Properties for sale for around £500,000 – from a duplex apartment in a converted pub in Bethnal Green, London, to a thatched 17th-century cottage in Berkshire
A cottage dating from the early 1800s with gardens that include a timber-framed garden house and a workshop. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, and an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove. 2 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, a bathroom, 2 receptions, and 0.51 acres.
A Grade II-listed house built in 1805 with large gardens that include a converted barn, an ornamental pond and a courtyard garden accessed from the kitchen. It has open fireplaces and a country kitchen with an Aga. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, a study, office.
Chateau Ax-Les-Thermes, southwest France. A chateau built in 1800 at the foot of the Pyrenees overlooking a village. It has large casement windows with external shutters, marble fireplaces and a wooden staircase leading to a landing where the walls and ceiling have been hand decorated by a local Ariege artist. 5 beds, 3 baths, recep, breakfast kitchen, swimming pool, gardens, 0.69 acres. €577,500 Groupe Mercure +33 5 6121 5201.
Image 1 of 2
(Image credit: Profusion Immobilier)
Cemetery Lodge, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. A renovated Grade II-listed Gothic-style cottage built in 1860 within walking distance of the town centre, with a front garden and a rear courtyard garden. It has a dual-aspect sitting room with a triple-bow window and open fireplace, and a dining kitchen with a Watson range cooker. 2 bedrooms, a dressing room/study, a bathroom, reception, 2 outbuildings, and parking. Price: £500,000 Fine & Country 0330-333 1060.
(Image credit: Profusion Immobilier)
Braulière, Montebello, Canada.
A 1930s property in an elevated position on a hillside surrounded by landscaped gardens and woodland. The house overlooks the Outaouais River and has a veranda that stretches along the entire front of the property. It has large picture windows, exposed stone walls, wood floors and open fireplaces. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, solarium with spa pool, 0.93 acres.
Dunquakin, The Old Quaker House, Kirklinton, Carlisle.
A Grade II-listed converted 18th-century Quaker meeting house surrounded by open countryside. It has an open-plan living area with a vaulted, beamed ceiling and mezzanine bedrooms at either end with large windows and floor-to-ceiling doors. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, breakfast kitchen, sun room, gardens, garage, paddock, 1.25 acres.
This spacious two-bedroom duplex apartment occupies part of the ground floor of a converted pub in Bethnal Green. The property is situated close to the popular Columbia Road flower market. It has large sash windows, an open-plan living area with a wood floor, and a contemporary fitted kitchen. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception/kitchen. The property is offered to the market chain for free and is available to cash buyers only.
A Cotswold stone cottage in a village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has casement windows, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, a front garden and a rear garden with space to park one car. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 receptions, kitchen.
A Grade II-listed characterful thatched 17th-century cottage in a village, with a large garden with a brick patio and a paved terrace enclosed by mature hedges. The cottage has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, a large inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove, and a galley kitchen with contemporary units. 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a reception, a study/library, a garage/store, and gardens.
This three-storey, Grade II-listed townhouse is situated in the centre of Modbury. To the rear of the property is a mature, enclosed garden that comes with a courtyard accessed from the breakfast kitchen. The house has sash windows, wood floors, a wood-burning stove in the living room and a large dining kitchen with fitted units. 4 bedrooms, 2 receptions, study, office, dining kitchen, stone outbuilding, garden.
This article was first published in MoneyWeek's magazine. Enjoy exclusive early access to news, opinion and analysis from our team of financial experts with a MoneyWeek subscription.
Subscribe to MoneyWeek
Subscribe to MoneyWeek today and get your first six magazine issues absolutely FREE
Our team, led by award winning editors, is dedicated to delivering you the top news, analysis, and guides to help you manage your money, grow your investments and build wealth.
Natasha read politics at Sussex University. She then spent a decade in social care, before completing a postgraduate course in Health Promotion at Brighton University. She went on to be a freelance health researcher and sexual health trainer for both the local council and Terrence Higgins Trust.
In 2000 Natasha began working as a freelance journalist for both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail; then as a freelance writer for MoneyWeek magazine when it was first set up, writing the property pages and the “Spending It” section. She eventually rose to become the magazine’s picture editor, although she continues to write the property pages and the occasional travel article.
Rightmove: Autumn Budget pushed down asking prices but values will rise in 2025
Investing in a dangerous world: key takeaways from the MoneyWeek Summit
