Characterful enclaves with a caring purpose

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

Everingham Park, East Riding of Yorkshire The home of Philip and Helen Guest

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

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

In June I was saddened to learn from the Bucks Free Press that Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire is set to close. This fine gothic-style house set in picturesque parkland is a pearl formed by an accr

Built on the wealth of the wool industry, picture-perfect Lavenham in Suffolk is lined with colourful timbered buildings and has a close-knit community at its heart