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A country house which blends the best of England, Scotland, Italy and France, with 'views to die for', and an easy commute to Edinburgh

Grey Peel is the sort of country home which makes you wonder why anyone lives in the city. Penny Churchill takes a look.

Property Talk: The cost of moving more than doubles in a decade (and it’s set to climb further next year)

Homeowners fork out nearly £14,000 when selling one home and buying another. And brace yourself: that figure is set to rise from April 2025, when stamp duty thresholds change.

Five of the best properties for sale, as seen in Country Life

The best of the property pages from this week's magazine, brought to you.

A picture-perfect country house tucked away in its own secret valley, with land, a pool and an exquisite verandah

Penny Churchill enjoys the delights of the Swathgill Estate in North Yorkshire.

The 25% premium for the pleasure of living in one of the UK’s national parks

Homes located in national parks are typically £66,700 more expensive than similar properties elsewhere, according to Nationwide. Still tempted? Here’s one or two plum homes for sale in these beauty spots.

A cottage that looks like the cottage from The Holiday, but is not the cottage from The Holiday, for sale in Cornwall

Wye Cottage in St Day might not be the real thing, but it's certainly the next best thing.

11 truly sensational properties across the world, from a Mallorcan mill to an Australian waterfall, including a beachfront villa for just £230,000

Glorious homes from the Bahamas to British Columbia, as seen in Country Life.

What if a castle was old, but also brand new? What then?

Crenellations, stone and soaring towers on the outside, modern interiors with the latest appliances on the inside. Brankstone Grange Castle has it all.

Welcome to the Notswolds: The county with 'all the ambience of the Cotswolds without the price tag', where a classic Georgian rectory is under £1 million

Oft-forgotten Rutland, England’s smallest county, is a ‘Notswold’ haven deserving of more attention says Nicola Venning.

An utterly enchanting neo-Gothic masterpiece in 20 beautiful acres of Wiltshire — and it's even unlisted

Hawking Down House is a glorious country property that's full of potential. Penny Churchill explains more.

13 delightful rural homes for sale from £1m to £15m, as seen in Country Life

Our pick of the loveliest homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes a gem just outside Cheltenham and a palatial home in Cheshire.

A commutable country home for sale that has Cliveden on its doorstep

Queen’s Lodge is located right opposite Cliveden House, the backdrop to the infamous Profumo affair. The five-bedroom house is on sale for £3.5m.

'The perfect English country retreat from the modern world', with medieval origins, Georgian flourishes, towering oaks and immaculate gardens

All this, plus a dovecot for 1,000 birds at Jaggards, in the heart of Wiltshire.

An 800-year-old home where oak panelling and ancient floors sit alongside a heated pool and football pitch

Old and new rare come together with such striking contrast as at The Old Hall in Netherseal, Derbyshire. Penny Churchill takes a look.

A four-bedroom bungalow of 3,500sq ft with views over the Helford River reminds me why I hate stairs

If you've got the space to live a whole life on one floor, why not do just that?

A house in Teddington fit for a cardinal, where Henry VIII's right-hand man Thomas Wolsey lived with his mistress

Wolsey's Cottage is named after Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. It's bursting with period features and has plenty of stories to tell.

In the heart of Penzance, an artist's paradise comes up for sale that's quite unlike anything we've seen before

Rosemary Cottage is the home of master plaster caster Peter Hone. It blends the boundary between accommodation and expression.

The mini-Hogwarts for sale in north London

A house in the spookily Gothic Holly Village, a birthday song for His Majesty and good news for fans of keeping warm on remote Scottish islands.

A beautiful Cornish bolthole, a £15m mansion and a converted mill dating back 1,000 years, as seen in Country Life

Our pick of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week has some truly delightful places.

An immaculate Devon farmstead up for sale, with a courtyard, stables and a roundhouse

Not the Clarkson's farm, but a Clarkson's farm, has come up for sale.