Property market watch - Provincial cities are weathering the storm. By Ross Clark.
Property advice: On the level - Solar powered heating can be a rip-off . Jeff Howell gives it to you straight.
Property renovation: Just add your finishing touches - Taking over a restoration project where another homeowner has already done the hard work could be a wise investment in the current market, says Katrina Burroughs.
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Property market: The areas which still hold value - The urge to escape the big city remains as strong as ever. Caroline McGhie looks at the locations where the search for a better quality of life still powers the property market.
Property renovation: Restored, the former Toad Hall - By managing the renovation costs themselves, one family was able to bring a Victorian manor back to its full glory, writes Fred Redwood.
Property with swimming pools: The deep end - Romanesque columns, moving floors and indoor waterfalls are just some of the dazzling designs to be found beneath well-appointed homes. Sonia Purnell reports.
Thornhill Park: The Housemaster - Tommy Kyle's passion for his beloved Thornhill Park, in Dorset, has made it the most highly valued home on offer in the West Country. Anna Tyzack reports.
TV locations: Home to where the werewolves roam? - Villages used as film and TV locations have irresistible star appeal for house-buyers. Zoe Dare Hall reports on the prize scene-stealers.
Property in Crete: The island where time no longer stands still - Buy in Crete before it hits the big time, says Liz Rowlinson.
Property in France: C'est la folie - Blind ignorance: the nature of the townie. Michael Wright reports from rural France.
Bargain hunter - The very best that money can buy.
West Country property: A toast to teashops - The gentle delights of Wedmore, in Somerset, find favour with Clive Aslet.
West Country property: Devon cream - In search of a chic second home? Zoe Dare Hall discovers what's on offer in Salcombe and beyond?
Eco homes: Sharing more than just time? - Fancy a Cornish retreat where you can relax for the odd week or two? Lesley Gillilan finds one where you can enjoy the eco life.
Timeshare: Holiday home and hotel of your own - The St Moritz, on the north Cornwall coast, offers eight weeks of luxury per year and a 'rock-solid' return, reports Lesley Gillilan.
Property in Bath and Bristol: Bees in their bonnets - Old rivals Bath and Bristol are still slugging it out for top spot as bold new developments take root in both cities. Anna Tyzack reports.
Ask the expert: Property clinic - Our experts solve your property problems.
Property in London: First person - Don't sneer at dwellers of main roads - we are people, too. By Martin Plimmer.
Property market: Word on the street - Tears don't come easily as a horde of estate agents go to the wall. By Edmund Conway.
Property advice: Need to know - David Snell on sewage.
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First-time buyer: The beauty of property - Who wants to be a first-time buyer? This former Miss Sheffield does, for one. Jonny Beardsall reports.
Student accommodation: Mum and Dad, please buy me my own student pad? - Spending serious money on renting a room for your graduate offspring? Rosalind Russell finds plenty of apartments for sale in all the university towns.
Property in the West Midlands: It's game on in the new Beijing - Birmingham and its neighbours have their sights set on a global future, discovers Zoe Dare Hall.
Property in Ludlow: Kennet House - Charm, greenery, great cuisine. . . Ludlow has it all, including this remarkable home for sale. Hazel Davis reports.
Home bars: The seductive art of mixing at home - Forget Del Boy - home bars and cocktail cabinets are back in fashion, Sixties style. Nicole Swengley is stirred, not shaken.
Property advice: On the level - Can I stop the units in my bathroom splitting? Jeff Howell gives it to you straight.
Property auctions: The litmus test of the property market - Auction houses are seeing more homes on offer, and fewer buyers. Catalina Stogdon looks for bargains at the sharp end of the downturn.
Property market watch - Champion Wimbledon. By Ross Clark.
Interiors: The room planner - Paula Robinson's style tips. This week: How to keep cool in bed... get a fan.
Property: The restored Buckinghamshire inn where William Shakespeare once stayed - A 16th-century coaching inn where Shakespeare is believed to have stayed has been restored to make a home. Sarah Lonsdale hears how.
Property in stunning locations - Property in the most stunning locations costs almost three-quarters more than that in neighbouring areas. Caroline McGhie takes a look at the top 10 places that combine natural beauty with a high quality of life.
Eco homes: Houses without the huff and puff - Don't listen to the old fairytales, says Christopher Middleton. Straw-bale houses are warm and sustainable - and here to stay
Bargain hunter - Our homes and interiors column brings you the very best that money can buy, for not much money at all. By Alison Cork.
Property market: What the boom years did for us - How did it go ro right? And, looking back, was it sheer madness? The rise and rise of the property market has affected everyone - for better or worse. Caroline McGhie traces its stratospheric progress while, Ross Clark relives the key events of a tumultuous era.
Ask the expert: Property clinic - Property problems solved by our experts.
Eco homes: My Little Green Book - At last, help is at hand for the eco-perplexed, as Melanie Cable-Alexander shares the pick of her contacts.
Home gadgets: The Gadgeteer - The latest gadgets on the market, chosen by Chris Stevens.
Property in Greece: No longer the same old Samos - The Greek islands have been unchanged for centuries - and tight planning laws aimed to keep it that way. Now, says Zoe Dare Hall, sensitive, upmarket developments are starting to gain ground.
Property advice: Need to know - Lorna Vestey on fractional ownership
Property market: Word on the street - Johnny-come-lately property investors will find it tough out there. By Edmund Conway.
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Commutable marinas: A world away - and all of an hour by train - You don't need a yacht to enjoy the benefits of living on a marina. And, better still, the commute to town is more tempting than ever, says Mary Wilson.
Money talk: Interest-only mortgages - The pitfalls of switching to interest-only. By Faith Archer.
Property in London: Converting an old East End sweatshop into a place to live - An East End workshop bought to store timber is now an impressive home, finds Nikki Spencer.
Agent provocateur - In today's tough market, rogue buyers and sellers are a real pain, says Ed Mead.
Property advice: Q & A - Property problems, solved by Sheila Prophet.
source property.telegraph.co.uk
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