were coming through in recent weeks even as financial markets were roiling. Several have changed hands at a brisk pace in the past week.In Lawrence Park, for example, the house at 264 Dawlish Ave. was listed at $3.75-million. The buyer paid Read more [...]

Developed on speculation to be threshold-ready in December, a four-bedroom house rising at 221 Atlantic Ave. has entered the Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service with a price tag of $5.5 million.That works out to about $1,100 per square foot for the 5,000-square-foot, British West Indies-style house. Brokers say that’s a magic number, appealing to a wide range of buyers while offering the developer an appropriate return on investment.It’s also a price that some locals thought Read more [...]

Developed on speculation to be threshold-ready in December, a four-bedroom house rising at 221 Atlantic Ave. has entered the Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service with a price tag of $5.5 million.That works out to about $1,100 per square foot for the 5,000-square-foot, British West Indies-style house. Brokers say that’s a magic number, appealing to a wide range of buyers while offering the developer an appropriate return on investment.It’s also a price that some locals thought Read more [...]

The spectacular stretch of lacy wrought iron along Brighton’s seafront – the backdrop of many movies and innumerable holiday snaps but now mostly a rusting wreck closed to the public – has been judged among the most important Victorian structures in England and Wales in danger of being lost for good. Related: The most endangered buildings in Britain – in pictures It joins a pier, swimming baths, two derelict stately homes, a flax mill, a church and a brewery on the Victorian Society’s Read more [...]