After a subdued 2025, early smoke signals suggest a more active year lies ahead for the property market in Somerset and Dorset

A blueprint for Sissinghurst IN 1925, Sissinghurst Castle ...

Characterful and historic boltholes don’t have to be unaffordable and this quintet has come to the market with asking prices of six–rather than seven–figures

Glenhill Cottage, Walmer, Deal, Kent. An extended 1850s house with a garden backing onto the grounds of Walmer Castle. It has an external verandah, wood floors, period fireplaces with wood-burning sto

Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church

From a harbourside bolthole to an Art Moderne masterpiece, Amy McPherson compiles some of the best properties for sale on the Cornish coast