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Retire in style: river properties in pictures
Bitten by the riverside retirement bug? Take a look at these idyllic cottages.
How to be green and stay sane
Want to trim your bills, update your home and do your bit for the planet? Sarah tests 'eco' products and sorts the fads from the finds. This week: vintage goes industrial
On the Level: Jeff Howell
Jeff Howell gives on-the-level advice and answers your home maintenance questions. This week: mixer taps and condensing boilers
Downsize dream: invest in a countryside property
Who hasn't dreamed of selling up and buying a place in a pretty village - for half the price? Here are 10 suggestions for relocation properties in Britain's prettiest villages.
Downsize dream: invest in a property in the country
Who hasn't dreamed of selling up and buying a place in a pretty village - for half the price? Preferably with plenty of cash left over. All right, so the recession may have reduced the amount we can expect to get for our old home. But those chilly economic winds have been blowing just as strongly down Britain's rural byways as through its towns. Stronger, in some places, taking a hefty percentage off the price of rose-covered cottages. In other words, the downsizing dream is still alive. We've asked estate agents and homefinders across the country to help us come up with 10 suggestions for relocation properties in some of Britain's prettiest villages.
In pictures: dream houses with moats
Want to splash out on a medieval water feature? Graham Norwood dips into the market for homes that come with their own moat.
Emerald Isle gems
The weak euro may be bad luck for the Irish, but it's good news for overseas buyers
Meet the inn crowd
A good local pub is becoming a must-have for many homebuyers, and can also put a village on the map
The original wendy house: Peter Pan's home
Christopher Middleton is enchanted by the child-friendly home where Peter Pan was set.
For sale, the £1m home with its own suspension bridge
A remarkable home perched on an enormous beach rock has put up for sale for nearly £1m.
10 Ways To Deal With Worries About Your Mortgage
