Couple spend £40,000 ravamping a dingy Victorian terrace into dream seaside home

A couple with a knack for renovating have unveiled their biggest success yet, transforming a tired and gloomy Victorian terrace into a bright and airy Instagram-friendly home by the sea.  Steve and Katelin Haworth, 37 and 33, from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, snapped up the house in May last year after already moving three … Read more

Writer Peter James puts Victorian rectory that inspired some of his books on the market for £2.85m

A grand Victorian rectory that has inspired numerous thriller books has gone on the market for £2.85million. The Old Rectory was the inspiration for the best-selling ghost story The House on Cold Hill. It also featured as the home of crime-fighting Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. The four-bedroom house in Woodmancote, West Sussex, is the home … Read more

Converted 100ft tall Victorian water tower in Suffolk village of Melton going for £900,000

A Victorian water tower which has been converted into a ‘unique’ family home has gone on to the market for £900,000. The 100ft-tall red brick structure still retains its old water gauge but the red metal water tank on top is no longer in use. Sitting in the heart of the village of Melton, it … Read more