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POST-PANDEMIC BUYERS RETURNING TO THE OFFICE ARE SEEKING HAVENS WITHIN EASY REACH OF LONDON WHICH OFFER RURAL CHARM, GREAT SCHOOLS AND A DASH OF SOPHISTICATION. ALEXANDRA GOSS GOES IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT BALANCE

MUDDY DOGS? THROW ANOTHER BLANKET ON THE SOFA. A COUNTRY HOUSE’S STYLE SHOULD HAVE COMFORT AT ITS HEART AND THE RULES ARE… THERE ARE NO RULES, DISCOVERS SERENA FOKSCHANER

Sloelands Farm, Ashley Green, Buckinghamshire. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with gardens that include a Japanese garden, a maze, and a sunken garden. It has open fireplaces and a kitchen with

From a historic house with exquisite original features to a chapel conversion and a modern architectural gem, Amy McPherson picks this month’s best coastal properties to buy

Power up your serve in time for Wimbledon at these properties with tennis courts

We reveal why rising stars of architecture are leaning into the importance of place to create more beautiful and sustainable homes in the countryside, and what freedoms, opportunities and challenges arise from building in a rural setting today