From a Grade B-listed former manse in Dumfriesshire, to a two-bedroom flat in Clapham, south London.
Bedford Road, Clapham, London SW4. An apartment with a private garden located between Clapham Common and Clapham North Tube stations. It has an open-plan living/kitchen area and its own private side access. 2 beds, bath. £499,950 Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward 020-8675 5436.
Kirklaw, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A renovated, Grade B-listed former manse dating from 1626, three miles from the nearest town. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, dining kitchen, garage, treehouse, 0.5 acres. £470,000+ Savills 0131-247 3700.
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Laneham House, Lavenham, Suffolk. A timber-framed house constructed in 1935 from salvaged material and set in the heart of a medieval village. It has a heavy oak front door and leaded-light windows. 3 beds, bath, dressing room, 2 receps, study, conservatory, breakfast kitchen, large walled garden, off-road parking. £500,000 Carter Jonas 01787-882881.
Monflanquin, Lot-et-Garonne, France. A restored water mill currently run as a B&B, but which could be converted into a family house. It has beamed ceilings, tiled floors and an open fireplace. 5 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, unconverted attic, dining terrace, swimming pool, gardens, 10.4 acres. £514,000 Knight Frank 020-7629 8171.
Peel House, Yealmpton, Devon. A refurbished family house in a village in the South Hams countryside, close to Dartmoor National Park and the coast. It has feature fireplaces, exposed roof trusses and underfloor heating in the kitchen. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, study, detached stone barn, summer house, off-road parking. £500,000 Marchand Petit 01752-873311.
Pele Cottage, Wingates, Longhorsley, Northumberland. A recently modernised stone house converted from a 16th-century pele tower in the centre of a small rural hamlet. It has beamed ceilings and a cast-iron kitchen range. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, timber stable block, garden, woods. £495,000 Sanderson Young 0191-2130033.
Penygrisiau, Montgomery, Powys, Wales. A Grade II-listed house overlooking the market square and 13th-century hilltop castle. It has an open fireplace with a log-burning stove, an oak staircase, oak floors and a large kitchen with an Aga. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, attic room, cellar, enclosed garden. £495,000 Strutt & Parker 01743-284200.
Pickards Lodge, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. A Grade II-listed gate house dating from 1848 and in need of some updating. It has a small, square two-storey tower, period fireplaces and large gardens with further land available by separate negotiation. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen, parking. £500,000 Knight Frank 01285-659771.
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