Life's A Picnic

The old rectory is for sale at Burghfield in Berkshire

This £4.5m Berkshire rectory is virtually recession-proof

Focus on Lewes

The county town of East Sussex is steeped in history and defined by the flint houses and cobbled streets

Tenby resists the property bust

The Welsh coastal town is riding high and property prices are buoyant

Even top London properties are proving hard to sell

Impeccable interiors is the key to selling your home

Is it worth it? Greycraigs, Kirtlebridge, Lockerbie, £125,000 o/o

House of worship

Glasgow flats remodelled from a church have fine city views

Moving On

A chance for new homebuyers in London

With prices in many parts of the capital falling fast, will buyers previously priced out of the city finally be able to move in?

Time and place: Douglas Hurd

The former foreign secretary, recalls life in Wiltshire before the war and amateur archeology

Pete Townshend's old London home is for sale

The Who guitarist’s ex-wife shows our writer around the surprisingly restrained home they shared

Student accommodation

Clean, modern, high-tech and very desirable - who knew student living could be like this?

Sidmouth homes are enticing the younger buyer

This South Devon town, popular for second homes, now has a thriving young professional community

Where to live in the North

Despite claims to the contrary, there are property winners as well as losers in the North's regeneration game

Bloomsbury goes from skank to swank

Is it worth it? The Old Smiddy, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, £335, 000

The superiority of houses in Bath

With its gorgeous Regency townhouses, Bath is a beautiful city – but doesn’t it just know it?

Caught in the crunch

Without mortgages, the market is deprived of the oxygen it needs and stamp duty will be only a sideshow.

Buying a property from the small ads

Could a classified ad find you the house of your dreams? Canny buyers are starting to check out the small print

Is it worth it?

The Pimple, Whitchurch Down, Devon, £10,000

Homebuyers flock to the Isle of Wight

Our correspondent takes a ferry across the Solent to discover the attraction of Queen Victoria’s favourite holiday isle