Melissa York

First-timers are increasingly buying new-build homes before they are built. How do you do it and what are the risks?

Europeans have Brexited, Hongkongers have their visas, now it’s the turn of the Chinese and Indians — but what about the disillusioned Democrats?

Ludstone Hall is a 17th-century manor with secret rooms and, thanks to the budget retailer’s co-founder, even has a hidden pool

Does Manor House, in the footballers’ belt, harbour a monks’ cell in its basement? We dig into the past of this characterful property

The author and historian uncovers the past of her 19th-century Holland Park home, from IRA bombs to living with Sir Harold Pinter

Keir Starmer has promised a ‘golden era of building’, but the question of ‘where?’ went unanswered — until now

Homeowners are waiting months or even years for property records to be updated — putting purchases and mortgage deals at risk

The histories of great houses are well known, but their staff buildings are rarely in the spotlight. Egan House was part of an estate where a prime minister grew up

A four-bedroom house — with a 25ft fibreglass shark on the roof — is up for rent in Oxford, but it needs a tenant who appreciates its story