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Sunday 13 January 2008

Britain's top 10 country towns

Small market towns are becoming increasingly desirable, as much for their natural beauty as their shops and schools.

Have we got it right?

Competition: Show off your town to the world on Telegraph TV

Scourge of stamp duty

Harry Wallop crunches the numbers on who pays most, and where.

Are we paying too much stamp duty?

The full-blown, push-button home

This Hampstead bolthole is perfect for uninhibited, gadget-crazy millionaires.

6½ Redington Road

ADVICE & COMMENT

Property clinic

Your property problems solved by our experts.

Need to know

How to make sure planning restrictions are obeyed.

Word on the street

Time to own up for those who led the line in HIPs debacle. By Edmund Conway.

INTERIORS & SHOPPING

Bargain hunter

The best that money can buy.
Freebie of the week
Online exclusives

The room planner

Paula Robinson's architectural advice and style tips. This week: Tidy workshops.

Inside... Out

If you're after something unusual, head for Hidden Art's Open Studios, says Rachel Loos.

Enter our competition to make a programme about your home town

MORE PROPERTY STORIES

Will it cost the earth?

A ground-source heat pump will cut your fuel bills - though check the hole in your pocket.

Waterfront Wales

Out of the decline and fall of the mining and steel industries, Swansea, Cardiff and Newport forged a dramatic rebirth.

January sales

Homeowners are falling over themselves to cut prices and get a quick sale. Welcome to the buyers' market of 2008.

Let there be light

Choosing the right illumination for your home can make all the difference to its mood and value.

Braced for a crash?

A housing slump - severe enough to tip the entire economy into recession - looks likely. Edmund Conway reports.

Would a correction help?

TELEGRAPH BLOGS

"I was always envious of my brother's life in London, for one rather bizarre reason: the number of letters he got from estate agents wanting to sell or let flats just like his."

Sharon Keene

Darwin factor boosts apartment sales Anne Cuthbertson

Crispin Kelly's blog

OVERSEAS

Brits abroad looking to avoid slump

Quel slump...? British agents in France are confident of dodging a property slowdown back home.

A ruinous affair

Restoring a pile in France can lead to the nightmare of costly mistakes and cultural confusion, but sometimes it can be a joy.

C'est la folie

Humidity and humility: the centime drops over an identity crisis. By Michael Wright.

TELEGRAPH TV & TALK