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Properties for sale in Kensington, London

Average home asking price down £4,000

Homeowners are resorting to increasingly aggressive price cuts in an effort to sell properties, according to Rightmove

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Mortgage drought deepens on 32% lending fall

House prices stay under pressure as mortgage lending shrinks amid fears the Bank of England may raise interest rates

Cottages suffer most in country housing market slide

But the bigger the house the smaller the drop in value

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The Cotswold cottage fantasy

Daisy Waugh leaves the big city to investigate a Cotswold cottage straight out of Miss Marple

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Richard and Debbie McGregor at their home Manor Barn near Newbury, Berkshire

Country folk eye up city living

'Golden agers' are finding that rural life is just too dull so are opting for the urban sprawl instead

Is your house worth less than you paid for it?

House prices in most of the country have gone back in time - slipping to early 2007 levels.

Country and seaside homes for the summer

It is possible for families to flee the city for the season and keep on top of work

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My builders cut off the TV signal for the block - should I have to fix it for everyone?

Top tips on renovating property in France

Vivian Lawrence, an interior designer, offers her help for all you would-be renovaters

Ask Aggie: problems with a stained patio

Our expert suggests calling in the professionals

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Farewell to France

Au revoir to my French life

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Kwame Kwei-Armah

His West Indian upbringing

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How to pick up an interior bargain

We’ve all made disastrous discount buys at the summer sales. Here’s a strategy for bagging a top-drawer deal

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1930s furniture

Sleek, stylish and supremely adaptable, 1930s-style mirrored furniture is well worth looking into

Barnstormers

Richard and Elaine Graham took two Surrey barns and turned them into an open-plan family home

Wealthy buyers want their 'super-rooms'

Why the new must-have is a huge family room with light, space and doors to the garden

Gardens  

Dewstow Gardens

In praise of follies

Just why are the British so obsessed with fantastical gardens? We find out on a magical mystery tour of our finest Wonderlands

Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett

Viva Great Dixter

When the gardener Christopher Lloyd died, it seemed his life’s work would go with him. Yet thanks to his right-hand man, its future is as bright as ever

Wormald's Week

Wormald tackles berries, Granny's bonnets and the annual problem of ants

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Buying property in Nova Scotia

With its pretty seaside towns, sunny climate and cheap property, the Canadian province makes for a perfect holiday destination

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Upwardly mobile: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia di Rossi

Are the Hollywood couple buying up a property empire?

Property for sale in Zanzibar

Once the preserve of explorers, the island of Zanzibar is opening up to overseas investors

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The Kevin McCloud interview
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Grand Designs home of the year

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Buying property in the credit crunch

Simon and Jane O'Gorman from Bredon near Tewksbury in Gloucester.

We bought in the downturn

Canny buyers are negotiating their way to a profit

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Most expensive apartment - St James Square in London

World's most expensive property sold in London

A flat in central London has become the most expensive home in the world, with a price understood to exceed £115 million

The 20 best places to buy a property in Britain

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Britain's best holiday home hotspots, 2007

Where to buy and what to expect for your money

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Grand Designs Home of the Year

BEST NEW HOME SHORTLIST: Wilderness, Suffolk. The brief was for a contemporary house in a woodland with plenty of room for entertaining and seven bedrooms, which would remain intimate and comfortable for the client when she was on her own. The brief included an outdoor swimming pool, library and painting studio.

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