Room with a pew

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

The institution that was the very quintessence of an Oxbridge college is in grave danger of disappearing

Once sentinels of the turnpike trade, toll-houses now stand as quiet monuments to a time when travel came with a price

Kitchen island or table? It’s a little distinction that makes a big difference to the appearance and function of a kitchen or utility room, finds Arabella Youens

Forget the standard double: country-house sleeping arrangements have undergone all sorts of intriguing (and eyebrow-raising) shifts throughout history, observes Melanie Cable-Alexander

Henry Jeffreys on his eventful time as a council tenant