UK – Avington Park, Avington, Winchester, Hampshire
A fabulous and charming Grade II Courtyard House
GBP £2,650,000

This grade 2 listed 6 bed roomed, 4 bath roomed, and 4 reception roomed building was formed from an 18th century horse and coach house in Avington Park, has since been refurbished into this charming house with about 524sq.m internal read with a self-contained flat, small cottage, and garages bringing a total of 745sq.m. There is also a large walled garden running round the property of 2 acres set to a back drop of dense ...

The islands of the Maldives, a string of iridescent pearls stretching across the Indian Ocean, are best known for luxury breaks and honeymoons, but now, the Government has announced plans to make the country carbon-neutral within ten years, in a bid to combat climate change and appeal to green tourists…

A traditional favourite with British holidaymakers, the small island of Malta is hoping to attract the luxury property investor. Once home to mass-market developments, Malta has learnt from its mistakes in the past and is now concentrating on high-end developments.

It just goes to show that even the lure of celebrity may not be enough to shift a property in the current climate – the stunning house on New Zealand’s North Shore, in which TV ratings winner ‘Next Top Model’ was filmed, failed to sell at auction this week despite hundreds of viewings…

It’s difficult to buy a home in the very sophisticated wine villages of Burgundy. This French region’s fertile land is worth much more to the locals cloaked in neat rows of vineyards than it is developed into modern housing so there is a real shortage of supply. But there is a solution and that’s to breathe a new lease of life into the derelict and the disused – enter specialists Arena Park France.

With all the talk of the global economic slowdown, one section of the overseas property market continues to show great resiliency in the face of negative market pressures. That sector is the luxury property sector.

International Golf & Resort Management in association with Global Development will launch their luxury Anguillan development at the forthcoming overseas property trade show Opp Live at Excel on 25 and 26 November. The Long Bay project as it is known is an exclusive beach front club residence that combines luxury homes with first class concierge services.

Anyone with a generous bank manager can build a house, but very few have the skills and intuition to build a home. A home with exquisite proportions, spaces for lively entertainment and spaces for private repose. With tasteful decoration, discreet home comforts and above all boundary-pushing qualities which ensure that its just-finished feel never fades. Thankfully, the mastermind behind Tranquilo is a home-maker of the highest order.

In comparison with perhaps the Portuguese Algarve or southern French Côtes, perfect specimens of honest pure modern architecture are hard to come by on the Costa del Sol and supply is struggling to keep up with demand. Buyers are getting younger and modern design certainly tickles their taste buds more so than rustic Andalucian which is more than catered for here. With its clean architectural lines, villa E15 in Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club is likely to be snapped up even before the first workman has arrived on site.

Poised over the 14th green of Monte Mayor Golf & Country Club’s picturesque mountain course, Casa Colina is undoubtedly in one of the resort’s best locations for views. Verdant golf, imposing mountains and Mediterranean Sea make for a very pleasant outlook from the oversized infinity pool which seems to tumble down onto the green below. If the global financial crisis has you reaching for the Nurofen, a couple of hours at Casa Colina may be the chill pill you need…