Set in the heart of The Cotswolds, where Kate, inset, herself resides, within its own secluded one acre plot of private woodland, the new five bedroom home claims to be a 'retreat away from the bright lights of the city and catwalk scene.' Inspired by a notion of stumbling across a hidden gem in the midst of the forest, the home features a double height reception space, five large bedrooms, a spacious outdoor entertaining deck, private pool and large retractable doors. But a home designed by a supermodel doesn't come cheap; prices start from £2.5 million for the five bedroom property.

An online estate agent's experts have revealed which parts of the country they think will make the most money for property buyers in the near future - and they're not where you might think. They also listed factors that can help you spot if your area is set to explode, including delis and aspirational street names.

Phil Spencer is a rock 'n' roll star of property television. He can be found with his sidekick Kirsty Allsopp on Location, Location, Location and riding solo on his Secret Agent show. He talks to This is Money about current problems facing the British housing market/ Does he believe in house price indexes, are we building enough homes and is buy-to-let booming too much?

Property market growth has continued to cool with house prices up 4.2 per cent compared to a year ago, official data shows. Annual house price inflation is at its lowest level in the last 12 months during August, according to figures from the Land Registry.

Critics say that if home blockers moved out, it would release properties for younger families who are trapped in small flats, but many who do want to downsize are trapped by the cost. Like many, Susan Sellor cannot find any reasonably priced homes she would like to move to.

The average cost of renting a home in London is £1,472 - half the average salary of nearly £3,000 a month, according to data. Across the UK overall, the average monthly salary is £2,266 and the average rent is £935, meaning renters on average sacrifice 41 per cent of their pay for accommodation.

Owning a property in sunnier climes is a dream realised by thousands of Brits each year - and with keen prices and a strong pound there are bargains to be had. But hurry, because these will not be around forever as economic recovery spreads across Europe. Paul and Caryn Hughes bought a home in Portugal.

The Old Boathouse in Guildford, a converted Victorian boathouse which includes its own deck and mooring is on the market for £875,000 but do you need to be wet behind the ears to buy it?

Edinburgh has beaten all other buy-to-let contenders in the student market, offering an average income of 6.11 per cent on a four bedroom property. But Middlesburgh landlords get the lowest yield of just 1.47%

A report by PwC and the Urban Land Institute says Birmingham is set to overtake London as the most attractive city for property investment over the next 12 months. According to Knight Frank's Birmingham Report, there will be 18,500 new households in the city by 2019, with the rate of supply likely to fall short of demand by some 2,000 homes, which inevitably will push up prices.

Four in five homebuyers choose to skip a survey of before before they buy costing an average£5,750 in repairs to their dream home. Forgoing a Home Condition Report, HomeBuyers Report, or Building Survey cost new home owners a total of £3.56 million collectively last year.

House buyers across the UK expect to be living in their 'forever' home by the age of 44, new findings suggest. But, one in three people aged 55 or over believe that no such place exists, research by Sarah Beeny's estate agency Tepilo said. As house prices in many parts of the country increase and a rise in mortgage rates looms, the average house buyer in the UK currently has a budget of £205,221 and will own two homes in their lifetime.

England's most family friendly places to live are not the high house price areas of the South East but locations in the more affordable North, according to a Family Friendliness index. We reveal the full list of the top 100 places to bring up a family and map them - so you can check whether one of the hotspots is near you.

She may always look glitzy on the red carpet, but as these images Lodsbridge Mill estate in Selham, West Sussex reveal, the rags-to-riches Russian supermodel has a far more understated style when it comes to staying in. Clockwise from left: The exterior of the grade II listed four-bedroom house, the rustic kitchen, indoor-outdoor swimming pool and main bedroom.

The cost of a home in Britain's biggest cities leapt to the highest quarterly level in 11 years, new findings reveal. With demand continuing to outstrip supply, house prices in major cities increased by 4.3 per cent to an average of £227,100 in the three months to July, Hometrack said.

A plague of pests is descending on homes this summer - wreaking havoc and expensive damage on those who fail to fight back. Due to a mild early summer there has been an explosion of wasps over the past few weeks that have been gatecrashing picnics and causing a nuisance at home barbecues and in pub gardens.

House prices rose by £1,000 a month over the past year with the East of England recording the biggest gains, according to new official figures. Property inflation in the East of England hit 9.2 per cent in June, the ONS house price index reported, with the next largest annual gains seen in Northern Ireland, at 9 per cent, and the South East, at 7.7 per cent.

There are some regions where, however, this does not apply, with London's most valuable properties on 'streets' and Scotland's homes in 'closes' carrying the highest prices. Across the UK as a whole, homes on lanes are priced on average at £245,906, which is 22 per cent or £44,600 more than the typical UK house price, at £201,246, according to research for Barclays Mortgages.

More Britons than ever are working from home. According to the most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics, as of June 2014 there were 4.2 million home workers in Britain - 13.9 per cent of the workforce. While there are many pleasures in working at home - setting your own routine, no office politics, fewer disturbances - there is one great pitfall: you cannot leave your desk behind at the end of the day.

Liz Hurley, 50, bought the Grade II listed property (pictured main) just outside Barnsley, Gloucestershire, for £3.3million in 2002. She said at the time that she hoped to live a farmer's life and even bought cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and geese to prove it. The actress and model, currently starring in the US series The Royals, put the home up for sale for £6million but it languished on the market for nearly a year.

The idea of inverted living - bedrooms downstairs, kitchen and living rooms upstairs - hails from Australia, where properties are designed to take in spectacular sunrises or sunsets. It's common in Sweden and much of Scandinavia, too.

We all know how easy it is to let things slide at home. Good DIY intentions so often begin and end at the checkout of Homebase. Some might get as far as shifting the furniture, laying dust sheets and even taping off the skirting boards. Those who manage to roll on two coats of Elephant's Breath, congratulate themselves with a cuppa, before packing up and moving on to the next project. Weeks or even months pass. That piece of masking tape taunts; splatters of grey on the white ceiling whisper at failure.

Britain's seaside towns aren't just tempting day trippers. Increasingly, homebuyers are drawn to the coast and in many cases they are prepared to pay a premium to be there, says Fred Redwood. The pier in Bournemouth is an action-packed amenity with attractions such as an indoor simulated rock climb and a zip wire, on which thrill-seekers ride over the waves to the beach. There is also an abundance of property ideally suited to younger, first and second-time buyers.