Hostels use them or lose them

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

Our pick of huts and hideaways to escape to (and maybe steal a style tip or two from)

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

Dream big for a little garden retreat that can be anything you want it to be

Staycation inspiration in Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and on Loch Lomond, plus a special seafood restaurant in London

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