Some people have an aptitude for seeking out properties that might be classed as diamonds in the rough, others have an innate knack for sourcing brilliantly priced interior finds. Simon Fenwick, it qu

Having lived in a handsome 16th-century farmhouse in rural Essex for 45 years, downsizing was much less of a wrench for Gill Jerram than she had imagined when an opportunity arose to build a beautiful

A very clever (and small) extension has paid big dividends for Janet and Pete Hanson

There are several details throughout this listed townhouse in Hampshire that betray its varied history. ‘It was once a sheriff’s house and used to hold a lock-up. The door on the downstairs loo is sti

Olivia Botrie has brought modern comforts and family-friendly functionality to her early 20th-century home – all while respecting its original character

This house had so much character and soul, we just had to buy it. When the previous owner told us she was a white witch, and that good spirits lived in the house, that clinched it for me! And she was