This week: properties for around £500,000 – from a secluded country cottage with holiday lets in snowdonia to a grade ii-listed top-floor apartment in edinburgh’s new town

Cove Crest, Barbati, Corfu, Greece. Two villas with panoramic sea views, infinity pools and terraced gardens leading down to the beach. Villa 1: 3 beds, 4 baths, open-plan living areas, kitchen, in-ho

Ploumilliau, Cotes d’Armor, France. A renovated period house with two stone dwellings in a large park close to local beaches. It has eight bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across three dwellings, wi

Sea Salt, Lubbers Quarters, Abaco, Bahamas. A Caribbean house on the island of Lubbers Quarters Cay overlooking Tahiti Beach. It has painted wood walls and ceilings, and an open-plan kitchen and livin

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

A 16th-century dwelling has been sensitively refreshed, resulting in a home brimming with original character, while boasting an easy-to-live-with, modern sensibility

One-of-a-kind houses