When Mandy and David Ashcroft found themselves craving space during lockdown, they didn’t imagine the search would lead to a new-build. They’d always gravitated towards older properties and their 1920

When Sophie and Freddie Naylor-Leyland first spotted this Victorian townhouse online, they were dubious. The existing decor, often a difficult thing to look beyond, and the tricky layout nearly deterr

If there was ever a definition of a comfortable seat, this 17th-century farmhouse nestled between Windermere and Kendal in the Lake District would be it. A patterned seat, a colourful seat, the interi

We’d been living in a Victorian house with high ceilings just a mile away, but we were ready for a change. The house had very little garden, and we wanted to become a lot more self-sufficient by havin

When our new-build estate became increasingly busy with lots of families, we decided to move somewhere a bit quieter with period features. At first, we made an offer on a different apartment, but the

I have always wanted to live in a period property, and the quirkiness of this house is so appealing to me,’ says artist Mink Yip of her Worcestershire home. ‘It’s actually made up of three old propert