Thursday 23 October 2014

Property

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Latest Property Stories

Haunted houses from the movies for Halloween

From the Addams family pad to the Amityville horror, the scariest houses from film

Movie buffs will go crazy for these Hollywood-themed homes

It’s one thing to enjoy watching the Flintstones, Star Trek or Thunderbirds on the silver screen. It’s quite another to turn your home into a replica film set

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Live in Thomas Hardy's London home

London’s literary lion: Thomas Hardy's home in Wandsworth

Thomas Hardy is associated with the Dorset countryside. But, as Julia Flynn exclusively discovers, the novelist also spent time in Wandsworth. Now his former home is for sale

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The world's cheapest places to retire

Max Davidson suggests locations where buying a house will help you make the most of your pension

Want a home for under £100,000?

Homebuyers, pensioners and investors all love a bargain. But can you really find great properties for under £100,000 today? Rosalind Mullen finds out

Britain's most beautiful homes for sale

Your friends will be green with envy if you snap up one of these breathtaking properties

Fancy living in Europe's most expensive ski chalet?

For sale: Europe's most expensive chalet

A luxurious chalet priced at a staggering £36m has gone on the market in Switzerland

Shopping: the best bread bins

David Nicholls gives a toast to the best bread bins available

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Britain's 20 best councils

Fed up with parking problems, planning chaos and dirty streets? Max Davidson identifies outstanding local authorities that will bring a smile to every homeowner

Interiors and Shopping»

My space: Gavin Turk

Artist Gavin Turk shows us his home from home, a tiny office in east London

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Design notebook: customisable storage from Ikea

Interiors: Tommy Hilfiger's new Miami home

Interiors: A Paris flat in shades of glorious grey

Property News»

Britain's smallest home sells for £275,000

Converted flower shop less than half the size of a train carriage bought in Islington, north London, after flurry of enquiries

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It’s time for (older) Englishmen to pass on the keys to their castles

Haunted houses: buy your own ghost town for $800,000

Game of Thrones producer's home is for sale

Bing Crosby's $5m desert mansion is for sale

UK third in EU house price league table (France is 21st)

Property Advice»

Home improvements: turn your ugly duckling into a swan

Don’t give up on a house because it’s hideous. There are many ways to make it more attractive

Buying a home: is it worth paying for a Homebuyer Report?

I bought cavity wall insulation, so why is my house damp?

Six of the best lamps for sale

'Is thermal wallpaper a cost-effective way to cut bills?'

Britain's best places for foraging

International Property»

Game of Thrones producer's home is for sale

It isn’t only fans of the cult television series who will be interested in its ex-producer’s home. The atmospheric desert outpost shows a new style of prefab at its best

New way to keep up with French property prices

Is now a good time to buy French property?

Futuristic homes: look what’s landed on planet Oz

Sarah Jessica Parker's Manhattan town house for sale: in pics

The Italian state gave our property dream the kiss of death

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Property Picture Galleries»

Halloween: Britain's most haunted stately homes

From spectral spaniels to a headless Anne Boleyn - which historic British homes are home to the most impressive ghosts?

House Proud: style up your home for less

World's most unusual homes

Homes with sexy kitchens worthy of The Great British Bake Off

1996: the birth of buy-to-let Britain – in numbers

There are now almost two million landlords owning £1 trillion of property. Read on for more charts and statistics - including predictions of how our housing market will look in 2032

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Couple sell cat with house for extra £76k

UK third in EU house price league table (France is 21st)

Chinese buyers forcing house prices up in Australia

Luxury Homes»

Haunted houses: buy your own ghost town for $800,000

New lease of life: the pretty town in Connecticut is awaiting a new owner to restore it

The spooky abandoned village of Johnsonville is about to be sold, ghosts and all. We investigate the ruins

Game of Thrones producer's home is for sale

Bing Crosby's $5m desert mansion is for sale

Homes with sexy kitchens worthy of The Great British Bake Off

Buying, Selling and Moving »

Haunted houses: buy your own ghost town for $800,000

The spooky abandoned village of Johnsonville is about to be sold, ghosts and all. We investigate the ruins

Game of Thrones producer's home is for sale

Home improvements: turn your ugly duckling into a swan

Gorgeous Arts and Crafts homes that Effie Gray would have loved

West Country Property»

When the circus moves on: Gifford Circus HQ is for sale

Show must move on: Toti and Nell Gifford, with twins Cecil and Red, four, say their circus has outgrown its 14-acre home

Folly Farm is like no other. It has fields, barns and cows – but it is also home to Tweedy the clown and the famous Giffords Circus. Now it’s on the market

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10 of the most beautiful holiday homes for sale

The North and Midlands»

Period Property»

Halloween: Britain's most haunted stately homes

From spectral spaniels to a headless Anne Boleyn - which historic British homes are home to the most impressive ghosts?

Home improvements: turn your ugly duckling into a swan

Historic house owners: 'We're doing it for posterity'

Daphne du Maurier's childhood home in Hampstead for sale

Stately homes: live the Downton Abbey dream for less

Green Property»

Yours for £500,000: The Good Life in Nottinghamshire

Eco villiage:The home of Pete Rajan which is up for sale

Middle-class residents of eco-home commune barbecue carp from their own lake

How to build a home from recycled materials

Living like Bilbo Baggins: life in an eco-friendly 'hobbit house'

Aristocrat wins payout for fire that gutted £4m island eco-home

Renting and Letting»

Renting in Mayfair: lots of glamour, shame about the size

What the Mayfair studio lacks in size it more than makes up for in its black-themed decor

Looking for a chance to live in London’s most exclusive area? Perhaps you can – if you don’t mind compromising on space, says Christopher Middleton