Buying a luxury apartment in the Alps is widely perceived as the preserve of winter sport enthusiasts. Of course, you can visit in summer - and the mountains are beautiful then too - but some resorts that thrive in winter can be a bit of a ghost town once the snow goes. But if the purchase is in what is known as a dual-season season resort, buyers can get the benefits of using the property in both the winter and summer.
The ultimate treehouse! West Midlands home built in nine months from timber grown in the backyard cost £275k to build and is now for sale for £795k
With its unique shape and construction, this timber eco-property looks as if it could have featured on the popular self-build TV series Grand Designs. The house in the house in the village of Wordsley, near Stourbridge, in the West Midlands, has environmentally-friendly features include a solar panel and a 4,500 litre rain water collection tank that feeds three toilets, a washing machine and an outside tap.
An artist's dream inspiration! Home of Impressionist painter Lucien Pissarro goes on sale for £2.95m - complete with a studio and blue plaque
The Georgian Grade II house for sale has a prestigious blue plaque featured on the front, revealing that the impressionist painter Lucien Pissarro lived at the property from 1863 to 1944. Today, there is a 28ft artist's studio at the property, in a detached purpose building on the grounds. The house is called The Brook and was built in around 1760 as a farmhouse, with Lucien Pissarro and his daughter Orovida both living there.
Are these Greece's most upmarket properties? Half of the houses on this luxury eco-development have been snapped up off-plan at an average price of £5M
There are 50 plots of land for new homes at the development, which also includes established five-star hotels and one of Europe's best golf courses - which hosts a professional and amateur golf tournament every year. Each new home at Costa Navarino is individually designed within the development's strict sustainability criteria, ensuring that the buildings blend seamlessly into the stunning landscape.
What's it like to live on London's iconic Barbican estate? Grade II listed house overlooking a Roman wall is available to rent for £5.2k a MONTH
A four-bedroom house on the Barbican estate in London is available to rent for more than £5k a month. It comes with three balconies – one of which looks out over the remains of the London Wall, built by the Romans.The iconic residential estate is next to the Barbican Arts Centre, the Museum of London and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Fancy escaping the rat race? Six homes in the country for sale with their own businesses - with one earning £315k-a-year
If you're thinking of escaping the rat race and changing your career along the way, then you might end up dreaming of properties for sale that can help you achieve your goal. But what kind of home could do that? We have picked six, (pictured clockwise from top left) a Scottish guest house, a campsite in North Yorkshire, a spa in Essex, a five-acre vineyard in Hertfordshire, a Nottinghamshire cattery, and a holiday let in Essex.
Property bargains with NO DEPOSIT required: Six £120K homes that first-time buyers can afford with the Post Office's new 100% mortgage
With the average UK salary at around £26,000, it means a typical first-time buyer could afford a property with a price tag of £120,000 using the Post Office deal. Here at MailOnline Property, we pick six bargain properties that have been reduced in price and now have an asking price of £120,000. Some of the houses have seen their values reduced by almost 40 per cent, with prices having initially been set close to £200,000.
Would you buy and renovate a property in France? Escape to the Chateau couple launch new DIY TV show helping others follow in their footsteps
Escape to the Chateau's Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel are helping others to follow in their footsteps and turn their chateaux into a successful business as part of a new TV show called Escape to the Chateau DIY. They are helping 16 individuals who have also made the decision to move to France and renovate a chateau - including a couple in their 20s.
The Devon home that looks like a luxury treehouse! Timber-clad £800,000 house in the treetops that's for sale with stunning views of the countryside
If you ever dreamed of a treehouse as a child then this unique property for sale in Devon could be for you. The £800,000 unusual family home is clad in timber and is set on a hillside surrounded by trees and stunning views of the English countryside. With its treetop setting, six bedrooms and designer interior, it has the feel of a luxury treehouse that fits perfectly into its stunning Totnes location.
Don't judge a book by its cover: This Bradford home might appear to be a decent bungalow at the front but the back reveals a sprawling £2.2m country manor
At first glance, the West Yorkshire property seems to spread across just one level, with only a large front door and electric gates suggesting it may be anything more than an ordinary low-level family home. But a closer look reveals a different picture as the detached property for sale is built on a slope and resembles more of a sprawling country house from the back.
With space for 41,000 new homes on the ROOFS of existing properties in London alone - is building upwards the answer to Britain's housing crisis?
A housebuilder specialising in rooftop development has already begun using the space above existing buildings to boost the supply of homes in Britain. It comes after the Government announced in the Housing White Paper at the end of last year that it is committed to building upwards, on 'airspace' above existing buildings.
Is this the most luxurious new-build on the British property market? Mansion for sale at £17M includes a ballroom that turns into a swimming pool, a car turntable and a wine cellar full of Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Imagine a house with almost every conceivable luxury and this property for sale in one of the most exclusive parts of the country must surely be close to the mark. The brand new home in Surrey's Weybridge is called Whitelands, and has some standout features that won't be found in your average detached family home.
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