Lands of hope and glory

These four glorious properties need only a modicum of tender loving care and offer great rewards to the far-sighted

These three East Anglian houses include a medieval moated manor once owned by the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Falstaff, the home of a sculptor and a converted watermill

Belgrave Crescent, West End, Edinburgh, Scotland. A renovated B-listed Victorian townhouse near Murrayfield, Scotland’s national rugby stadium. It has period fireplaces, wood floors and a state-of-the

Three gracious and beautifully appointed houses in Staffordshire, Hampshire and Gloucestershire have been elegantly presented to the market

Cove Crest, Barbati, Corfu, Greece. Two villas with panoramic sea views, infinity pools and terraced gardens leading down to the beach. Villa 1: 3 beds, 4 baths, open-plan living areas, kitchen, in-ho

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand